- Simba French
- Nov 27, 2023
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Denika Lightbourne.
Garvin Clarke Jr.
Several Bahamians were in action over the weekend as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball season is in early season tournaments and invitationals.
Freshman Denika Lightbourne and her Dayton University Flyers (4-3) won their third straight game to have a perfect 2-0 win/loss record. They were in action at the Daytona Beach Invitational on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida. Lightbourne was coming off a scoreless game to finish with 11 points against Wichita State University Shockers where she bounced back to score a collegiate career-high nine points where she went 4-for-6 from the field and made her only shot attempt from deep. She played 16 minutes and was able to grab six rebounds and dished out one a
This game saw seven lead changes and three ties with the Flyers leading for the greater chunk of the game.
At the end of the first half, the Flyers led 37-36 as it looked like it was going to be a close contest. The third quarter was what the doctor ordered as the Flyers turned up their defense to hold the Shockers to just 30.8 shooting from the field. They held a 23-12 advantage in that quarter to take a 60-48 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Flyers never relinquished the lead.
Lightbourne has joined the starting lineup in three of the seven games that she has been featured in this season and is averaging 12.1 minutes per game. She is averaging 3.3 points per game and is trending upwards in her freshman year.
Richard Lowe was a force in the paint as he came away with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and 11 rebounds for his Northwood University Timberwolves (5-2) on Saturday. It was not enough as they lost 94-67 to Purdue Northwest University Pride (2-4) at the Riepma Arena in Midland, Michigan.
Lowe was busy early when he got two quick offensive boards and four points in the first four minutes of the game. However, the Pack kept at Lowe and company and took an 11-point lead when they went up 31-20 with 5:47 left in the first half. The Pack continued to pour it on the Timberwolves as they went into the half leading 49-33.
It was more of the Pack in the second half as the Timberwolves had no answer for the Pack who finished the game shooting 50 percent. The Timberwolves had no rhythm in the game as they shot just 35.8 percent from the field and got outrebounded 52-34.
Garvin Clarke played 37 minutes for his Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson (1-3), but his team fell 81-64 to St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans (5-1) at the Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Playing in their Thanksgiving tournament, Clarke came away with 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the field. He was able to grab seven rebounds, four assists and had a steal and a block each.
Clarke was active early in the game where he had two assists, a block shot and made a jumpshot in the first two minutes of the game as they jumped out to a 7-2 lead with 18:21 left in the first half. The Spartans took the lead for good when they went up 25-23 with 7:51 left in the first half. That first half ended with the Spartans leading 40-31.
The Bahamian guard and his team never took the lead again the rest of the way as the Spartans got the win.
Bahamian Franco Miller Jr. and his Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles (1-6) fell to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks 71-55 at the Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday. He had a tough outing putting up just two points on 1-for-7 shooting from the field. Miller pulled down four rebounds and three assists to go with one steal.
The Eagles only led once in this game which was 4-2 at the 16:29 mark in the first half. After tieing at four points, the Seahawks went ahead and never looked back. The Seahawks took their first double-digit lead of 26-15 at the 5:47 mark in the first half. They went on to lead 37-25 at the end of the first half.
Miller’s team had a better second half, but the Seahawks held on for the win.
Bahamian Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s, Ole Miss University Rebels (6-1) were back in action on Saturday after winning the Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s tournament last week Monday. They easily took care of the University of Little Rock at Arkansas Trojans (0-5) 58-45 for their fifth straight win on the season as they returned home to the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi.
Reserve Snudda Collins and Marquesha Davis finished with 11 points each in the win. The Rebels won this game wire to wire as they went into the half up 15-11. After being rattled a little by the Trojans in the third quarter with the lead dwindled down to 35-31 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter, they pulled away in the fourth quarter to get the win.
The Rebels held the Trojans to 35.8 percent shooting from the field all game including 18.2 percent shooting in the first quarter.
- Simba French
- Nov 27, 2023
- 0
Denika Lightbourne.
Garvin Clarke Jr.
Several Bahamians were in action over the weekend as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball season is in early season tournaments and invitationals.
Freshman Denika Lightbourne and her Dayton University Flyers (4-3) won their third straight game to have a perfect 2-0 win/loss record. They were in action at the Daytona Beach Invitational on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida. Lightbourne was coming off a scoreless game to finish with 11 points against Wichita State University Shockers where she bounced back to score a collegiate career-high nine points where she went 4-for-6 from the field and made her only shot attempt from deep. She played 16 minutes and was able to grab six rebounds and dished out one
This game saw seven lead changes and three ties with the Flyers leading for the greater chunk of the game.
At the end of the first half, the Flyers led 37-36 as it looked like it was going to be a close contest. The third quarter was what the doctor ordered as the Flyers turned up their defense to hold the Shockers to just 30.8 shooting from the field. They held a 23-12 advantage in that quarter to take a 60-48 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Flyers never relinquished the lead.
Lightbourne has joined the starting lineup in three of the seven games that she has been featured in this season and is averaging 12.1 minutes per game. She is averaging 3.3 points per game and is trending upwards in her freshman year.
Richard Lowe was a force in the paint as he came away with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field and 11 rebounds for his Northwood University Timberwolves (5-2) on Saturday. It was not enough as they lost 94-67 to Purdue Northwest University Pride (2-4) at the Riepma Arena in Midland, Michigan.
Lowe was busy early when he got two quick offensive boards and four points in the first four minutes of the game. However, the Pack kept at Lowe and company and took an 11-point lead when they went up 31-20 with 5:47 left in the first half. The Pack continued to pour it on the Timberwolves as they went into the half leading 49-33.
It was more of the Pack in the second half as the Timberwolves had no answer for the Pack who finished the game shooting 50 percent. The Timberwolves had no rhythm in the game as they shot just 35.8 percent from the field and got outrebounded 52-34.
Garvin Clarke played 37 minutes for his Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson (1-3), but his team fell 81-64 to St. Thomas Aquinas College Spartans (5-1) at the Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Playing in their Thanksgiving tournament, Clarke came away with 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the field. He was able to grab seven rebounds, four assists and had a steal and a block each.
Clarke was active early in the game where he had two assists, a block shot and made a jumpshot in the first two minutes of the game as they jumped out to a 7-2 lead with 18:21 left in the first half. The Spartans took the lead for good when they went up 25-23 with 7:51 left in the first half. That first half ended with the Spartans leading 40-31.
The Bahamian guard and his team never took the lead again the rest of the way as the Spartans got the win.
Bahamian Franco Miller Jr. and his Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles (1-6) fell to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks 71-55 at the Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday. He had a tough outing putting up just two points on 1-for-7 shooting from the field. Miller pulled down four rebounds and three assists to go with one steal.
The Eagles only led once in this game which was 4-2 at the 16:29 mark in the first half. After tieing at four points, the Seahawks went ahead and never looked back. The Seahawks took their first double-digit lead of 26-15 at the 5:47 mark in the first half. They went on to lead 37-25 at the end of the first half.
Miller’s team had a better second half, but the Seahawks held on for the win.
Bahamian Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s, Ole Miss University Rebels (6-1) were back in action on Saturday after winning the Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s tournament last week Monday. They easily took care of the University of Little Rock at Arkansas Trojans (0-5) 58-45 for their fifth straight win on the season as they returned home to the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford, Mississippi.
Reserve Snudda Collins and Marquesha Davis finished with 11 points each in the win. The Rebels won this game wire to wire as they went into the half up 15-11. After being rattled a little by the Trojans in the third quarter with the lead dwindled down to 35-31 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter, they pulled away in the fourth quarter to get the win.
The Rebels held the Trojans to 35.8 percent shooting from the field all game including 18.2 percent shooting in the first quarter.