Wednesday, January 30, 2008

A-Sun Week in Review

I've already written about the biggest game of the weekend (ETSU over Jacksonville), so here's a little more

Biggest Surprise, Women -- Stetson over Gardner-Webb. Stetson fell behind 13-2 right off the bat, rallied to take the lead, then trailed by 6 with 5 mintues to go. Lady Hatter Sharnesha Smith then hit a jumper with 2 seconds left to tie. Gardner-Webb then made only 1 of 6 shots in overtime and Stetson wins 71-68. Player of the Game Ayesha Barkley of Stetson led the way for the Lady Hatters, coming off the bench for 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Biggest Surprise, Men -- Kennesaw State sweeps Nashville. Ronnell Wooten earned every oounce of his A-Sun Player of the Week Award, going for 30 points at Belmont and follwoing that up with 23 more back home against Lipscomb. Wooten hit 11 of 21 3-pointers in 2 games. But to win POW, it took every bit of production to out-distance teammate Shaun Stegall, who had 21 points and 8 boards against Lipscomb after missing a Triple-Double by one assist (18 pts, 10 rebounds, 9 assists) against Belmont. Both the Bruins and the Bisons played pretty well, but KSU was just better both nights.

One note: Lipscomb is now 0-4 in conference games that end in regulation, and 2-1 in OT.

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