Women's Basketball: Lady Pilots over power Rams
February 18, 2013
SHREVEPORT, La. - The LSU Shreveport Lady Pilots took down the Texas Wesleyan Lady Rams in Red River Athletic Conference play 66-48 at The Dock on Monday night.
Neither team over powered the bucket at The Dock but the Lady Pilots dominated the boards 48-33 collecting 23 offensive rebounds as the Lady Pilots shot 38-percent and held their opponents to 32-percent shooting.
LSUS (21-4, 16-3 RRAC) turned in a trio of double figure scorers with Sharde Henry collecting her seventh double-double of the season with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Jenna Diakos boosted the offensive rebounding total with seven of her own as she finished with nine rebounds and added the game's high of 21 points. Christy Willis netted double figures with 16 points leading the Lady Pilots with four makes from downtown. Katie McCoy came off the bench and provided some clutch points off the bench as she finished with eight.
TWU (19-9, 14-7 RRAC) placed just one in double figures with Takoia Larry netting 14 points. Carneisha Sims and Toeisha Cooper each had nine for the visitors.
The next game for the Lady Pilots will be on Thursday in Hawkins, Texas, at 5:30 p.m. at Jarvis Christian College. The next home game will be the final game of the regular season next Monday as they take on the SAGU Lady Lions at 5:30 p.m.
