Lady Pilots crush SAGU
February 25, 2013
SHREVEPORT, La. - The no. 25 LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots eased to a 73-37 win over the visiting Southwestern Assemblies of God Lady Lions on Monday night in the final game of the 2012-2013 regular season in Red River Athletic Conference play at The Dock.
The six-time RRAC Player of the Week led the offensive attack for the Lady Pilots once again pouring in 20 points and dishing out also the game-high of eight assists. Henry was a perfect four of four from the free-throw line on a night where the Lady Pilots finished nine of 11 from the charity stripe.
Henry was one of only two Lady Pilots to toss in double figures in the lop-sided win as Christy Willis finished with 18 points behind six of 10 shooting from beyond the arc. The Lady Pilots made a total of 10 from downtown in 25 attempts for 40-percent form the three-point line.
LSUS (24-4, 19-3 RRAC) cruised through the first half to build a 35-17 halftime lead holding SAGU (9-21, 5-17 RRAC) to 19-percent shooting. The Lady Lions shot 30-percent from the field in the second half to finish at 25-percent for the game but LSUS still outscored them in the second half by 18.
Jenna Diakos tossed in nine points and pulled down nine rebounds while Ariel Harrell and Katie McCoy each had seven points as Harrell pulled down eight rebounds. The Lady Pilots out rebounded the Lady Lions of SAGU 41-31.
The win secures a third place finish for the Lady Pilot in the RRAC regular season standings and they will play at 10 a.m. in the first round of the RRAC Tournament this Friday morning at SAGU against the no. 6 seed which has yet to be determined.
