Greensboro's Humphrey Leads Team Over ODAC Seniors
SALEM, Va. --- Greensboro College's Staci
Humphrey dropped in a team-high 17 points as the senior women from
the USA South Athletic Conference defeated their counterparts from
the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), 84-77, in the second
annual ODAC/USA South Senior Challenge.
Humphrey, who recorded a pair of triple-doubles during the season,
fell just short of a third with eight assists and seven boards
added to her score line. Methodist College's Stacy Williams
added 12 points and four rebounds while Christopher Newport
University's Dee Luck chipped in 10 markers and seven boards.
Randolph-Macon College's Salem Shaffer continued her hot shooting
as she led all scorers with 30 points including an 8-for-12 showing
from beyond the arc. She also pulled down an ODAC-best nine
rebounds. Washington & Lee University's Jessica Hunsinger
was added 14 points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks to the
effort. Bridgewater College's Katy Herr Lovell recorded nine
points and seven caroms to with four assists.
Neither team could get much of an upper hand in the opening quarter
with the USA South ending the first 12 minutes of play with a
two-point edge at 21-19. The USA South opened up the scoring
a bit more in the second period, going into the half up seven at
40-33.
Shaffer caught fire through the final three quarters, hitting for
18 points on 6-of-10 from the field (4-of-6 from deep), but the
Humphrey continued to make timely plays for the USA South with
Shenandoah's Cassie Womack and Luck pitching in during crunch
time.
Second chance opportunities also stifled any chance of an ODAC
comeback as the USA South commanded a 78-40 edge in rebounding with
34 boards coming via the offensive glass.
The men's edition of the 2007 ODAC/USA South Senior Challenge is
set for Saturday, March 18, 3:00 p.m., also on the court of the
Homer C. Bast Center on the campus of Roanoke College.