Shawnee State closed out the 2006-2007 season with a 67-57 loss to Geneva College in the American Mideast Conference Finals.  Shawnee State trailed 44-35 with 15:17 to play in the second half.  The Bears pulled to within 48-46 at the 7:27 mark only to see Geneva make a 7-1 run over the next two minutes.  A Karen Diehl basket at 3:10 pulled the Bears back within two points at 57-55.  Shawnee State missed its next 6 field goal attempts and Geneva went on an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 20 points.  Kelly Wagner added 18 points and 6 rebounds.  Becky Babione tallied one block to tie the school record with 64 blocks in a single season.  Allyson Clarke had 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead Geneva.  Jackie Anthony chipped in with 11 points.  Neither team shot the ball extremely well.  Shawnee State made 23-of-61 attempts for 38%.  Geneva connected on 21-of-57 attempts for 37%.  SSU made 2-of-15 three pointers and 9-of-14 free throws.  Geneva was 5-of-26 from beyond the arc and 20-of-25 at the foul line.  Geneva dominated the glass 47-36.  The Golden Tornadoes grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and scored 16 second chance points.   [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated Notre Dame College 81-73 to advance to the American Mideast Conference Tournament finals.  Shawnee State trailed throughout the majority of the first half.  Trailing 20-13 with 11:24 to play, the Bears mounted a 22-8 run over the next nine minutes.  Shawnee State took a 30-28 lead on an Andrea Rudmann three-pointer at the 3:46 mark.  SSU never relinquished the lead.  Kelly Wagner and Jennifer Grandy led the Bears with 16 points each.  Alison Meyer had 14 points and 7 rebounds.  Cierra Malone led Notre Dame with 16 points and 10 rebounds.  Ashley Carney had 15 points.  Sarah Dia and Jamie King had 13 points apiece.  Shawnee State shot 48% (29-60) from the field overall.  The Bears were 6-of-20 beyond the arc and 17-of-27 at the foul line.  Shawnee State won the rebounding battle 44-37.  The Bears dominated the paint 44-26.  Notre Dame made 29-of-66 attempts from the field for 44%.  Notre Dame made 7-of-21 three-pointers and 8-of-15 free throws.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated Ohio Dominican 64-46 in the opening round of the American Mideast Conference Tournament.  Becky Babione and Alison Meyer led the Bears with 12 points apiece.  Meyer grabbed 13 rebounds for the first double-double of her career.  Babione added 12 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.  Kelly Wagner chipped in with 10 points.  Katalain Beck had 11 points and 7 rebounds.  Krissy Haines had 10 points and 11 rebounds.  Shawnee State shot 45% (27-60) from the field while holding Ohio Dominican to 27% (17-63) shooting.  The Bears made 4-of-19 3-pointers and 6-of-15 foul shots.  The Panthers were 6-of-32 beyond the arc and 6-of-13 at the stripe.  Shawnee State dominated the glass 49-38.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost the final game of the regular season to Urbana University 75-65.  Urbana jumped out to a 10-2 lead to open the game.  Though Shawnee State tied the game at 10, Urbana built a 38-22 halftime lead.  Shawnee State pulled to within 57-52 with 3:57 to play.  Urbana scored six straight points to extend the lead to 63-62.  Sam Riley made 12-of-12 free throws over the final 1 ½ minutes of play to seal the victory for Urbana.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 18 points and 8 rebounds.  Jennifer Grandy had 14 points.  Kelly Wagner chipped in with 8 points and 12 rebounds.  Sam Riley led Urbana with 33 points.  Taria Blanchard had 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Brittany Runner added 15 points and 10 rebounds.  Shawnee State managed to shoot just 36% (24-67) from the field.  Urbana was 27-of-66 for 41%.  The Blue Knights scored 22 points on 19 Shawnee State turnovers.  Shawnee State opens AMC Tournament play on Wednesday.  The Bears travel to either the University of Rio Grande or Ohio Dominican University.  Shawnee State swept the regular season series against Rio Grande.  SSU split a pair of games against Ohio Dominican.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated Walsh 71-63.  Shannon Leasure led the Bears with 19 points. Jennifer Grandy scored 14 points and added a career-high 9 assists.  Becky Babione chipped in with 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots.  Brittani Maddox scored 21 points and was the only Cavalier in double-figures.  Shawnee State shot 47% (24-51) from the field while holding Walsh to just 32% (26-71) shooting. [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated Mt. Vernon Nazarene 84-70.  Mt. Vernon grabbed a quick 7-2 lead in the early minutes of the game.  Shawnee State responded with a 23-0 run over a six-minute stretch to put the game out of reach.  Kelly Wagner scored 7 of her 9 points during the run.  The run ended on a pair of free throws by Katie Keller with 10:03 to play in the half.  Jill Cropper and Shannon Leasure led a balanced Shawnee State attack with 15 points apiece.  Becky Babione chipped in with 11 points.  Eleven different players scored for the Bears.   Katie Keller led Mt. Vernon with 21 points.  Amy Sebastian had 15 points.  Rachel Fiely and Jessica Lynn scored 11 and 10 points respectively.  Shawnee State shot 55% (34-62) from the field while holding Mt. Vernon to just 39% (22-57) shooting.  The Bears dominated the paint with a 40-28 edge.  The Bears recorded 23 assists on 34 made field goals.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated the University of Rio Grande 79-67.  Jennifer Grandy led Shawnee State with a career-high 21 points.  Mallory Albers and Becky Babione added 12 points each.  Kelly Wagner chipped in with 10 points and 11 rebounds.  Sarah Drabinski and Lauren Fox led Rio Grande with 15 points apiece.  Britney Walker had 13 points and 9 rebounds.  Candace Ferguson had 10 points.  Shawnee State made 29-of-65 attempts from the field for 44.6% compared to Rio Grande’s 35% (22-63) shooting.  Shawnee State won the rebounding battle 47-38.  Shawnee State scored 24 points on 16 Rio Grande turnovers.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost to 5^th ranked Cedarville University 88-74.  The game was tied 50-50 with 15:41 to play.  Five Shawnee State turnovers over the next six minutes aided Cedarville on an 18-5 run.  The Bears were never able to get closer than 9 points the remainder of the game.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 22 points and 9 rebounds.  Kelly Wagner added 21 points.  Jennifer Grandy chipped in with 14 points.   Brittany Smart led Cedarville with 41 points and in the process became the NAIA Division II’s all-time leading scorer with 2,974 career points.  Kristi Beougher had 12 points.  Mary Stockdale added 11 points and 7 rebounds.  Shawnee State made 29-of-61 field goal attempts for 47.5%.  The Bears were 9-of-24 from beyond the arc and 7-of-9 from the foul line.  Cedarville shot 52% (35-67) from the field overall.  The Yellow Jackets made 11-of-27 three-pointers and 7-of-9 free throws.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost its second straight game in a 70-53 setback at Ohio Dominican.  Shawnee State committed 2 turnovers and missed 5 shots on its first 7 possessions.  By the time Jennifer Grandy knocked down a three-pointer at 16:27, Ohio Dominican had built a seven point lead.  Shawnee State would never get closer than 3 points the remainder of the game.  Kelly Wagner led the Bears with 14 points and 5 rebounds.  Jill Cropper and Alison Meyer had 8 points apiece.  Katalain Beck led Ohio Dominican with 17 points.  Krissy Haines had 15 points and 13 rebounds.  Shawnee State connected on 20-of-53 attempts from the floor for 38%.  The Panthers shot just 30% (22-72) but dominated the glass 51-38.  ODU grabbed 22 offensive rebounds and converted them into 19 second-chance points.  [Box Score]  

Shawnee State defeated Malone College 68-50.  Shawnee State sprinted out to a 12-2 lead only to see Malone claw back to within 1 at the 2:12 mark in the first period.  The Bears went on a 19-3 run over the next 8 ½ minutes of play to take a 47-30 lead.  Malone would get no closer than 49-40 the remainder of the game.  Jennifer Grandy led the Bears with a career-high 18 points.  Kelly Wagner had 14 points and Mallory Albers chipped in with 11 points and 4 rebounds.  Becky Babione set a school record with 9 blocked shots.  Nikki Parson led Malone with 17 points and 13 rebounds.  Nicki Sisson added 14 points.  Shawnee State shot 40.6% (26-64) from the field while holding Malone to just 29% (17-59).  SSU converted 24 Malone turnovers into 19 points.  Shawnee State recorded a school record 12 blocks.  Malone held a 43-40 rebounding advantage.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated Walsh University 79-63.  Shawnee State went on a 16-4 run midway through the first half to turn a 13-13 tie into a 29-17 lead.  SSU’s lead never fell below 7 points the remainder of the game, and grew to 20 points on two occasions.  Jennifer Grandy led the Bears with career-highs of 17 points and 8 assists.  Shannon Leasure came of the bench with 14 points.  Jill Cropper added 12 points.  Karen Diehl had 11 points and 8 rebounds.  Ingrid Brainard led the Cavaliers with 14 points and 6 rebounds.  Amber Robinson had 11 points.  Jessie Miller and Monika Mitchell had 10 points apiece.  Shawnee State connected on 32-of-62 attempts from the field for 51.6%.  The Bears hit a season-high 12 three-pointers.  Walsh made 27-of-70 attempts from the field for 38.6%.  The Cavaliers held the rebounding edge 41-35.  [Box Score] 

Shawnee State lost to Urbana University 76-56.  Jill Cropper was the only Bear to reach double figures.  She had 15 points as she was 5-of-7 from the floor and 5-of-8 from the foul line.  Brittany Runner led Urbana with 27 points and 8 rebounds.  Sam Riley had 15 points and 6 boards.  Jasmine House chipped in with 10 points.  Shawnee State shot just 35% (20-57) from the field overall.  The Bears connected on 3-of-15 attempts from beyond the arc and 13-of-19 from the foul line.   Urbana was 25-of-56 from the field for 45%.  The Blue Knights made 5-of-17 three-pointers and 21-of-28 free throws.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State snapped a four-game losing skid with a 77-71 win over Wilberforce University.  Shawnee State led by as many as 11 points in the first half before Wilberforce was able to tie the game at the half.  Wilberforce built on their momentum and held a 66-57 lead with 6:59 to play.  The Bears forced 8 turnovers in the final minutes to close the game on a 20-5 run.  Kelly Wagner led the Bears with 16 points and 5 rebounds.  Karen Diehl and Mallory Albers scored 15 points apiece.  For Albers, the 15 points marked a career-high.  Latoya Graham led Wilberforce with 19 points.  Shamarah Thomas added 18 points.  Tamara Moss had 14 points and 5 rebounds.  Shawnee State shot 43% (25-58) from the field while Wilberforce connected on 27-of-60 attempts for 45%.  Shawnee State made 20-of-23 attempts from the foul line compared to 9-of-14 for Wilberforce.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost to 7^th ranked Cedarville 75-67.  The game featured 14 lead changes and 10 ties before Cedarville took the lead for good at 59-58 on a pair of Brittany Smart free throws with 6:09 to play.  The Bears trailed by as many as nine before closing within 69-65 with 47-seconds remaining.  However, Smart converted 6-of-6 attempts from the foul line over the final 25-seconds to seal the game.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 19 points and 8 rebounds.  Kelly Wagner had 14 points.  Shannon Leasure added 11 points.  Brittany Smart led Cedarville with 36 points on the night.  She was 9-of-20 overall, 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, and 14-of-16 from the free throw line.  Kristi Beougher had 12 points and 8 rebounds.  Karah Walton added 10 points.  Shawnee State shot 39% (24-62) from the field.  Cedarville was little better at 40% (23-57).  Cedarville won the rebounding battle 41-35.  Cedarville made 20-of-25 free throws compared to 14-of-19 for Shawnee State.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State at Mt. Vernon Nazarene 90-68.  Shawnee State led 23-22 with 7:50 remaining in the first half.  The Bears made just 4-of-15 field goals and committed 4 turnovers to close out the half trailing 47-32.  Shawnee State faired little better to start the second half.  The Bears committed 4 turnovers in the first 2-minutes and trailed 54-36 with 17:41 to play.  SSU never got closer than 13 points the remainder of the game.  Kelly Wagner led the Bears with a career-high 23 points.  Jill Cropper had 17 points and 7 rebounds off the bench.  Katie Keller led all scorers with 24 points.  Melissa Mastrodonato added 22 points and 6 rebounds.  Rachel Fiely had 20 points.  As a team, Shawnee State shot a respectable 47% (30-64) from the field.  Mt. Vernon, however, connected on 34-of-55 attempts for 61.8%.  It was the best shooting performance for an SSU opponent since the 2003-2004 season.  Shawnee State converted 4-of-8 attempts from the free throw line compared to 15-of-19 attempts for Mt. Vernon.   [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost to Malone College 69-56.  Kelly Wagner led the Bears with 12 points and 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.  Shannon Leasure added 9 points.  Nikki Parson led the Pioneers with 23 points.  Cara Shiplett had 12 points and 7 rebounds.  Shawnee State trailed just 40-39 with 10:37 to play.  Malone went on an 11-1 run aided by 3 Shawnee State turnovers over the next 3 minutes to put the game out of reach.Shawnee State shot a season-low 29% (18-63) from the field.  The Bears made just 6-of-29 attempts from beyond the arc for 21%.  Malone was 17-of-47 from the field for 36%.  The Pioneers won the rebounding battle 47-40.  Malone also held a distinct advantage at the free throw line converting on 33-of-46 attempts compared to 14-of-22 attempts for Shawnee State.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost to 15th ranked Notre Dame 88-80 on day 2 of the Pepsi Urbana Classic.  The game featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes.  The Bears' largest lead was 23-17 with 11:00 remaining in the first half.  Shawnee State's final lead in the contest was 72-69 with 5:37 to play.  Notre Dame closed out the game on a 19-8 run to seal the victory.  Kelly Wagner and Karen Diehl led the Bears with 19 points each.  Diehl added 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.  Jennifer Grandy chipped in with 11 points.  Notre Dame got 19 points from Cierra Malone.  Ashley Carney had 17 points for the Falcons.  Both teams shot well from the field.  Shawnee State connected on 32 of 57 attempts for 56%.  Notre Dame was 34 of 71 for 48%.  Notre Dame scored 27 points on 18 Shawnee State turnovers.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated UV-Wise 87-46 in the opening game of the Pepsi Urbana Classic.  Shawnee State opened the game with a 10-0 run and led 19-2 with 12:41 to play in the first half.  UV-Wise trimmed the lead to 10 at 25-15 with 7:00 remaining in the period.  SSU led 43-23 at the break, and UV-Wise would get no closer than 18 points the remainder of the game.  Five Bears scored in double figures.  Jill Cropper led the way with 13 points off the bench.  Kelly Wagner and Karen Diehl had 12 points apiece.  Chelsea Lee led UV-Wise with 12 points.  Shawnee State shot 49% (36-73) from the field compared to 33% (16-49) for UV-Wise.  SSU won the rebounding battle 34-21.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State defeated Pikeville College 72-52.  Alison Meyer led the Bears with 13 points off the bench.  Becky Babione had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and a school-record 6 blocks.  Tonya Amburgey led Pikeville with 9 points.   Shawnee State’s defense held Pikeville to 23% (15-64) shooting overall and 17% (2-12) from beyond the arc.  Shawnee State scored 20 points off of 21 Pikeville turnovers.   SSU was 23-of-61 from the field for 38%.  The Bears were 7-of-17 from beyond the arc and 19-of-23 from the foul line.   [Box Score]

Shawnee State remained perfect in conference play with a 79-66 win over Tiffin University.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 14 points and 8 rebounds.  Andrea Rudmann tied her career-high with 13 points.  Alison Meyer had 11 points.  Kelly Wagner chipped in with 10 points and 7 rebounds.  Kylene Spiegel led Tiffin with 15 points.  Alexis Karel had 14 points and 11 rebounds.  Shawnee State drained a season-high 11 3-point field goals on 19 attempts.  The Bears were 28-of-65 from the field overall for 43%.  The Bears converted 12-of-14 attempts from the free throw line.  Shawnee State won the rebounding battle 42-34.  Tiffin shot 43.5% (27-62) overall, but struggled from beyond the arc (5-17) and at the foul line (7-13).  [Box Score] 

Shawnee State defeated Pikeville College 89-77 on Day Two of the Huddle House Classic .  Five Bears scored in double figures lead by Shannon Leasure's seventeen.  Karen Diehl and Kelly Wagner had 14 points each.  Jill Cropper and Alison Meyer had 11 points apiece.  Beth Patterson and Alice Daniel had 17 points each to lead Pikeville.  Kellie Jo Moore chipped in with 14 points.  Both teams shot the ball relatively well.  Shawnee State was 27-of-62 for 44%.  Pikeville shot 47% (29-of-62) from the field.  Shawnee State converted on 26-of-35 attempts from the free throw line.  Pikeville was 12-of-15 from the foul line.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost to The Cumberlands 87-63 in the opening game of the Huddle House Classic.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 17 points and 5 rebounds.  Kelly Wagner chipped in with 10 points and 4 rebounds.  Lissi Fuller led The Cumberlands (9-1) with 19 points.  Becky Sumner had 17 points and 8 rebounds.  Kirsten Roberson and Jennifer Nagy had 10 points apiece.  Shawnee State shot 38% (19-of-50) from the field while The Cumberlands connected on 30-of-71 attempts for 42%.  The Cumberlands dominated the rebounding battle 48-24.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State, ranked 24^th in NAIA Division II, defeated rival Rio Grande 78-77.  Shawnee State led 42-33 at the half.  The Bears held the lead until Rio Grande went up 67-66 with 4:26 remaining in the game.  Rio led by as many as 4 before in the contest.  Jennifer Grandy hit a lay up with just 3 seconds left on the clock to give the Bears the 78-77 winning margin.  It was the only basket of the game for Grandy.  Jill Cropper led Shawnee State with 23 points and 10 rebounds.  Cropper, the Dick Hyland Player of the Game, was 9-of-10 from field and 5-of-6 from the foul line.  Alison Meyer had 14 points and 6 rebounds.  Kelly Wagner chipped in with 12 points and 6 boards.  Britney Walker earned the Dick Hyland Player of the Game Award for Rio Grande.  She had 26 points and 5 rebounds on the evening.  Sarah Drabinski had 13 points.  Ka’Yanna Feaster added 12 points.  Rio Grande shot 47.5% (28-of-59) from the field compared to 41% (27-of-66) for Shawnee State.  The Bears out rebounded Rio Grande 43-33.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State, ranked 24^th in NAIA Division II, defeated Wilberforce University 89-56.  Kelly Wagner led Shawnee State with 12 points.   Becky Babione, Mallory Albers, and Jill Cropper had 11 points each.  Babione added 10 rebounds for her first career double-double.  Latoya Graham led the Bulldogs with 14 points and 6 rebounds.  Janicia Anderson had 12 points.   Keisha McLarty chipped in with 10 points.  Shawnee State dominated the glass 52-37.  The Bears had 22 second chance points to 8 for Wilberforce.  Shawnee State forced 20 turnovers and converted for 25 points.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State University Women’s Basketball Team, ranked 24^th in NAIA Division II, won its American Mideast Conference opener over Ohio Dominican by a score of 91-48.  Karen Diehl led a balanced Bears attack with 16 points.  Alison Meyer had 13 points and 5 rebounds.  Shannon Leasure chipped in with 9 points.  Kelly Wagner, Becky Babione, and Andrea Rudmann had 8 points apiece.  Cassidy Wertman led Ohio Dominican with 21 points.  Krissy Hines had 8 points and 8 rebounds.   Ohio Dominican led 21-16 with 7:53 to play in the first half.   The Bears went on a 24-7 run to close out the half and never looked back.   Shawnee State shot 52% (33-64) from the field compared to just 25% (18-73) for Ohio Dominican.  Shawnee State out rebounded ODU 51-42. 

Shawnee State, ranked 24th in NAIA Division II, defeated IU-South Bend 71-47 in the final game of the Buffalo Wild Wings Classic.  Kelly Wagner was the only Bear to reach double figures.  She had 16 points as she was 7-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 at the free throw line.  Abbey Freeman led the Titans with 13 points.  Jen Vanderzanden had 10 points and 8 rebounds.  Shawnee State shot a season-high 58% (25-43) from the field while holding IU-South Bend to 37% (18-49).  SSU converted on 19-of-26 attempts from the foul line compared to 6-of-13 for South Bend.   [Box Score]

Shawnee State University, ranked 24^th in NAIA Division II, defeated 23^rd ranked Virginia-Wise 67-62 in the second game of the Buffalo Wild Wings Classic.  Shawnee State led 48-38 with 12:16 to play.  UV-Wise went on a 21-7 run to take a 59-55 lead with 2:15 to play.  The Bears converted on back-to-back 3-point plays, one by Karen Diehl and one by Jill Cropper to retake the lead for good.  Kelly Wagner led the Bears with 15 points and 7 rebounds.  Alison Meyer had 13 points.  Karen Diehl chipped in with 11 points and 8 rebounds.   Chelsea Lee led UV-Wise with 17 points.  Sarah Helton had 13 points and 10 rebounds.  LaShay Collier chipped in with 10 points.  Shawnee State dominated the glass 51-34.  SSU shot 41% compared to 37% for UV-Wise.    [Box Score]

Shawnee State bounced back with a 64-62 win over Campbellsville College on the second day of Georgetown's Habitat for Humanity Classic.  Karen Diehl led the Bears with 21 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs.  Jennifer Grandy chipped in with 12 points.  Julianna Brown led Campbellsville with 21 points and 6 boards.  Kristi Ensminger added 10 points.  Shawnee State shot 46% (24-52) compared to just 36% (22-62) for Campbellsville.  Both teams struggled to hold on the ball.  Shawnee State had 24 turnovers compared to 23 for Campbellsville.

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Shawnee State lost to Georgetown 80-68 on at Georgetown College Habitat for Humanity Classic.  Shannon Leasure led the Bears with 15 points.  Jill Cropper recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.  Kim Ingle led Georgetown with 22 pints.  Megan Gray and Ashley Bell had 20 points apiece for the Tigers.  Both team shot the ball well in the contest.  Shawnee State was 24 of 56 for 43%.  Georgetown connected on 28 of 62 attempts for 45%.  Shawnee State committed 23 turnovers compared to just 14 for Georgetown. [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost an exhibition game to 16th ranked Kentucky 99-42.  Shawnee State struggled on both ends of the floor.  The Bears shot just 27% (16-59) from the field.  The Wildcats connected on 55-of-80 attempts from the field for 55%.  Kentucky out rebounded Shawnee State 60-25.  Jill Cropper led the Bears with 10 points on the night.  Karen Diehl had 9 points.  Jennifer Grandy chipped in with 5 points and 7 rebounds.  Sarah Elliott and Samantha Mahoney had 14 points each for Kentucky.  Chante Bowman and Jenny Pfeiffer both added 10 points.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State lost the final game of the 2006 Wendy’s Classic to Daemen College 95-85.  Kelly Wagner led the Bears with 22 points and 10 rebounds.  She was just 5 of 9 from the field, but converted on 12 of 15 attempts from the free throw line.  Alison Meyer had 17 points off the bench.  Jennifer Grandy had 12 points and 6 rebounds.  Karen Diehl chipped in with 10 points and 8 boards.  Allison Depp had 23 points and 7 rebounds to lead Daemen.  Germany Jackson had 21 points.  Alison LaPoint had 19 points and 8 rebounds.  Mary Kate Wilson had 16 points and 9 rebounds.  Shawnee State connected on 29 of 75 attempts from the field for 38.7%.  Daemen burned up the nets hitting on 35 of 68 attempts for 51.5%.  Shawnee State out rebounded Daemen 50-40. [Box Score]

Shawnee State, ranked 24th in NAIA Division II, opened the season with an 87-60 win over Roberts Wesleyan College in Game 2 of the Wendy's Classic.  Five players had double figures for the Bears.  Kelly Wagner led Shawnee State with 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting from the field.  She was 4 of 8 from the free throw line.  Karen Diehl had 19 points and 9 rebounds.  Jennifer Grandy and Alison Meyer had 13 and 12 points respectively in their collegiate debuts.  Andrea Rudmann chipped in with 11 points.  Three Raiders tallied double-doubles.  Nikki Shackelton led the way with 20 points and 11 rebounds.  Aimee Kovinchick had 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Janna Payne had 10 points and 10 rebounds.  Shawnee State managed to shoot just 38% (29-76) from the field, but held RWC to 37% (23-61) shooting.  Shawnee State overcame a 50-46 rebounding deficit by scoring 37 points on 30 Raider turnovers.  The Bears committed just 13 turnovers.  Shawnee State converted on 22 of 30 attempts from the line compared to just 11 of 25 for Roberts Wesleyan.  [Box Score]

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