Spring Break
Women's basketball defeats Coppin State, UTA
Nicole Jacobsen, Staff Writer, njacobse@smu.edu
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: Sports
The basket put the Mustangs up 69-66.
Senior guard Sharee Shepherd rebounded the ball in SMU territory, and sent teammate sophomore guard Jillian Samuels to the line to lock in the win with two successful free throws.
"We're finding a way to win, but we just need to figure out how to build on a lead and keep a lead," explained Cobb.
SMU had three players score in double figures, with Cobb recording a season-high 14 career points, and Shepherd contributing 12. With a final score of 71-68, the Mustangs improved to 7-1, while Coppin State fell to 4-6.
"Those girls were fast. They were hard to guard with their shake 'n' bake style. I was just glad we pulled the win out," said Cobb.
The Mustangs improved their record Saturday night when they stampeded over the UTA Mavericks in a 97-66 victory.
"We wanted to make them play defense and not settle for the outside shots, and we felt that every time we went to the hoop something good happened, we either scored or they fouled us," Rompola said about the Mustangs pulling off the win.
SMU's bench improved from adding only 11 points against Coppin State to contributing 42 points against the Mavericks.
The Mustangs rallied to take an early lead, managing to get up by as many as 11 points with five minutes left in the first half when sophomore post Alice Severin hit her second lay-up of the night. The Mustangs bench continued to add points to the board, with sophomore forward Brittany Gilliam draining eight points in the first half, and Severin adding six more.
Wills had 12 points and two assists, while Samuels had six points, and went 2-2 in three-pointers. With Dodds on the bench after getting fouled twice in the first few minutes of play, the bench worked together to make up for Dodd's temporary absence.
SMU went into the locker room 46-36, hitting 50 percent of their field goals, 60 percent in three pointers and 78.6 percent in free throws.
UTA's Maryann Abanobi led her team with 10 points, while Tamara Simmons was credited with four assists. The Mavericks had eight more shots than the Mustangs but could not score enough to gain the lead.
Senior guard Sharee Shepherd rebounded the ball in SMU territory, and sent teammate sophomore guard Jillian Samuels to the line to lock in the win with two successful free throws.
"We're finding a way to win, but we just need to figure out how to build on a lead and keep a lead," explained Cobb.
SMU had three players score in double figures, with Cobb recording a season-high 14 career points, and Shepherd contributing 12. With a final score of 71-68, the Mustangs improved to 7-1, while Coppin State fell to 4-6.
"Those girls were fast. They were hard to guard with their shake 'n' bake style. I was just glad we pulled the win out," said Cobb.
The Mustangs improved their record Saturday night when they stampeded over the UTA Mavericks in a 97-66 victory.
"We wanted to make them play defense and not settle for the outside shots, and we felt that every time we went to the hoop something good happened, we either scored or they fouled us," Rompola said about the Mustangs pulling off the win.
SMU's bench improved from adding only 11 points against Coppin State to contributing 42 points against the Mavericks.
The Mustangs rallied to take an early lead, managing to get up by as many as 11 points with five minutes left in the first half when sophomore post Alice Severin hit her second lay-up of the night. The Mustangs bench continued to add points to the board, with sophomore forward Brittany Gilliam draining eight points in the first half, and Severin adding six more.
Wills had 12 points and two assists, while Samuels had six points, and went 2-2 in three-pointers. With Dodds on the bench after getting fouled twice in the first few minutes of play, the bench worked together to make up for Dodd's temporary absence.
SMU went into the locker room 46-36, hitting 50 percent of their field goals, 60 percent in three pointers and 78.6 percent in free throws.
UTA's Maryann Abanobi led her team with 10 points, while Tamara Simmons was credited with four assists. The Mavericks had eight more shots than the Mustangs but could not score enough to gain the lead.
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