• Belmont claimed their third Atlantic Sun regular season title
in four years with a come from behind win over Gardner-Webb over the weekend.
• The win also extended the Bruins' home win streak at the Curb Event to 23
games, the second longest streak in the country. • This week, the Bruins travel
to Florida to wrap up regular season play with games at Jacksonville and North
Florida.
• The Lady Camels have won three of their last four games moving from
the number eight seed in the conference tournament to within a half game of
the fifth slot. • Adrienne Rieley has posted four-consecutive double-figure
scoring games and three in a row since missing a pair of games (ETSU, Mercer)
• Campbell scored a season best 43 first half points at Lipscomb just two days
after scoring a season-low 10 first half points at Belmont.
• The Lady Bucs picked up their fifth straight home win by defeating
Kennesaw State, 78-60, on Friday. Freshman Latisha Belcher picked up her first
collegiate double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, while
senior Brooke Wilhoit dished out a career-best 14 assists. • ETSU is averaging
over 80 points per game (80.8) and beating its opponents by over 20 points (21.6)
during its five-game home winning streak. • In the national rankings the Lady
Bucs rank in the top-50 in four statistical categories: steals, assists, scoring
offens, and three-point field goals per game.
• The Bulldogs defeated Lipscomb on its home court for the
first time in school history before falling to Belmont by three on Saturday
evening. • GWU will try to send seniors Brittany Harmon, Shameka Smith and Novia
Sturdivant out in style on Senior Night, which will take place on Sautrday,
March 3 at 2 p.m. against Campbell.
• Over the weekend, JU tied a program record with six consecutive
wins to tie the previous mark set by the 2000-01 squad. The Dolphins also set
a new program record with four consecutive road wins. • JU has also set a new
record for season sweeps in the conference with two victories over Campbell,
Kennesaw State, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson. • The Dolphins have won 13
of their last 15 games, including 12 of their last 14 A-Sun contest.
• KSU continues to be the best rebounding team in the conference
as the Lady Owls are averaging 43.0 boards a game. • With 11 wins on the year,
the Lady Owls have already doubled last year's win total of 5. • Freshman Rosetta
Hollis continues to make her push towards being named A-Sun Freshman of the
Year. The Fort Benning Ga. native posted her fourth double-double of the season
with 17 points and 13 rebounds at ETSU on Friday night.
• The Lady Bisons honored Keirstin Head, Penny Jones and Julie
Martin Saturday for "Senior Day'". Martin is junior in legibility, but is undecided
about another season. • Point guard Catie Woods has scored in double figures
in 10 of the last 14 games. • The Lady Bisons closed out the home season with
two losses to finish 6-7 overall and 5-4 in the conference on their home court
in Allen Arena.
• The Bears close out the regular season on the road this week. Mercer
visits instate rival Kennesaw State, Friday, March 2, and concludes the two-game
road trip with a contest against ETSU on Sunday, March 4.. • Senior guard Sally
Skeldon moved into 10th place all-time in the Atlantic Sun Saturday when she
recorded her 528th career assist. She would move into eighth place with five
more assists. The Texan is also tied for 21st all-time in the A-Sun with 210
steals, needing four more to move into 20th place.
• UNF finished the week 1-1, splitting a road doubleheader with a win
at Mercer and a loss at Stetson. • After falling to Stetson 72-50, a UNF lineup
that has been plagued by injuries gutted out a win at Stetson over the weekend.
• Shennette Sheffield came up big in the final minute of play, helping putting
the Lady Ospreys ahead of Mercer with a 43-42 after she hit a shot with a minute
to play against the Bears.
• The Hatters broke their seven game losing streak in a 72-50
win over UNF. This was the Hatters largest win margin of the season. • Senior
Janene Maclin and junior Vlendy Roldan each came away with 14 points to lead
Stetson to victory. • In her final game at home, Maclin led the Hatters with
her fifth double-double of the season recording 15 points and 10 rebounds in
a losing effort to Jacksonville.