Women’s Basketball Remain Undefeated At Home

Box Score

SAVANNAH, Ga. – In their final nonconference match of the 2013-14 campaign, the Savannah State Lady Tigers held onto their spotless home record with a 106-33 rout of Trinity Baptist College in Tiger Arena on Monday evening.

SSU improves to 8-7 on the season and 5-0 in Tiger Arena.

Head coach Cedric Baker, in his 11^th year in Savannah, earned his 100th NCAA Division I win and his 100th win as head coach of the SSU women's basketball program. Coach Baker is six wins away from a career 300 coaching wins.

All 14 Lady Tigers registered points in the win. Senior Ezinne Kalu led with 21, followed by freshman Kenyata Hendrix who scored 14 points. Jasmine Norman and Jasmine Kirkland each added 10 points.

The Lady Tigers shot a season-high 60.6 percent from the floor. In the first half only, SSU managed an incredible 74.2 percent (23-for-31) clip from the floor and went 85.7 percent from the charity strip. They scored 53 points in each period.

The Eagles of Trinity Baptist were led by Myeasha Williams, who registered 17 points in the loss. Kaneesha Ellick added eight points, while Danielle Davis led in rebounds with nine. The Eagles fared better in the second half, scoring 22 points, an improvement on their 11 points of the first twenty.

The Lady Tigers return to action this weekend in their first test on the road against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

They are scheduled to play Coppin State on January 11 at 2 p.m. in Baltimore, Maryland. SSU will travel down the beltway to Washington, D.C. on January 13 for a bout with Howard. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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