BOLIVAR, MO -- The SBU Lady Bearcats improved their record to 7-1 by defeating the William Woods Owls 102-65. Amber Wheeler led SBU scoring with 22 points. Courtney Creed had 18. Three others were in double figures.
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| Cortney Shewmaker had 3 steals and 3 assists to go with her 10 points. |
SBU dominated in every facet of the game. They pulled down 47 rebounds to 37 for William Woods. SBU forced 15 William Woods turnovers, while only committing five themselves. And the Lady 'Cats shot 51% from the field to 41% for the Owls.
Head Coach Jim Middleton said he was "glad we got to play 48 hours after a tough loss on Saturday. I am proud of the ladies, we stayed focused and played up to our level."
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| Erika Souza dished out 6 assists and scored 10 points. |
It was the first time the Lady 'Cats scored over 100 points since they faced Pittsburg State on January 8, 2005, when they won 101-95.
Middleton added, "Amber Wheeler had a great offensive first half, she was phenomenal. Courtney Creed was great coming in off the bench. In fact, the whole bench did great, scoring 58 of our points.
The Lady 'Cats will be back in action on December 18 and 19, when they play in the Barry University Cruizin' Classic in Miami Shores, Florida. They'll play SIU-Edwardsville on December 18 at 6:00 PM EST and the host Barry University (FL) on December 19 at 8:00 PM EST.
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