Dec. 1, 2007

Final Stats

MONTEVALLO, Ala.--A basket by junior guard Erin Nigh (Morristown, Ind./Morristown HS) with 39 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winner as the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs edged Montevallo 57-52 Saturday night.

In a game that featured seven ties and 13 lead changes, Nigh's jumper put the Lady Bucs (5-1) ahead for good, and they put it away as junior forward Crystal Shelton (Nashville, Tenn. (Hume-Fogg HS) and junior guard Kat Butler (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) made two free throws each to put away the Lady Falcons (2-4) in the final seconds.

Shelton added seven rebounds to her game-highs of 18 points and four blocks, as she made all eight of her free throw attempts. Butler scored 13, while Nigh added 11. Senior center Ponecia Anderson (Bartlett, Tenn./Bolton HS) grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds with four assists.

Jennifer Hendricks led the Lady Falcons with 12 points.

Defenses dominated the game on both sides, with both teams shooting well under 40 percent. The Lady Bucs were 16-of-46 (34.8 percent) from the floor and 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) from three-point range, while Montevallo was 20-of-66 (30.3 percent) from the floor and 5-of-17 (29.4 percent) from three-point range. The Lady Bucs shot 19-of-28 (67.9 percent) at the free throw line to Montevallo's 7-of-16 (43.8 percent).

CBU out-rebounded the Lady Falcons 47-39 but gave much of that back with 19 turnovers to Montevallo's nine.

The Lady Bucs will be back in action Thursday night as they visit Blue Mountain (Miss.) at 6 p.m. They return home Saturday, Dec. 8, to face North Alabama at 3 p.m.