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Oscar Jauregui Zenteno
97
Winner Christian Brothers CB 7-10,6-7 Gulf South
72
Shorter Short 1-16,1-12 Gulf South
Winner
Christian Brothers CB
7-10,6-7 Gulf South
97
Final
72
Shorter Short
1-16,1-12 Gulf South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Christian Brothers CB 22 24 26 25 97
Shorter Short 9 18 18 27 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | J.T. Webb

Lady Bucs Rout Shorter

ROME, Ga.  - One week after scoring 96 points in a home victory over Shorter, the Christian Brothers University women's basketball team topped that performance with a 97-72 road victory, on Thursday night at the Winthrop-King Centre. 

The 97 points are now the most in modern day program history. The Lady Bucs also tied the mark for the second-most made field goals in program history (37). 

TIP OFF:
Score: CBU 97 | SHORTER 72
Records: Lady Bucs (7-10, 6-7 GSC) | Hawks (1-16, 1-12 GSC)   
Series: CBU leads 10-6
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The first quarter was all Lady Bucs, as they led opened up a 17-4 lead and finished the period with a 22-9 lead. 
  • Shorter opened the second quarter with a 16-7 spurt, but the Lady Bucs regained control to take a 46-27 lead into halftime.
  • The Lady Bucs were 19-of-35 from the floor, in the first half, and shot 6-of-12 from long range. 
  • CBU lead by as many as 31 points in the second half, while allowing the hosts to get to within 20 points just once.

KEY STATS | NOTEABLES:
  • CBU finished the game shooting (37-of-66) 56 percent from the floor, including 11-for-20 from three point range. The Lady Bucs shot a season high 56 percent in both meetings against Shorter. The 55 percent from long range is the best output of the season. 
  • The Hawks were 30-of-71 (42 percent) from the floor, but were just 3-of-14 from beyond the arc. 
  • After allowing 14 three pointers from Shorter in the first meeting, the Lady Bucs surrendered just three in the second contest. 
  • The CBU bench scored 38 points, including career-high's from Sydney Wilson (20) and Julia Nicholson (9). 
  • Brynne Lytle scored a team-high 28 points. She has scored at least 24 points in the last nine games. 
  • Lauren Taylor added 17 points on a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor. 
  • Taylor Williams finished with 10 points and nine boards. 

UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Saturday, Feb. 1 when they travel to West Georgia. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The Wolves defeated CBU 89-75 on Jan. 25.
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