Seward Clips the Century Mark Behind Brooks' Big Night
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Seward County Community College (3-0,) | 59 | 49 | 108 |
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Oklahoma Baptist JV (0-1,) | 45 | 28 | 73 |
With a nine day break between games to rest up and get healthy, the #19 Seward County Saints put on an offensive clinic Monday night in Shawnee, Oklahoma as they defeated the Oklahoma Baptist JV 108-73 to improve to 3-0 on the early season.
Seward's big night on the offensive end didn't start off particularly well against the Lady Bison after the five hour road trip to Shawnee. Seward and Oklahoma Baptist were tied at 6 after three minutes of play until Seward turned up the heat and took a 31-24 lead to the midway point of the first half. The Lady Saints onslaught continued, however, Oklahoma Baptist kept pace with the gals in green and it remained just an eight point game 45-37 with 3:30 to go in the half. Seward scored 14 more points in the final 3:30 of the half and stormed into the locker rooms with a 14 point, 59-45 lead.
The Lady Saints shot 56% from the field in the first half and cashed in on 20 of 24 from the free throw line, good for 83%. The Lady Bison had a good offensive first half as well, shooting 48% from the field and 50% from three point land in the period. Shanise Brooks led the way for Seward with a 20 point first half while Brianna Scott chipped in with 14 points.
As the second half began, the Lady Saints did not let up. By the 10 minute mark of the half, Seward had eclipsed 80 points, but still, the Lady Saints couldn't shake the pesky Bison. With eight minutes to go, the Lady Saints lead was down to just 10 at 81-71, but Seward outscored Oklahoma Baptist 20-3 in the next six minutes to clip the century mark and go in front 101-73 with two minutes left. Despite having the game well in hand, Seward's defense toughened up in the final two minutes, holding Oklahoma Baptist without a point as they closed things out to win 108-73.
Seward shot 50% in the game, despite hitting on just 1 of 12 from three point land. Brooks led the way for the Lady Saints, scoring a career high 34 points, the most points scored by a Seward player since Ashlynn Knoll scored 34 against Monroe exactly two years ago. Kyndal Davis continued her strong start to her career, putting up 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting. Brianna Scott scored 19 for the Lady Saints and Korina Chapman notched an 11 point, 14 rebound double-double.
The 19th ranked Lady Saints improve to 3-0 on the year and will return home Friday and Saturday when they host the Billy's/Days Inn Classic in the Greenhouse. Seward will take on South Plains on Friday at 6:00 followed by Fort Carson at 6:00 on Saturday. Free tickets courtesy of our buyout sponsors Billy's and Days Inn are available at Billy's, Days Inn, Hutch's, and KSCB.