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are Tawayatha Evans (8.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Rashima Jenkins (17.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg), both at 5-foot-9. Other starters arc 5-foot-8 Mystee Dale (13.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg), 5-foot-4 Chotsani Hender on (2.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg), and 5-foot-6 Tanesha Brown (15.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg). Brown led EC against Southeastern Illi– nois with a game-high 19 points. She was 5- of-l 1 from 3-point range. Top subs for the Lady Warriors are 5- foot-8 Allison Phillips (4.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg), 5- foot-5 Alisha McAfee (3.8 ppg), 5-foot-7 Alisa Matlock (5.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg), and 5-foot- 6]ordon Patterson (2.1 ppg). In the loss to Southeastern Illinois, the Lady Warriors had 15 of their shots blocked and managed just 12 second-half points after taking a 36-33lead into halftime. Shelton's success has come from behind the :~point arc. Five-foot-3 point guard Ayla Guzzardo (9.3 ppg, 5.9 apg, 2.9 spg) is the team's 3-poinl ace, having made 47-of-102 alt<.•mpts (46.1 percent) prior to the nationals. Five-foot-6 guard Lauren Tucker (9.4 ppg), 5-foot-9 guard Marissa Carter (4.5 ppg), 5-foot-9 guard Carolina Powell (5.8 ppg), and Waynesboro native 1\farquisha Loper (9.3 ppg), a 5-foot-5 guard. are all shooting at least 32 percent from 3-point range. In the first-round loss to Barton County, the Lady Sues attempted 27 3-pointers and made eight. Guzzardo got all 12 of her points from behind the arc as she made four of her 10 attempts. "We're not the biggest team out there, the fastest or the most talented, so we have to do the little things," Thompson said. The Lady Bucs are averaging 78.6 points and allowing 59.1.

22-game win streak. Shelton State trailed by as many as 14 points, but rallied to pull even twice in the final 3 minutes - the final time at 60 with 1:45 remaining- but was unable to maintain the charge. The 12th-seeded Lady Sues captured the Region 22 Tournament to earn their trip to the nationals. They po~ed wins over Lawson State (95- 59), Beviii-Fayette (56-50), and Northwest Shoals (56-50). Shelton State coach Madonna Thompson was a teammate of Decatur native Betsy Harris on the University ofAlabama's 1994 NCAA Final Four squad. . Shelton reached the 2000 NJCM Final Four, placing fourth. Shelton also advanced to the nationals in 2006 and 2007. Only three players are back from last year's 31-4 squad, however. "Shelton's got a real good learn and they're coming out of the Alabama region.'' EC coach Bill Smith said. 'They should be somebody we could match up a little bit better with." The Lady Warriors definitely match up better with the Lady Sues in size. Shelton's tallest players are 6-foot-1 center Ashley Young and 6-foot forward/ center Darnisha Lyles (10.9 ppg, 10.4 rpg). The leading scorer for Shelton State is 5- foot-9 freshman forward Margaret Bell at 14.0 points per contest. She also averages 5.6 rebounds. Lyles (55.5 percent) and Bell (54.1 percent) are both shooting over 50 percent from the field for the season. Bell scored a team-high 21 points in the loss to Barton County. The tallest players for the Lady Warriors

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