WSCC HOOP TEAMS SWEEP COLUMBIA

 

COLUMBIA — Walters State's Terrance Britt had a game to remember on Saturday against Columbia State. The 5'8 sophomore point guard recorded a triple double in leading the No. 15 Senators over the Chargers, 84-71. 

Britt tallied 11 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out 10 assists. 
   

Walters State coach Bill Carlyle was impressed with his veteran guard. 
   

"Terrance played extremely well today," said Carlyle. "As an entire unit, I thought we played better today than we had as of late. We still have a lot of improving to do. We are making progress, but we are not close to where we need to be. It was good to get the road win." 
   

The Senators (18-1) were 31-of-67 from the field (46 percent) including 8-of-23 from 3- point range. Walters State was also 14-of17 at the free-throw line. 
   

Freshman guard A.J. Thomas led the Senators with 21 points, which included two 3-pointers. Freshman Laquintas Stewart complimented Thomas' night with 20 points. Sophomore Sirlester Martin added 18. 
   

Dontavious Merriweather lead the Chargers with 17 points, while Antonio Murry added 16. Columbia State shot 27-of-62 from the field (43 percent) and 10-of-25 from 3-point range (40 percent). 
   

WOMEN 

WSCC 99. COLUMBIA STATE 52 
   

The No. 19 Lady Senators had no trouble disposing Columbia State on Saturday evening. Walters State had five players reach double figure scoring in the victory. With the win, the Lady Senators improve to 17-3 overall. 
   

Nakisha Strickland and Rhon'Neshia Taylor had 11 points while Allysia Bailey 10, Dana Garrett 10 and Tiffany Travis had 10. 
   

"We had 28 assists tonight, and I am very pleased with that," said Walters State coach Dave Kragel. "We also outrebounded them 49-20. I was extremely pleased with how patient we were on offense. A total of 14 players scored. It was a great team win." 
   

Garrett added eight rebounds and seven assists while Travis had six rebounds. 
  

 Walters State took a huge 50-22 advantage at halftime. 
   

The Lady Senators shot 42-of-76 from the floor and 8-of-21 from behind the 3-point line. The hit 7-of-12 free throws. 
   

For the Lady Chargers, they were 13-of-48 from the field, 4-of-18 from 3-point land, and 22-of-30 at the charity stripe.