May 5, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team has announced the signing of a national letter of intent by Jessy Perkins of Eastern Wayne High School. Perkins is a 6’2” center who will be a very strong presence in the paint for the Knights.

Jessy had a strong senior season averaging 13 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks per game. Perkins also has many accomplishments including being an all conference player, an all area team selection, and an MVP selection.

SAPC Head Coach William Carter believes that, “Jessy will be a force for other teams to reckon with four the next four years, especially on the defensive end of the floor. As she continues to improve her moves around the basket, she will also become a tough player for the opponents to stop on offense.”

Jessy is the daughter of Clarkie and Berky Perkins of Goldsboro, North Carolina.

April 29, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team has announced the signing of a national letter of intent by Jackie Cromer of Western Guilford High School. Cromer is a 5’10” forward who had a strong senior season averaging 17 points, nine rebounds, three steals, and two blocks per game.

The SAPC women’s basketball coaching staff is excited to have Jackie join the Knights for the next four seasons. Head Coach William Carter stated, “Jackie will bring her experience from the high school and AAU level to the team, but even greater than that will be the extra effort and hustle that she will provide on the court. I believe she will be a very successful player for the Knights.”

Jackie is the daughter of Larry and Susan Lake of Summerfield, North Carolina.

March 2, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team held on to defeat Queens University of Charlotte, 79-72, in the first round of the 2004 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Tuesday evening in Harris Court.

The No. 7 seed Knights shot 29-for-65 (44.6%) from the field in route to the seven-point victory as the No. 10 seed Royals only shot 26-for-67 (38.8%). SAPC improved to 12-16 overall, which is the most wins for the Knights since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, while Queens fell to 8-20.

St. Andrews jumped out to an early 8-0 lead in the first 2:27 and remained in front for the whole first half. The Knights went into the locker room leading by six, 35-29.

The Royals started the second half with a 19-11 run in the first eight minutes to take their first lead of the game 48-46. The game would remain close for the next four minutes including six ties and four lead changes.

With 6:49 left in the game Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) put the Knights up for good nailing a 3-pointer. Queens kept the game close hitting several shots but St. Andrews seemed to answer every time. The Knights sealed the victory hitting most of their free throws in the last couple minutes.

The Knights used a well-balanced attack that included five players scoring in double digits. Senior point guard Quita Currie (St. Pauls, NC) scored 15 points and dished out nine assists. Karen Foggie (Charlotte, NC) also tallied 15 points while Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC) chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds. Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) recorded a double-double with 12 boards and 10 points and Kebony Thompson (Hickory, NC) added 10 points including two 3-pointers.

Sarah Newman (Berea, KY) was the games high scorer with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting for the Royals. Kellie Joplin (Hudson, NC) contributed with 14 points and seven rebounds for Queens.

St. Andrews advances to play the No. 2 seed Anderson College Trojans tomorrow afternoon in Anderson, SC at 7:00 p.m.

March 1, 2004

THOMASVILLE, NC—The Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference announced the 2004 Women’s Basketball Tournament Bracket on Monday morning.

St. Andrews (11-16 overall, 8-12 CVAC), who finished its best NCAA Division II regular season, will enter the CVAC tournament as the No. 7 seed. The Knights will host the No. 10 seed Queens University of Charlotte (8-19, 5-15) on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m.

The Knights split the season series with the Royals. SAPC defeated Queens in Charlotte on January 29th by a 74-63 score. However, the Royals defeated the Knights in Laurinburg on February 12th by 12, 78-66.

With a victory on Tuesday, St. Andrews would have to turn around and travel to Anderson, South Carolina to face the No. 2 seed Anderson Trojans (21-6, 16-4) on Wednesday evening.

The tournament semi-finals and finals will be played in Due West (Erskine hosting) on Friday and Saturday.

February 23, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Senior guard Kebony Thompson (Hickory, NC) reached the 1000 career point total as she helped St. Andrews Presbyterian College defeat Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe Mt. Olive, 70-57, on Senior Night.

Thompson’s 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting led St. Andrews to their 11th victory of the season, which is an NCAA Division II era record for the Knights. SAPC improved to 11-15 overall and 8-11 in the CVAC while the Lady Trojans fell to 10-15 and 6-12. The win also secured a first round home game for the Knights in the CVAC tournament that starts next week.

The first half remained close throughout including four lead changes. After trailing 24-20 with 4:40 left in the first period, St. Andrews scored the last 10 points of the half and went into the locker room up six, 30-24.

The Knights remained strong for the whole second half, as they never relinquished their lead. MOC tied the game up with 7:32 remaining with a 10-2 run but could never take the lead. Slowly St. Andrews started to pull away and won by 13 (the largest lead of the game).

Senior guard Quita Currie (St. Pauls, NC) found Thompson open in the left corner with 16:28 left in the second half. Thompson drilled the 3-pointer giving her 11 points for the game and a 1000 for her career. Head Coach William Carter called a timeout to honor her achievement with a plaque.

All three seniors had an outstanding night. Currie finished with nine points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Senior forward Amy Miller (Venice, FL) chipped in with four rebounds and Thompson also recorded three rebounds and two assists.

The Knights Karen Foggie (Charlotte, NC) scored a team high 15 points along with six rebounds, three steals and an assist. Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) contributed with 10 points.

Latoria Harvey (Ivanhoe, NC) tallied a double-double for the Lady Trojans scoring 16 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Melanie Cobb (Richland, NC) and Teneal Boone (Jacksonville, NC) each scored 10 points for Mt. Olive.

“We used the same game plan as last time we played Mt. Olive (a 1-point victory on Jan. 26), but we shot better and executed on defense better,” stated Carter after the game. He continued with, “It was nice to secure a home playoff game before the last game of the regular season. We match up pretty well with all of the teams we may play next week and we shoot good at home.”

Carter was also very happy and relieved for Thompson and her accomplishment stating, “I’m glad she was able to do it at home and before the playoffs to take off the pressure.”

The Knights will finish their regular season in Misenheimer, North Carolina against CVAC rival Pfeiffer on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. Mt. Olive hosts Coker Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m.

February 16, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Shamae Hemingway’s (Conway, SC) 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting helped lead the Coker College women’s basketball team to a 65-57 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference win over St. Andrews Monday evening in Harris Court.

The Lady Cobras (14-8 overall, 10-5 CVAC) jumped out to an early 13-3 lead in the first 6:38 but watched the Knights (10-13, 7-9) charge right back to take the lead with a 13-0 run. The game remained close for a couple minutes until Coker ended the period with a 9-2 run giving themselves a 31-24 halftime lead.

SAPC hung in to start the second half getting as close as 45-42 with 7:01 remaining but could not contain the Lady Cobras inside. Coker pulled away to the largest lead of the game, 64-52, with 24 seconds left and coasted to the eight-point victory.

St. Andrews did a better job on the boards compared to their last meeting (Coker had a 62-31 rebounding advantage on January 20th) but still only pulled down 31 compared to the Lady Cobra’s 38. Both teams shot 41 percent from the field and the Knights had 27 turnovers to Coker’s 22.

Hemingway also grabbed eight rebounds while Michelle Glover (Beaufort, South Carolina) finished with a game high 11 boards. Sara Nelson (Mondovi, Wisconsin) chipped in with 12 points Rnesha Baldwin (Bolingbrook, Illinois) provided five assists.

Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, North Carolina) led St. Andrews with 12 points and five assists. Karen Foggie (Charlotte, NC) and Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC) tallied 10 points each. Amy Miller (Venice, Florida) provided five rebounds and four steals.

The Knights next match-up against CVAC rival Belmont Abbey on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m. in Belmont, NC.

February 12, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Queens University of Charlotte women’s basketball team snapped a nine game losing streak with a 78-66 victory over Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe St. Andrews Thursday evening on Harris Court.

The Royals improved to 7-14 overall and 4-10 in the CVAC while the Knights fell to 9-12 and 6-8. SAPC had won six of their last seven entering the game.

Queens jumped out to an early 24-10 lead in the first ten minutes after drilling five 3-pointers in that stretch including three hit by Sarah Newman (Berea, KY). The Knights hung in and pulled to within seven in the first half but could never get any closer.

St. Andrews did themselves in during the first 20 minutes shooting 11-for-38 (28.9%) while the Royals shot 14-for-29 (48.3%). Queens finished the game shooting 45.6 percent.

Maggie Austin (Wilmington, NC) led Queens with 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Tiffany Adkins (Lexington, NC) followed with a double-double including 15 points and 12 rebounds. Newman finished with 15 points, six rebounds, and five steals.

Junior Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) had a team-high 11 points for the Knights. Freshman Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) and junior Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC) chipped in 10 points each.

St. Andrews will next visit league rival Lees-McRae while Queens will host a CVAC match-up with Pfeiffer. Both games will be on Saturday, Valentine’s Day, at 5:30 p.m.

February 7, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team escaped with a 68-64 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference victory over Anderson Saturday night on Harris Court.

The Knights have won six of their last seven to improve to 9-11 overall and 6-7 in the CVAC while the Lady Trojans fell to 12-6 and 7-4.

St. Andrews took the largest lead of the first half, 34-27, with 3:23 remaining. AC responded with a 6-2 run heading into the locker room down by three.

The Knights were able to maintain the lead throughout most of the second period but could never pull away. Anderson gained a 60-54 lead with 5:18 to go but watched St. Andrews rally with a 11-2 run in the next 4:35 to take a 65-62 advantage.

Stephanie Ponds converted on a lay-up with 1:22 to pull Anderson within one and Deidra Langston had a chance to put them up on the next possession but missed both freebees from the line. The Knights converted on 3-of-4 free throws in the last 15 seconds to seal the four-point victory.

Diana Martinez had a game high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting while Karen Foggie and Mandy Coltrain followed with 11 each. Quita Currie chipped in 12 assists, seven rebounds, and five points.

LaShonda Chiles lead the Lady Trojans with 15 points. Stephanie Ponds and Deidra Langston contributed with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Shemika Reed had a game high 13 rebounds along with eight points.

St. Andrews will host CVAC rival Queens on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m.

February 5, 2004

WILSON, NC—Barton overcame a poor shooting night Thursday to power past visiting St. Andrews, 67-61, in a Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women’s basketball game.

The Lady Bulldogs, winners in 11 of their last 12 games, improved to 15-3 overall and 11-1 in the conference while St. Andrews, which had won five straight, slid to 8-11, 5-7.

Barton trailed 53-59 with less than three minutes to play. Two free throws and a 3-pointer by Lisa Halttunen pulled the Lady Bulldogs within 58-59 with 2:15 left. The Bulldogs took the lead for the first time in 14 minutes at 61-59 with 1:20 showing when Shannon Finis drilled a 3-pointer.

St. Andrews then tied it at 61 on a bucket by Quita Currie. A short jumper by Kelly Lamotta gave Barton a 63-61 lead, then Halttunen and Trisha Vann hit two free throws apiece to seal the victory.

Lamotta, the CVAC’s leading scorer, tallied 23 points and 16 rebounds, both game-highs. She also had two assists and two steals. Halttunen finished with 17 points and seven assists and Keauna Vinson totaled 13 points and 10 boards.

Barton only shot 35 percent for the game compared to 46 percent for the Knights, who rode 14 points by Jennice Malcom, 12 by Currie and 10 by Diana Martinez. Amy Miller chipped in nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two points.

The Knights will try to avenge a 90-60 to Anderson on Saturday night as they host the Lady Trojans at 5:30 p.m.

January 31, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team won its fourth straight Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference game with a 75-55 victory over Limestone Monday evening in Harris Court. The Knights improve to 7-10 overall and 5-6 in the CVAC while the Saints fell to 3-12 and 2-8.

An 11-10 lead with 13:39 remaining in the first half was the only time the Saints were in front. The Knights built up to an eight-point lead in the first period but watched Limestone make a late 5-0 run to cut the SAPC lead to 34-31 at halftime.

The Knights stormed out of the locker room with a 23-7 run in the first 11:46 of the second half. St. Andrews never looked back going ahead by 27. Ice cold shooting from the Saints allowed the Knights to coast to a 20 point win. Limestone had a 12:19 stretch in the second half where they never scored a field goal (only free throws).

St. Andrews shot 30-for-59 (50.8 %) from the field while the Saints shot 22-for-67 (32.8 %). The Knights also won the battle of the boards, 49-33.

The Knights had a well-balanced attack that including 14 different players scoring. Kebony Thompson, Diana Martinez, and Mandy Coltrain led the way with 10 points apiece. Amy Miller had team highs in rebounds (8) and steals (7). Quita Currie added eight points and six assists while Jennice Malcom tallied seven rebounds and six points.

Shell Lowrance led both sides with 15 points and eight steals for the Saints. Limestone’s Laura Knapp contributed with 10 points and nine rebounds while Jada Blakely, LaDovia Dukes, and Kelly Tarr each chipped in seven points.

“Our (St. Andrews) team is definitely shooting better from the field which has helped us win four straight. We’re taking better quality shots from better angles”, stated head coach William Carter.

Carter added, “The first half of the game was sloppy on our part but good shooting saved us. We cannot commit as many turnovers (36) if we wish to keep our winning streak alive.”

The Knights will make a long non-conference trip to Maryland to face Columbia Union at 6:00 p.m. Monday night.

CHARLOTTE, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team took a 35-29 halftime lead and rolled past Queens University of Charlotte in the second half for a 74-63 CVAC win Thursday night.

St. Andrew’s Kebony Thompson drilled two consecutive three pointers early in the second half to give the Knights a 41-31 advantage. St. Andrews (6-10 overall, 4-6 CVAC), winners of three straight, continued to build its lead throughout the second half, as the Knights held a 25-point advantage at 64-39 with 8:18 remaining. Queens made an honest attempt for a comeback but it fell well short.

Queens (6-9 overall, 3-5 CVAC) committed 23 turnovers and were out rebounded
48-41. Queens shot just 30 percent compared to St. Andrew’s 43 percent. The
Knights had 15 steals.

Queens’ Tiffany Adkins continued her stellar play and led all scorers with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Sarah Newman added 11 points and Carmen Waterman seven.

St. Andrews used a balanced attack to beat the Royals. Thompson had 12 points,
Mandy Coltrain 11, Quita Currie and Jennice Malcom eight, Diana Martinez seven, and
Karren Foggie and Christina Boyd six. Currie also added six rebounds and five assists.

The Knights will host CVAC rival Limestone on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. St. Andrews defeated the Saints, 84-71, earlier in the year.

Knights Women’s Basketball Slips By Mt. Olive, 67-66

January 27, 2004

MOUNT OLIVE, NC—Quita Currie scored 18 points and hit the game-winning lay-up with 5.5 seconds left to give St. Andrews a 67-66 win over host Mount Olive in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference women’s basketball Tuesday at Mount Olive. Currie’s basket came eight seconds after Latoria Harvey put the Trojans on top.

Mount Olive (6-8 overall, 3-5 CVAC) trailed by as many as five points in the first half before Tanika Hudgins and Melanie Cobb combined for all of the points in a 7-0 run to give the Trojans a 24-22 lead late in the half. St. Andrews (5-10, 3-6) scored the final five points of the half to go into the locker room with a 27-24 lead.

After a St. Andrews free throw, the Trojans went on a 12-2 run as Brandy Smith’s three-pointer gave Mount Olive its biggest lead at 36-30 with 16:34 left in the half. But Currie sparked a St. Andrews run as the Knights took a 45-40 lead with 10:22 remaining. The Trojans rallied to take a three-point lead before a 9-0 run gave St. Andrews a 63-57 lead with 1:48 left in the game.

Smith cut the lead in half with her third three-pointer of the game and Teneal Boone hit a 10-foot baseline jumper to pull the Trojans within 63-62 with 53 seconds left. After Mandy Coltrain hit a basket for St. Andrews, Harvey hit a pair of free throws with 27 seconds left to cut the lead back to one. Hudgins then made a steal near mid-court and Harvey hit a 12-foot jumper from inside the lane to give the Trojans a 66-65 lead with 13 seconds left. After a timeout, Currie drove the length of the court and drew a foul as she hit the go-ahead lay-up. She missed the free throw, but Hudgins’ 35-footer at the buzzer bounced off the side of the rim.

Harvey finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Trojans, while Smith added a season-high 15 points.

Currie added four rebounds, three assists, and three steals to her 18 points. Coltrain finished with 14 points for St. Andrews. Kebony Thompson tallied 10 points while Jennifer Burns and Jennice Malcom each had team high five reboards.

Tuesday’s game was originally scheduled for Monday night, but was postponed 24 hours due to the weather. St. Andrews travels to Queens Thursday at 5:30 p.m. for a CVAC match-up.

January 24, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team won its second Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference game of the season defeating visiting Pfeiffer University, 84-78, on Saturday evening in Harris Court. The Knights improve to 4-10 overall and 2-6 in the CVAC while the Lady Falcons fell to 5-9 and 1-6.

Pfeiffer jumped out to an early 21-9 lead in the first 8:10 of the game but slowly watched St. Andrews rally to tie the game at halftime, 44-44.

The game remained close for most of the second period, as there were 14 lead changes. The Knights clung to a to a one-point lead, 67-66, with 5:28 remaining. SAPC started to pull away on the next two possessions with Kebony Thompson converted on a jumper after grabbing an offensive rebound and Quita Currie stealing the ball and going in for an easy lay-up. The Knights clinched the game nailing nine of their 10 free throws in the final four minutes.

Diana Martinez led St. Andrews with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Martinez also had five rebounds and three steals. Currie tallied 13 points and a team high seven rebounds. Erin Fournier drained the Knights only two 3-pointers for 10 points.

Sarah Reese and Jenny Volpicelli led the Lady Falcons with 18 and 15 points, respectively. Emily Goad contributed with a double double that included 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The Knights caused 29 Pfeiffer turnovers while only giving up 16. St. Andrews out rebounded the Lady Falcons, 49-36, after not doing good on the boards Monday night against Coker.

St. Andrews will try to make it two in a row as they travel to face CVAC rival Mt. Olive on Monday evening at 5:30 p.m.

January 20, 2004

HARTSVILLE, SC—Coker took advantage of its size inside Monday night in a 75-53 victory over St. Andrews Presbyterian College in women's collegiate basketball. Both teams struggled shooting the ball but Coker held a major advantage on the boards, out-rebounding their foe 62-31. The Cobras improve to 6-6 and 3-3 in the CVAC, while SAPC drops to 3-10 overall and 1-6 in the conference.

The Cobras never trailed in the game by striking early with a three-point barrage courtesy of Sara Steffen and Selena Davis. The duo combined to nail four threes on Coker's first six scoring possessions. That gave the Cobras a 16-7 advantage after five minutes and they never looked back, leading 39-24 at the break.

The lead hovered in the low twenties for the majority of the second half, stretching to 67-38 for a moment before the Knights brought it back down to the final margin.

Coker's domination of the boards was complete, as they pulled down 27 offensive rebounds and 35 on the defensive glass. Their offensive rebounding success led to a 16-2 advantage in second chance points.

Steffen and Davis paced the Cobras with 15 points apiece. Steffen also had seven rebounds, and Davis recorded six boards and four assists.

Kebony Thompson led the St. Andrews with 15 points, and Jennifer Burns scored 11. Amy Miller grabbed six rebounds.

The Knights will be off until Saturday when they host CVAC rival Pfeiffer University at 5:30 p.m.

January 17, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Lees-McRae women’s basketball team was able to hold off Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe and host St. Andrews Presbyterian College by an 81-74 score on Saturday evening in Harris Court.

The game remained close though out as neither team could gain a bigger lead than nine. The Knights made the first run jumping out to a 27-18 lead with 8:52 remaining in the first. The Lady Bobcats responded with a 20-11 run to finish out the first half and put the game deadlocked at 38-38 at halftime.

Lees-McRae grabbed the advantage in the start of the second period building up to a 59-50 lead in the first 9:09 of the half. St. Andrews responded with its own 20-11 run to tie the game up at 70-70 with 4:05 remaining in the game. Slowly the Lady Bobcats were able to gain a three-point lead with 40 seconds left. The Knights would miss their final three field goal attempts and LMC would convert on most of their free throws down the stretch to win by seven.

Deanna Lady recorded a double double for the Lady Bobcats scoring 24 points on 11-of-19 shooting and grabbing 13 rebounds. Taukia Hughes followed with 21 points and nine boards. Courtney Gogolinski tallied 10 points while Laura Parker dished out six assists.

Jennifer Burns continued her solid play inside for the Knights scoring a team-high 16 points and pulling down team-high nine rebounds. Karen Foggie and Diana Martinez finished with 12 and eight points, respectively, while Jennice Malcom had eight boards.

Lees-McRae improved to 5-7 overall and 2-3 in the CVAC while St. Andrews fell to 3-9 and 1-5.

The Knights will travel to face CVAC rival Coker on Monday evening at 5:30 p.m.

January 16, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—There is now a solution for any St. Andrews basketball fan that cannot make it to a game. You can now follow the game live on the Internet.

The Knights and the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference has agreed to use CyberSports as a league-wide provider of stats for basketball. All CVAC schools are using CyberSports software for in-game and post-game statistics.

CyberSports also provides a conference and team web page for every men and women’s team in the league. The conference site contains standings, league leaders, game-by-game results, and links to each teams page. The team sites include schedule, results, and team and individual statistics.

You can access the conference and team sites by following these simple instructions.

1. Go to www.cybersportsusa.com
2. Click on ‘4 Yr College’ link in the Basketball box.
3. Click on the ‘NCAA’ link
4. Pick the team your looking for or the conference (CVAC).
*The list is alphabetical

One of the newest and most exciting features with CyberSports is live webcasting of games. With the software all CVAC schools are able to connect with the Internet and send the play-by-play of a game to everyone to follow on the net as the game is going on. Follow these simple instructions to receive the live webcast of all St. Andrews and CVAC games.

1. Wait until game time and then go to www.cybersportsusa.com
2. Click on ‘Todays Webcast’ link in the Basketball box.
3. Find the game you want to follow. Games are listed based upon start time.
Click on the picture link of a video camera next to the game you want to follow.
4. Click on the game you want to follow in the hot game list.

The page that comes up will supply you with all the game information. You will not have to refresh the page as it will do it for you every 30-40 seconds. You have to go through this process for each individual game you want to follow (i.e. doubleheaders).

Every home game and conference road game for St. Andrews will be webcast from here on out. Please contact Kevin Buczek at buczekkc@sapc.edu if you have any questions or problems.

January 15, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Belmont Abbey College women’s basketball team took a wire-to-wire victory against Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 65-47, on Thursday evening in Harris Court.

Even though the Lady Crusaders were able to jump out to an early lead, the Knights hung in for most of the first period. St. Andrews only tie came at the 8:49 mark in the first period. Abbey was able to close the period with a 14-5 run to give the Crusaders a 28-19 lead going into the locker room. BAC remained poised in the second half and was able to coast to the 18-point victory.

The Lady Crusaders were able to build a big lead on 31 St. Andrews turnovers that led to several fast break lay-ups.

Valorie Bennett scored a game high 26 points for Belmont Abbey on 10-of-19 shooting. Valerie Zarse and Nola Grant scored 10 and nine points, respectively. Nola Grant pulled down eight boards for the Lady Crusaders while Yvette Battle tallied nine assists.

Jennifer Burns led the Knights with ten points. Ashley Mitchell recorded seven points and Quita Currie had six. Amy Miller grabbed a game high 11 rebounds followed by nine from Burns.

Belmont Abbey improved to 6-5 overall and 3-1 in the CVAC while St. Andrews fell to 3-8 and 1-4.

The Knights will host CVAC rival Lees-McRae on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

Anderson Women Rout St. Andrews, 90-60

January 10, 2004

ANDERSON, SC—The Anderson College women’s basketball team reached 90 points for the fourth time in the last five games to take a 90-60 CVAC victory over St. Andrews Presbyterian College Saturday afternoon at the Abney Center.

Anderson, 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the CVAC, was led by LaShonda Chiles with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. Leann Segers added 15 points and Shemika Reed chipped in 13 for the Lady Trojans, who have won six of their last seven. During that streak, AC is 6-0 when it scores 80 or more points.

St. Andrews, 2-7 and 0-3, was led by Jennifer Burns with 14 points and Christina Boyd with 11.

Anderson never trailed in the game. The Lady Trojans built their lead to double digits in the first 13 minutes and never looked back. Leading 45-31 at the half, AC opened the second half with a 25-14 run in the first 11 minutes of the second half for a 70-45 lead.

An 8-0 run, all on free throws, gave the Lady Trojans their largest lead of 31 points – 82-51 with 4:23 remaining.

Anderson shot 48 percent from the field while limiting St. Andrews to 30 percent. The Knights suffered 26 turnovers, and the Lady Trojans had 15 steals, four by Reed. Anderson scored 25 points of St. Andrews turnovers.

Led by Chiles, AC won the boards, 45-38. Ashley Mitchell was the Knights’ leading rebounder with five.

The Knights will travel to Gaffney, SC to face CVAC rival Limestone on Monday evening at 5:30 p.m.

January 7, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Lisa Jackson drilled a three-pointer with 6.2 seconds remaining in the game to give the Erskine College women’s basketball team at 55-53 comeback win against host St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Wednesday evening.

The Flying Fleet improved to 5-3 overall and remain undefeated in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference with a 2-0 record. The Knights fall to 2-6 overall and 0-2 in the conference.

St. Andrews looked to be in charge of the game leading most of the way. Erskine last led at 6:42 in the first half until Jackson hit the big trey in the final seconds of the game. The Knights largest lead came with 6:00 minutes left in the final period, 49-41.

The Flying Fleet remained in the game mostly because of persistent shooting from the arch going 11-of-32 for 34.4% on the game.

St. Andrew’s Kebony Thompson nailed two free throws to give the Knights a 53-49 lead going into the final minute. With the shot clock winding down Erskine’s Melissa Wood spun around with a desperation three that found the bucket to pull the game within one. The Knights could not convert on there next possession. Jackson followed with her three to give the Flying Fleet a two-point lead that would hold up.

Woods finished the game with a team high 14 points including five 3-pointers and seven assists. Anita Owens bucketed 13 points and grabbed nine boards for the Flying Fleet.

Erin Fournier led the way for the Knights tallying 14 points and three assists. Christina Boyd followed with 11 points and four steals while Amy Miller contributed with eight rebounds.

St. Andrews will try to rebound as they travel to face CVAC rival Anderson on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

December 16, 2003

LAURINBURG, NC—Wesleyan College’s (Macon, GA) women’s basketball team never had a chance against St. Andrews, who defeated them 98-55 in Harris Court on Tuesday evening.

The Knights jumped out to an early 14-2 lead in the first five minutes and never looked back. The Pioneers had a couple bursts in the first half pulling the score to within 10, but could not maintain the pressure. SAPC took a 51-30 halftime lead. After the break the Knights continued their dominance building up to a 43 point victory.

The Knights had their best shooting performance going 37-of-68 (54.4%) from the field including 8-of-19 (42.1%) from three-point range. Wesleyan only shot 30.6 percent for the game. St. Andrews also dominated the boards, out rebounding the Pioneers 52-31.

Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC) had the hottest hand for the Knights making 6-of-8 shots from the field and all four free-throws attempts for 16 points. Burns also grabbed six rebounds and blocked one shot.

The Knights had five other players in double digits including Kebony Thompson’s (Hickory, NC) 13, Quita Currie’s (St. Pauls, NC) 12, and Christina Boyd’s (Hendersonville, NC) 11. Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC) and Tamerial Coward (La Grange, NC) each tallied 10 points for St. Andrews.

Amy Miller (Venice, FL) seized a team high nine rebounds while Coward captured seven. Currie led the team with seven assists and Miller and Karen Dewell (Sugar Grove, VA) hammered two blocks apiece.

Shannon Haggins and Synja Turner scored 15 and 12 points, respectively, for Wesleyan. Haggins had eight rebounds while Maggie Bankston recorded seven.

The win marked the second straight victory for the Knights who move to 2-4 on the season while the Pioneers drop to 1-6.

The Knights will be off until January 3rd (2:00 p.m.) when the travel to Francis Marion.

December 13, 2003

LAURINBURG, NC—The Knights women’s basketball team rallied from a one-point halftime deficit to defeat Newberry, 69-59, giving head coach William Carter his first victory at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

The Knights (1-4) made five of their first six shots out of the gate and grabbing a 22-14 led with 11:25 left in the first half. At that point the Knights went cold and were only able to convert on two more field goals in the period, both of which were lay-ups.

The Lady Indians (3-6) out rebounded St. Andrews by 11 in the first half in route to a 30-29 halftime lead. The Knights responded at the break by going from zone defense to man-to-man. St. Andrews won the battle of the board by one in the second half.

Both teams played even to start the second half that included several lead changes. Newberry took its last lead, 39-38, with 14:20 left in the game.

The game remained close until the final two minutes, with the Lady Indians trailing by three points. The Knights secured the game at the free-throw line after Newberry started fouling, connecting on 11-of-14 freebees in the last couple of minutes.

Quita Currie’s (St. Pauls, NC) double double lead the charge for St. Andrews. The 5-6 guard lead the team with 10 rebounds. Currie also tallied 11 points, five assists, two steals, and one block.

The Knights did a good job spreading out the offense with three other players scoring in double digits including Diana Martinez (12), Ashley Mitchell (11), and Kebony Thompson. Mandy Coltrain and Jennifer Burns recorded 8 and 7 points, respectively.

Laura Banda scored a team high 19 points for the Lady Indians. Tanya Deese dropped in 10 points while Elizabeth Greene grabbed nine rebounds. Kelsey Maloney contributed with eight points and four blocks.

Coach Carter set a team goal to keep their turnovers under 18 for the game after averaging 27.25 tpg in their first four games. The Knights met the goal as they only caused 15 turnovers to Newberry’s 23.

Carter felt the team played well including making smarter passes. He went on to say, “it was really nice to finally pull out a victory after being in three of the first four games.” The win avenged a 75-65 season opening loss to the Lady Indians on Nov. 15.

The Knights will look forward to their next game when they host Wesleyan on Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m. Wesleyan was Carters previous coaching job prior to coming to St. Andrews in the spring. Almost all the players on Wesleyan’s team were recruits of Carter’s.

December 1, 2003

LAURINBURG, NC—After giving up a lead late in the game, Barton bounced back with a 63-60 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference overtime win against host St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Harris Court on Monday evening.

The Knights looked poised to win its first game of the season after jumping out to a 33-25 halftime lead. The Lady Bulldogs rallied out of the locker room with a 9-2 run to pull the game to within one at 35-34. St. Andrews did not record their first field goal of the second half until 13:57.

The game remained close for the remainder of regulation. Trisha Vann nailed two free throws in the last minute to give Barton a 53-51 lead. Jennice Malcom responded for the Knights nailing a baseline jumper with less than three seconds left in the game to force the extra frame.

The Lady Bulldogs grabbed a quick five-point lead in overtime. A group of turnovers resulted in no scoring for the middle three minutes of OT. To have a chance the Knights kept fouling. However, Barton converted on 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch.

Erin Fournier gave the Knights a final chance by draining a three-pointer with 4.9 second left to pull within one. Keauna Vinson nailed both shots from the charity stripe to pull the score to 63-60 with three seconds left. The Knights stayed alive as a Barton player knocked the inbounds pass out of bounds quickly. Fournier was able to throw up a last second 3-pointer that rattled out as the buzzer went off.

Vinson tallied a double double for the Lady Bulldogs with 20 points and 12 rebounds while Kelly Lamotta tallied 23 points and 8 boards. Lisa Halttunen contributed with nine points and five steals.

Quita Currie and Fournier led the Knights with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Currie also had five assists and four steals. Diana Martinez grabbed 11 rebounds and three steals.

Barton improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the CVAC while St. Andrews fell to 0-4 and 0-1.

The Knights will host Newberry on December 13th at 2:00 p.m.

November 21-22

SALISBURY, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s basketball team dropped both of their games in the Lady Blue Bear Classic hosted by Livingstone College this weekend. The Knights bounced back from a big loss to Shaw University (93-56) on Friday night with a closely contested game with host Livingstone (65-61) on Saturday.

Shaw vs. St. Andrews

Shaw University seemed small in numbers but played big on the court. The Bears (3-0), who had seven players dressed, opened the game with a 14-3 run in the first five minutes and dominated the remainder of the first half. Shooting 60% from the floor, Shaw led at the half 48-26. The Lady Bears never looked back and handed the Knights a 93-56 loss.

Four players finished in double figures for the Lady Bears. St. Andrews never gave up hope throughout the game, but they had no answer for the fast Shaw attack that sank 55.6% of their shots on the night.

Jessica Hawkins led the way for Shaw, shooting 12-for-13 from the field for 27 points while Kiarsha Curtis and Margiella Mobley drained 20 and 18 points, respectively.

Freshman Guard Ashley Mitchell (Washington, DC) led the Knights with 12 points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Sophomore guard Erin Fournier (Arden, NC) tallied 10 points, three rebounds, and two three-pointers. Diana Martinez (Woodbridge, VA) and Jennice Malcom (Brooklyn, NY) each grabbed seven rebounds.

St. Andrews vs. Livingstone

The Knights rallied from the big loss on Friday with a good performance against Livingstone (1-2). Statistically, St. Andrews would have won the game as they caused fewer turnovers (23-25), had more steals (16-5), and shot better from the field (40.3% to 38.3%).

The Knights, who lead 30-28 at the half, gave the game away on the free throw line. St. Andrews caused twice as many personal fouls (20-10), which gave Livingstone 10 extra attempts from the line. The Lady Blue Bears converted on 13 free throws and won the game 65-61.

Sherree Gillespie and Claressa Robinson had double-doubles for Livingstone. Gillespie finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds while Robinson had 12 points and 10 boards.

Martinez had the hot hand for the Knights shooting 83 % (10-for-12) from the field. Martinez also collected 10 rebounds, two steals, and an assist.

Three Knights ended the game with seven points including Fournier, Mandy Coltrain (Williamston, NC), and Jennifer Burns (Apex, NC). Burns also grabbed nine rebounds and four steals.

St. Andrews will not play again until December 1st, when they start their Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference season by hosting Barton at 5:30 p.m.

Preseason ALL-CVAC Women's Basketball Selections and Poll

October 8, 2003

THOMASVILLE, NC—Deanna Lady (Lees-McRae College), two-time 1st team all-CVAC selectee, 2002-03 all-tournament selection, and the 2001-02 freshman of the year is among an elite group of athletes chosen for this year’s preseason all-CVAC team for the second year in a row. Nola Grant (Belmont Abbey College) makes this year’s team after a solid freshman campaign, averaging 9.25 ppg and 5.21 rpg. Grant, a 2002-03 player of the week is the only sophomore to receive preseason honors. Leanne Chandler (Coker College), a 2nd team all-CVAC member averaging 13.3 ppg and 8.9 rbg, joins Kelly Lamotta (Barton College) and Ladora Charles (Mt. Olive College) to round out the selections. The Preseason All-CVAC team is voted on by all conference member head coaches. Each coach can only nominate one individual from their team, as the overall top five vote-getters are included.

Preseason All-CVAC Team

Deanna Lady Lees-McRae College
Nola Grant Belmont Abbey College
Leanne Chandler Coker College
Kelly Lamotta Barton College
Ladora Charles Mt. Olive College

CVAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (# of First place votes in parenthesis)

1. Lees-McRae College (7) 95
2. Belmont Abbey College (2) 89
3. Anderson College (2) 87
T-4. Barton College 60
T-4. Queens University of Charlotte 60
6. Coker College 57
7. Pfeiffer University 51
8. Mt. Olive College 40
9. St. Andrews Presbyterian College 29
10. Erskine College 20
11. Limestone College 17