The Bears trailed the entire game, as Union's leading scorer All-American Zeinab Chan opened the game with six consecutive points. The Bears struggled offensively from the tip, missing their first five attempts from the floor.  Junior Abby Ballman made 1-of-2 at the line to put the Bears on the board at the 17:21 mark.  It wasn't until the 15:14 when freshman Alannah Sheets scored the Bears first field goal of the game.  Cropper cut the Bulldogs lead, 13-7, on a 3-pointer with 14:25 remaining.  On the other end of the floor, Chan scored off an offensive rebound and Union extended the lead 17-7 off a Bear turnover.  Ballman cut into the Bulldogs' lead with a pair of free throws before Sheets connected on 1-of-2 trimming the lead to 17-10 with 11:07 remaining. Chan answered with a turnaround jump shot. The Bears pulled within six, as Cropper finished an old fashion 3-point play with 9:55 remaining.  

Union built a double-figure lead, as the Bears continued to struggle making only one field goal, but were able to knock down 4-of-6 attempts at the free throw line to trail 29-20 at the half. Chan finished the half with 12 points and eight boards. 

Shawnee State worked hard to keep it close in the second half, but was never able to overcome Chan's 32 point performance despite being hampered by foul trouble.  Chan opened the second half, hitting Union's first three baskets. A basket by Sheets at the 16:36 mark pulled Shawnee within nine.  Both teams buckled down defensively and neither team was able to mount much of a run.  The lead remained under 13, but neither team was able to mount a significant run until the 5:00 minute mark, where the Bears trailed 51-38. Union closed the game on a 7-2 run. 

In her final game, Cropper led the Bears with 12 points, while Ballman finished with eight and a steal to tie her record of 117 steals on the season. 

Chan finished with 32 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.  Union sharp shooter Kayla Hudson enter the game averaging over 23 points and the Bears were able to hold her under double-figures with nine.

After a outstanding tournament run the Bears finish the season with an overall record of 27-10. [Box Score] 

Shawnee State shot lights out in the first half, en route to a 27-13 halftime lead. The Bears opened the game on a 7-0 run and built an 18 point lead, 27-9, with just over a minute to play in the half.  The Stars closed the first half on a 4-0 run to cut the Bears halftime lead to 27-13.  Shawnee State shot 53% from the floor in the first, connecting on 9-of-17 shots.  Oklahoma City shot a dismal 13%, making only 4-of-30 attempts.  Sheets led the Bears at the break with 11 points. 

Oklahoma City started the second half on a 9-3 run to pull within four of the Bears, 30-26. Sophomore Catrice Mitchell stopped the Stars' run with a basket and junior Abby Ballman drained a 3-pointer on the next possession for the Bears extending their lead to nine, 35-26.  The two teams battled back-and-forth and another 3-pointer by Ballman expanded Shawnee's lead back to double figures, 43-31, with 8:28 remaining in the game. Shawnee State held a 48-37 lead with just over five minutes to go, but the Stars made a run of their own scoring seven unanswered points to cut the lead to 48-44 with 2:31 left in the game.  Neither team scored for over two minutes until senior Jill Cropper stepped to the line, making two free throws to give the Bears the 50-44 cushion.  OCU's Taylor Booze hit a shot from behind the arc, cutting the game to only one possession.  Shawnee State survived the comeback as Sheets and Cropper each hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to give the Bears the 54-47 win. 

Sheets finished the game leading all scorers with 18 points.  Ballman scored 12 points, while pulling down six rebounds, dishing out four assists and collecting two steals. Senior Keilee Guthrie came off the bench for the Bears to score nine points. 

Oklahoma City's Tiffany Goldwire and Chasity Workman each scored 11 points in the loss.

Shawnee State finished the game shooting 49% (16-for-33) from the floor and 50% from behind the arc, connecting on seven 3-pointers.  At the line, Shawnee State shot 83% and hit 8-for-9 in the second half to seal the victory.  Oklahoma City went 18-for-64 in the game for 28%, while making only 3-of-19 3-pointers for 16%.  The Stars converted 8-fo-12 free throws for 67%.  [Box Score]

Despite turning the ball over 21 times in the game, the Bears managed to lead California Baptist most of the game as they outshot the Lancers 48% to 27% in the contest.  

Shawnee State got on the board first with a basket by senior Jill Cropper and held the lead until the 13:57 mark when S.J. Simmons drained a 3-pointer to give the Lancers a 9-8 lead.  SSU's junior Abby Ballman tied the game at 12-12 with a bucket from beyond the arc and the Bears reclaimed the lead on a field goal by freshman Alannah Sheets.  After trading baskets, the Bears went on a 7-0 run to take a 24-17 lead, a lead they would not give up the remainder of the game.  The Lancers cut the lead to one twice before the half and trailed 31-27 at the break.

Shawnee State did not hesitate to start the second half as sophomore Catrice Mitchell extended the Bears lead to six to open the half.  Another basket by Sheets expanded Shawnee State's lead to double-digits.  The Bears held a two possession lead over the Lancers most of the half until two free throws by Brenna Hahn cut the Bears lead to three, 45-42, with 8:53 remaining.  Shawnee State quickly answered on the other end with a 3-pointer by Cropper.  The two teams battled exchanging points and with 4:45 left in the game a basket by CBU's Dana Olsen cut the Bears lead to three again, 54-51.  Back-to-back baskets by Sheets and sophomore Alex Pohl extended the Bears 58-51.  A 3-pointer by Hahn, a Shawnee State turnover and another basket by V.V. Vasciunaite cut Shawnee State's lead to 58-56 with just under a minute to play.  With 44 seconds remaining Sheets headed to the line where she converted two free throws, making it a two possession game. On the other end, Hahn's 3-point attempts fell off the mark and a basketball by Pohl enlarged the Bears lead to 62-56 with 23 seconds remaining.  Another miss by Hahn forced the Lancers to foul Ballman, who drained two more free throws to give the Bears the eight point lead.  California Baptist made a basket off an offensive rebound in the closing seconds, but it wasn't enough as Shawnee State pulled off the upset for the second consecutive day winning 64-58.

Four players scored double-figures for the Bears in the win. Pohl came off the bench and just missed a double-double scoring 12 points and pulling down nine rebounds.  Ballman added 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks in the game.  Cropper scored 10 points for the Bears and pulled down nine rebounds, while Sheets added 10 points for the Bears.

Olsen led the Lancers with a double-double, tallying 16 points and 12 rebounds.  Hahn finished with 15 points, while Vasciunaite added 11 points.

Shawnee State shot well from the floor, going 23-for-48 for 48%.  Shawnee State drained five 3-pointers for 56%.  At the charity strip, Shawnee State went 13-for-18 in the game for 72%.  California Baptist struggled offensively making only 20-of-73 shots in the game for 27%.  The Lancers hit seven 3-pointers for 23%. From the free throw line, they hit 11-of-12 attempts for 92%. [Box Score]

The game was plagued by turnovers as the two teams combined for 52 turnovers in the game, including eight in the game's first nine possessions. 

Freshman Alannah Sheets got the Bears on the scoreboard first as she drained a 3-pointer at the 19:09 mark of the game.  The Cougars'  Shalonda Young got Saint Xavier on the board at the 17:42 mark with a basket.  Junior Abby Ballman found freshman Tabby McKinney for a basket to give the Bears the 5-2 lead.  On the other end, Young scored again for Saint Xavier, cutting the lead to 5-4.  Ballman dished out her third assist of the game finding sophomore Catrice Mitchell for two more points.  Neither team could find the bottom of the nets for over two minutes until SXU's Marissa Young drained a 3-pointer to knot the game at 7-7.  The two teams exchanged points before Alex Barone gave the Cougars their first lead of the game, 15-12, making a basket from long range.  Mary Kasner hit one-of-two free throws extending their lead.  Ballman cut the lead to one on a 3-pointer and on the next Bears' possession, senior Keilee Guthrie scored her first two points of the game to recapture the lead for the Bears, 17-16.  The Cougars answered with a bucket by Kusner, but Ballman hit another 3-pointer to take the 20-18 lead with 8:01 remaining before the half.  The Bears and Cougars battled back-and-forth, exchanging the lead four times and tying the game twice in the final six minutes of the first half.  Sheets knotted the game at 27-27, but Young converted two free throws to give the Cougars the two point lead.  With under a minute remaining, Sheets made a basket and converted the free throw for the 3-point play to give the Bears the 30-29 advantage into the break.  Sheets lead all scorers with 11 points at the half.  

Sheets opened the second half making two free throws, extending the Bears lead to three.  A 3-pointer by SXU's Michell Tourtillott knotted the game at 32-32.  Senior Jill Cropper scored five unanswered points to start the Bears' run.  Sheets hit another 3-pointer and McKinney capped off the 11-0 run with an old fashioned 3-point play.  Kusner stopped the Bears' run with a field goal, cutting the lead to nine.  A 3-pointer by Guthrie gave the Bears their largest lead of the game, 52-38, with 7:57 left in the game.  The Cougars cut the Bears' lead to nine twice but the Bears' secured the win converting 11-of-12 free throws down the stretch to take the 70-60 victory. 

Sheets had a stellar game, leading all scorers with a career-high 21 points to go along with a career-high eight rebounds.  Ballman finished with 13 points, six assists and five steals.  Ballman has accumulated 114 steals on the season and is three shy of breaking her own record for steals in a season.  Guthrie and Cropper added 10 points and nine respectively.  Sophomore Alex Pohl pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. 

Saint Xavier was led by CACC Player of the Year, Alex Barone who scored 17 points to go along with five assists and four steals.  Young added 10 points and nine rebounds in the loss.

Shawnee State shot 40% from the floor, including 8-of-20 from beyond the arc.  At the line the Bears shot 67% in the game, hitting 21-of-30 in the second half to capture the win.  St. Xavier shot 44% from the floor and hit six 3-pointers for 33%.  The Cougars finished 67% from the charity strip.  [Box Score]

After leading 54-50 with just over seven minutes remaining in the game, the Shawnee State Women’s Basketball Team was outscored 22-4 to close out the game as they fell to top-seeded Campbellsville University 72-58 in the Mid-South Conference Championship Game on Sunday afternoon. 

The first half was a close battle, which saw three lead changes and three ties.  Shawnee State maintained the lead until Campbellsville and the 2011 MSC Player of the Year Whitney Ballinger completed an and-one play to give the Tigers the 20-17 lead with 10:26 remaining in the half.  Freshman Syndee Penn came off the bench and gave the Bears a spark hitting back-to-back baskets to recapture the lead for the Bears.  Ballinger answered with another and-one play to take the 23-22 lead.   Sophomore Catrice Mitchell picked up her third foul with 3:54 to play and the Tigers capitalized taking their largest lead of the half, 31-25, on a 3-pointer by Courtney Clifton. The Bears battled back and tied the game at 33-33 on a basket by senior Jill Cropper with 37 seconds left.  On the next possession, the Tigers’ Corin Dunn completed an and-one situation of her own giving Campbellsville the 36-33 advantage. Senior Keilee Guthrie cut the lead with a lay-up with 10 seconds remaining. Campbellsville’s Melly Heaton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, giving the Tigers the 39-35 advantage at the half.

CU’s Megan Isaac opened the second up with four unanswered points  before sophomore Abby Ballman put the Bears on the board with her first two points of the game at the 16:23 mark.  On the next Bears’ possession Ballman found Cropper for two points, pulling Shawnee within two.  The two teams exchanged points and Shawnee’s sophomore Alex Pohl put the Bears within one, 49-48, as she finished the and-one play with 10:31 remaining.  The Bears defense forced the Tigers to put up a long 3-pointer and a drive to the basket by Penn gave the Bears the 50-49 advantage.  CU’s Dunn hit one-of-two free throws to knot the game at 50-50.  A basket by Ballman and another by Pohl at the 7:10 mark gave the Bears 54-50 lead.  An offensive rebound and put back by Isaacs and a pair of free throws by Mackenzie Lee tied the game at 54-54 and started the Tigers 22-4 run in the final seven minutes.  Campbellsville regained the lead on a 3-pointer by Heaton.  Ballinger took over the game, scoring on four consecutive possessions for the Tigers, extending their lead to 65-54. Cropper cut the 15-0 run with a basket and Ballman scored on the next Bears possession to cut the lead to 65-58.  Campbellsville converted 5-of-5 free throws in the final minute to secure the 72-58 win and the conference tournament championship.

Cropper led the Bears with 12 points and six rebounds, while Mitchell added 10 points and seven rebounds.  The Tigers defense held Ballman to only six points in the game, all of which came in the second half.  Ballman dished out five assists and pulled down five rebounds in the game.

Ballinger finished leading all-scorers with 28 points to go along with five rebounds and three blocks.  Heaton added 13 points and Isaacs and Clifton each finished with 10 points.  Isaacs pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. [Box Score]

The Shawnee State Women's Basketball Team pulled out a thriller on Saturday afternoon against Lindsey Wilson College in the semi-final game of the Mid-South Conference Tournament.  The Bears let a 16 point lead in the second half slip away in the closing seconds, but sophomore Alex Pohl blocked sharpshooter Bethany Spillman's three-point attempt that would have tied the game with less than five seconds to play to seal the win.  Pohl then converted one of two free throws to give the Bears a 66-62 victory and send them to the Conference Finals against top-seeded Campbellsville on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. 

The Bears struggled in the first half allowing Lindsey Wilson to collect 10 offensive rebounds and turning the ball over 12 times.  The trio of Jill Cropper, Alex Pohl, and Catrice Mitchell were called upon to guard Lindsey Wilson's Ashley Rainey and quickly got into early foul trouble against the talented and physical Ashley Rainey.  Rainey finished the first half with 15 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore Catrice Mitchell scored the first four points for Shawnee which kept the game close early.  Freshman Alannah Sheets was deadly again from long range, knocking down three 3-pointers in the first half to lead the Bears with 11 points at the break.  Neither team in the first half lead by more than five points and Lindsey Wilson managed to take a 26-25 lead into halftime.

The second half stayed close for a while until Sheets hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game, and on the next Bears' possession freshman Tabby McKinney hit a basket to give Shawnee a 44-37 lead.  Rainey put in a pair of free throws on Lindsey Wilson's next possession to get the Raiders within five points.  Shawnee State then went on a 13-0 run to take a 57-39 with just over eight minutes to play in the game.  Lindsey Wilson countered with their own 14-2 run to cut the lead to a two possession game, 59-53, with 2:08 remaining in the game.  The Bears were able to extend their lead to eight as senior Jill Cropper found Mitchell underneath the basket for two points.  Lindsey Wilson scored on their next possession to make the game 61-55 with only 1:08 to play.  Ballman was fouled on the Bears' inbound pass and knocked down both free throws, but Lindsey Wilson's Spillman came back and nailed a 3-pointer to make the score 63-58 with 36 seconds remaining.  Ballman was sent back to the charity stripe and made two more free throws to give Shawnee a seven point advantage.  With 24 seconds remaining Shawnee State sent Rainey to the line.  Rainey hit the front end of her one-and-one, but missed the second.  Lindsey Wilson was able to grab another offensive rebound and made the put back to cut the Bears' lead to 65-61.  Ballman was fouled in the backcourt and was unable to convert the front end of her one-and-one.  Lindsey Wilson's Diondra Anthony was fouled on a 3-point attempt sending her to the line with a chance to cut the lead to only one.  Anthony hit only one of her attempts, but after a scramble for the rebound the referees awarded the ball to Lindsey Wilson after it was knocked out of bounds in the pile up.  With only 6.8 seconds left on the clock, Lindsey Wilson drew up a play for their hot-handed guard Spillman.  Spillman was able to catch the ball at the top of the key but was met by Pohl who was able to get a hand on her game tying attempt.  Pohl then picked up the loose ball, was fouled, and converted one of her free throws to seal the game for the Bears, 66-62.

Leading the way for Shawnee was Sheets who finished the game with a career-high 19 points and four steals.  Mitchell who battled foul trouble most of the game was still able to manage 12 points in the contest.  Ballman finished with an impressive stat line that included 11 points, eight assists, six rebounds and two steals.

The Blue Raiders' Rainey led all scorers with 25 points to go along with 14 rebounds.  Spillman had 12 points, and Viktoria Krell finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds.  The Bears were out-rebounded 46-32 in the game, including a 24-4 offensive rebound margin. [Box Score]

The Shawnee State Women's Basketball Team overcame cold shooting in the first half to defeat Pikeville 63-40 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-South Conference Tournament on Thursday evening.  The Bears got off to a hot start by building an early 8-0 lead in which sophomore Catrice Mitchell scored six of the eight points.  Their lead quickly dwindled as Pikeville battled back to take an 18-15 lead.  Shawnee State went scoreless for over seven minutes until freshman Alannah Sheets ended the Bears' drought by sinking a pair of free throws.  The Bears then regained the lead 22-20 on an open court lay-up by Sheets.  Senior Keilee Guthrie gave the Bears a 24-20 lead with a pair of free throws with 1:33 left in the half.  Sheets laid in a basket with 1:15 remaining to give the Bears the 26-20 halftime advantage.

Shawnee State came out with intensity in the second half and held Pikeville to only 19 second half points.  Shawnee State opened the half with back-to-back 3-pointers by senior Abby Ballman and Sheets.  The Bears added another basket to cap off an 8-0 run.  Pikeville hit back-to-back buckets to cut the deficit 34-25, but Shawnee State put on the pressure and went on a 10-2 run to take the 44-27 lead.  Shawnee never looked back as they went on to defeat Pikeville 63-40 to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Mid-South Tournament.

After shooting a dismal 25% in the first half, Shawnee State finished the game shooting 34% from the floor.  The Bears shot 46% from beyond the arc, going 5-for-9 in the second half.  At the line, Shawnee State converted 17-of-23 attempts for 74%. 

Ballman led the Bears with 16 points, going 3-for-3 from behind the arc.  She also pulled down five rebounds and dished out five assists in the game.  Sheets added 15 points and four assists, while Cropper added 11 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. [Box Score]

In the first half of the game Shawnee struggled to gain the upper-hand. In the sixth minute of the game, freshman Tabitha McKinney came off the bench and set fire to the Bears offense. She provided the aggressive playing style Shawnee needed to take the lead.  The Bears ultimately finished the half up by four, 37-33. Sophomore Alex Pohl gave Shawnee the momentum they needed to take control of the game in the second half.  She totaled 21 points, two assists and one steal. McKinney finished with 12 points, three assists and one steal. Junior Abby Ballman added another 16 points, six assists, and two steals.

Defensively the Bears were lead by senior Jill Cropper with nine rebounds, and a blocked shot. McKinney rounded out the top, with seven rebounds as well as a blocked shot.

Rio’s leading scorers were Leah Kendro with 23 points and Jenna Smith with 16 points. [Box Score]

SSU's Alex Pohl and URG's Leah Kendro were named the Dick Hyland Players of the Game. 

After missing the last meeting back on January 20, senior Jill Cropper led the Bears making 3-of-4 from behind the arc and 4-for-7 from the floor. She also made all four free-throws she attempted giving her a total of 15 points for the night. Another stand out for the Bears was sophomore Alex Pohl, shooting 100% from the floor and making seven baskets totaling 14 points. Junior Abby Ballman was Shawnee's third shooter to reach double digits scoring 12 points with four assists and two steals. Cropper and Pohl each had two assists and a steal apiece. 

Shawnee controlled the game from the very beginning, scoring an early two points. From there, the Bears controlled the tempo of the game out-shooting West Virginia heavily in the first half. Shooting an outstanding 62.1% from the floor, Shawnee shot over 30% better than the Golden Bears. The Bears finished the half leading by 21 points, 44-23.

Defensively, Pohl pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Bears. Freshman Tabitha McKinney added another seven rebounds. Sophomore Catrice Mitchell had an additional six, while successfully blocking two West Virginia Tech shots.  [Box Score]

Junior Abby Ballman and freshman Tabatha McKinney led the Bears' attack in the first half. Ballman tallied six rebounds, four points, three assist, and four steals, while McKinney had six rebounds of her own, six points, and one steal. Senior Keilee Guthrie had five points and sophomore Alex Pohl added an additional six rebounds. Shawnee State held a five point lead going into the second half. In the second half, Pohl and freshman Alannah Sheets emerged as the leading points scorers. Pohl brought her game totals to 12 points and eight rebounds, as Sheets contributed 13 points and four rebounds.

The Bears shot 41% from the floor. They tallied 14 steals, 14 assists, and 45 rebounds. Defensively, McKinney stood out with 11 rebounds. Sophomore Catrice Mitchell had three blocked shots. [Box Score]

Lindsey Wilson built a 32-22 lead at the break.  The Blue Raiders opened the second half on a 6-0 run to take their largest lead of the game of 16, 38-22.  The Bears slowly started cutting the Blue Raider's lead.  Down 53-39 with 9:16 remaining, Shawnee State went on a 14-0 run to take their only lead of the second half, 54-53.  Lindsey Wilson answered with a 5-0 run of the own.  The Bears never rebounded as they would go on to fall 68-61 to the Blue Raiders. 

Shawnee State shot 38% in the game, going 23-for-61 from the floor. Lindsey Wilson went 23-for-49 from the field for 47%.  The Bears made seven 3-pointers in the game for 25%, while the Blue Raiders made five 3-pointers for 46%.  At the charity strip, Shawnee State converted 8-for-10 for 80%, while Lindsey Wilson was nearly perfect as they went 17-for-18 for 94%. 

Junior Abby Ballman led the Bears with a team-high 14 points. She also dished out a career-high 11 assists.  Senior Keilee Guthrie came off the bench hitting four 3-pointers for the Bears for 12 points.  Freshman Tabatha McKinney added 11 points and six rebounds.  Senior Jill Cropper added seven points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. 

Bethany Spillman led the Blue Raiders with 17 points, while Viktoria Krell added 14 points.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State struggled early as they found themselves trailing by double-digits 10 minutes into the game.  In the half the Bears shot only 36% from the field (8-for-22).  The Tigers, who shot over 57% in the first half, lead by as many as 23, 43-20, in the first half and held a 49-28 advantage at the break.

Shawnee State rebounded in the second half, shooting 57% and holding the Tigers to 23% from the field.  Shawnee State opened the second half immediately cutting the Tigers lead.  By the 12:55 mark in the half, the Bears cut the lead to nine, trailing 61-52.  The Tigers responded with four unanswered points.  Shawnee State cut the lead back to nine, 65-56, with 11:35 remaining.  Georgetown went on a 11-2 run and lead 81-61 with 5:27 left in the game.  Shawnee State worked hard in the final minutes outscoring the Tigers 15-4 but it was not enough as the Bears fell 85-76. 

Senior Jill Cropper led all scorers with 20 points.  She also pulled down a team-high six rebounds.  Junior Abby Ballman added 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in the loss.  Freshman Tabatha McKinney came off the bench to score 11 points, while sophomore Alex Pohl added 10 points. [Box Score]

Pikeville opened the game on a 7-0 run and maintained the lead until the 11:11 mark in the second half when Shawnee State took their first lead of the game, 48-47.  The two teams battled back and forth.  Shawnee State lead by four, 65-61, with 2:19 remaining.  A 3-pointer cut the Bears' lead to one and on the next Pikeville possession they regained the lead on a jumper.  Senior Jill Cropper made a basket on the other end to give the Bears' the 67-66 advantage.  Pikeville converted on one-of-two at the line to knot the game at 67-67.  On the Bears' next possession senior Keilee Guthrie went for a lay-up but was blocked.  Pikeville took a 69-67 lead on a jumper and finished the game making one-of-two at the line to hand the Bears their second consecutive loss. 

Cropper led the Bears with 17 points and six rebounds.  Sophomore Alex Pohl scored 13 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, while Guthrie added 11 points.  Junior Abby Ballman finished with nine points and dished out six assists and had three steals.  [Box Score]

Sophomore Alex Pohl came off the bench to scored 13 points and pull down eight boards for the Bears.  Freshman Alannah Sheets was the only other Bears in double-figures as she scored 11 points.  Ballman also dished out four assists, had three blocks and two steals in the loss.

Kristin Mullins led the Cavaliers with a game-high 28 points and 13 rebounds.  Amber Carter added 13 points to go along with 11 assists, while Meghan Rutherford added 10 points. 

Shawnee State shot 42% from the field (25-for-60), while the Cavaliers went 39% from the floor (25-for-65).  From beyond the arc, the Bears made 8-of-26 3-pointers for 31%.  UVA-Wise went 10-for-26 from behind the arc for 39%.  From the line the Bears struggled shooting only 55% in the game, converting 12-of-22 attempts.  The Cavaliers converted 17-of-21 attempts for 81%.  [Box Score]

Campbellsville took an early 7-0 lead, but the first four minutes was the only portion of the game the Tigers controlled.  Sophomore Catrice Mitchell got the Bears back into the game with a jumper to tie the score up at 7-7.  Shawnee State led by as many as eight in the first half and maintained the 34-29 lead at the break. 

Campbellsville pulled within one, 43-42, with 15:17 remaining in the game.  The Bears extended the lead to 49-43, with a 3-pointer by freshman Alannah Sheets and a jumper by Mitchell.  The Tigers cut the lead to 53-48 on a Courtney Danis lay-up.  Shawnee State extended the lead to double-digits.  A four-point play by junior Abby Ballman extending the Bears lead to 63-48 put the dagger in the Tigers as the Bears hand Campbellsville their first conference loss of the season. 

The Bears controlled the pace of the game defensively holding the Mid-South Conference leading scorer Whitney Ballinger to 15 points.     

The Bears shot 29-for-53 in the game tallying 54.7%, while the Tigers shot a mere 33.3%.

Junior Abby Ballman and sophomore Alex Pohl led the Bears in scoring.  Each scored 18 points in the game, leaving Pohl with a new career-high.  Freshman Tabitha McKinney tied her career-high with seven assists. She also pulled down a team-high of eight rebounds.  Senior Jill Cropper added another seven rebounds and had 11 points in the game.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State struggled against Rio Grande, fighting back and forth for the lead. It wasn't until a lay-up by senior Jill Cropper at the 3:25 mark in the half that the Bears really started to pull away. The ended the first half up by seven, 39-32, but the Red Storm quickly caught up in the second half. Two 3-pointers by Rio's Leah Kendro got the Red Storm back in the game and put Rio up by one. Pulling away by as many as six points, Rio held their lead until the 13th minute where Shawnee's sophomore Abby Ballman started a rally. Leading well intro the last minute, Shawnee held off the Red Storm until the last 17 seconds of the game when Rio's Kaylee Helton tied up the game with a free throw to send the game into overtime.

Trailing the entire length of games five-minute overtime, freshman Sydnee Penn saved the day for the Bears with a last second 3-pointer giving Shawnee the win by two.

Ballman lead the Bears with 16 points, six rebounds, three assists, and an astounding six steals. Senior Keilee Guthrie had 14 points, six rebounds, and two steals of her own. Penn contributed 11 points including the game-winning 3-pointer. She also had three assists and three steals.

Kendro lead the Red Storm with 20 points, while Ashley Saunders pulled down 10 rebounds. [Box Score]

Despite missing senior Jill Cropper, the Bears lead most of the first half and captured a 36-26 lead at the break.  West Virginia Tech began the second half on a 9-0 run to cut the Bears' lead to 36-35.  The Bears answered with a 11-4 run to extend their lead back to double-digits, 47-37.  West Virginia Tech's Shyla Jones made a shot to cut the Bears' lead to eight but that was as close as they would get as Shawnee State went on to win 68-54. 

Guthrie and Mitchell led all scorers with 19 apiece.  Mitchell also had seven rebounds and four blocks in the game.  Freshman Alannah Sheets had 10 points and four rebounds in the Bears' victory.  Junior Abby Ballman added eight points, four assists and three steals in the game.

West Virginia Tech's Shyla Jones led the Golden Bears with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  [Box Score]

After trailing at the break 33-24, the Bears came out and quickly cut into the Patriots lead.  Freshman Alannah Sheets gave the Bears their first lead of the second half with a lay-up with 13:55 remaining in the game.  Cumberlands recaptured the lead as they made back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers giving them the 51-46 advantage.  Senior Keilee Guthrie hit back-to-back 3-pointers of her own to begin a 10-0 run for the Bears.  Shawnee State maintained the two possession lead.  The Patriots cut the Bears lead to four, 63-59, with 2:45 left, but the Bears outscored them 12-3 in the final three minutes to hand the Patriots their first conference loss of the season.

Shawnee State shot 44% in the game hitting 22-of-50 shots, while the Patriots went 21-for-64 in the game for 34%.  The Bears did not hit a 3-pointer in the first half, but made five in the second for 36%.  Cumberlands went 8-for-27 from beyond the arc for 30%.  Both teams shot well at the line.  The  Bears hit 22-of-24 free throws in the second half, going 26-for-29 in the game for 90%.  The Patriots went 12-for-13 at the line for 93%.

Senior Jill Cropper led the Bears with 22 points.  Ballman added 21 points, dished out seven assists, had six steals and pulled down three rebounds.  Sophomore Alex Pohl pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. [Box Score]

Lindsey Wilson struck first with a jumper by Ashley Rainey to start the game.  Shawnee State answered with five straight points to take their first lead of the first half.  After two ties, the Blue Raiders managed to lead most of the first half.  Sophomore Alex Pohl tied the game at 29-29 with a pair of free throws with 3:40 remaining.  Rainey regained the lead for the Blue Raiders as she hit a jumper for her 12th point of the half.  Freshman Sydnee Penn tied the game again as she hit a jumper in the paint and gave the Bears the lead on their next possession with lay-up.  LWC's Viktoria Krell knotted the game at 33-33 as she hit a shot with seven seconds left to end the half.  

The Blue Raiders opened the second half on a 6-0 run.  Ballman tied the game at 44-44 with just over 14 minutes remaining as she hit a 3-pointer.  The two teams battled back-and-forth but neither team could pull away. Lindsey Wilson led by as many as six with 4:27 remaining, but with one minute left in regulation, sophomore Alex Pohl hit two free throws to tie the game at 67 apiece.  The Bears defense pressured Lindsey Wilson and Ballman intercepted a pass and drove the floor making the lay-up and drawing the foul.  Ballman hit the free throw with 17 seconds remaining to give the Bears the 70-67 advantage.  Lindsey Wilson's Tiffany Wilson missed a 3-pointer, but an offensive rebound by Rainey kept the Blue Raiders alive.  Krell hit a shot with seven seconds remaining to cut the Bears' lead to one.  Cropper sealed with the win, hitting two free throws with two seconds remaining.

Ballman led the Bears with 19 points.  She also dished out six assists, had three steals, and two blocks in the game.  Cropper was the only other Bear in double-figures as she had 12 points and five rebounds in the game. Pohl pulled down a team-high six rebounds.

Lindsey Wilson's Krell led all scorer's with 28 points, while Rainey added 20 points and 14 rebounds. [Box Score]

Shawnee State came out flat in the first half and struggled offensively shooting only 23% from the field.  Georgetown took a 4-0 lead before sophomore Catrice Mitchell put the Bears on the board with a free throw.  For the second consecutive game the Bears missed their first ten shots from the floor.  Senior Keilee Guthrie stopped the drought as she hit a 3-pointer with 14:16 remaining in the first.  Georgetown's Mikkah Rogers gave the Tigers their leargest lead of the half of 17, 35-18, with just under three minutes remaining in the half.  The Bears went on a 7-0 to cut the lead to 10 with 1:14 remaining.  A jumper by Jessica Waddle extended Georgetown's lead back to 12. Freshman Sydnee Penn added a pair of free throws for the Bears, cutting the lead to 37-27.  GC's Lindsay Fultz drained a 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining, but SSU's Alex Pohl finished an and-one play with four seconds remaining to cut the Tigers' halftime lead to 40-30.

Shawnee State picked up the intensity in the second half, coming out on a 9-0 run to cut Georgetown's lead 40-39.  Sophomore Kayla Wiley came in off the bench and gave the Bears a spark, finding Mitchell for a jumper at the 15:05 to give the Bears their first lead, 45-44.  Georgetown regained the lead with a pair of free throws by Lizza Jonas.  On the next possession, SSU's junior Abby Ballman found senior Jill Cropper to take the 45-44 lead.  Wiley rebounded the missed 3-pointer by Georgetown and drove the ball the length of the floor and dished the ball off to Mitchell to extend the lead, 47-44.  Two free throws by Pohl lengthened the Bears lead to 52-46 with 11:46 remaining.  The Tigers battled back and tied the game at 54-54 with 8:40 to play. Guthrie answered with her third 3-pointer of the game, reclaiming the lead for the Bears.  With 4:24 left, Georgetown took a 58-57 lead wiht a 3-pointer by Kourtney Tyra.  With 2:10 left Sheets found Cropper for a lay-up to give the Bears the one point lead.  Neither team made a bucket for over a minute.  With 13 second remaining Georgetown's Tyra drove the lane, hitting a jump shot to put the Tigers up 62-61.  On the Bears possession, Sheets drove the baseline and hit a basket with .03 seconds left, propelling the Bears 63-62 over the Tigers.  

Cropper led the Bears as she tallied a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.  Guthrie came off the bench to score 13, 10 of which she scored in the first half.  Ballman had six assists in the game. 

Georgetown's Tyra led all scorers with 24 points. 

The Bears shot 55% from the field in the second half and 35% for the game.  Georgetown went 22-for-61 in the game for 36%.  Both teams shot pourly from beyond the arc.  The Bears made only 4-of-18 shots for 22%, while the Tigers went 4-for-19 for 21%.  At the charity strip the Bears converted 21-of-28 attempts for 75% and Georgetown went 14-for-19 for 74% in the game. [Box Score]

The Bears came out ice cold as they missed their first ten shots from the floor and found themselves down 15-0.  Sophomore Catrice Mitchell finally got the Bears on the board as she hit a jumper seven minutes into the game.  Shawnee State picked up the intensity and a lay-up by junior Abby Ballman pulled the Bears within three, 29-26, with 4:12 remaining in the half.  The Cavaliers extended their lead to nine with a 3-pointer by Jessie Miller.  Ballman closed out the half hitting a 3-pointer of her own to trail 39-33 at the break.   

The Cavaliers managed a two possession lead most of the second half.  The Bears pulled within two with 12:11 to go, but Walsh answered and extended their lead back to six with a free throw by Amanda Bennett.  Shawnee State found themselves down eight, 69-61, with just under two minutes remaining.  A free throw followed by a lay-up by Ballman and sophomore Alex Pohl's completion of an and-one pulled the Bears within two with 43 seconds remaining. 

The Bears defense forced Walsh's Katie Berry to miss a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to go but an offense rebound by Tatianna Hall forced the Bears to foul.  Walsh's Daniella Ciccarone missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving the Bears the opportunity to send the game into overtime.  Ballman drove the length of the court but her jumper banked off the rim to give the Cavaliers the 69-67 win. 

Ballman led the Bears with 18 points, while senior Keilee Guthrie came off the bench to score 17 including five 3-pointers in the game.  She also pulled down five rebounds in the loss.  Pohl added 11 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, while Mitchell finished with 10 points.  Walsh's stifling defense made the difference in the game, as they held Shawnee State's senior Jill Cropper scoreless.   

Despite the dreadful start for the Bears they managed to shoot 47% from the field hitting 24-of-54 shots.  Walsh shot 52% from the flooring, nailing 28-of-54 shots.  From beyond the arc the Bears shot 47% while the Cavaliers made 36%.  Shawnee State missed their opportunity at the line as they made only 10-of-19 attempts for 53%.  Walsh shot 80% from the line, making 8-of-10 attempts.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State regained the lead with 51 seconds remaining in the game as the Bears squeaked by Lake Erie 68-66 on the opening day of the Notre Dame Tournament. 

Lake Erie's Britt Busson scored first and then junior Abby Ballman and senior Jill Cropper rallied off 11 consecutive points to give the Bears the 11-2 lead.  Lake Erie answered with a 9-0 run of their own to tie the game.  Ballman gave the Bears the 21-13 lead as she hit a jumper with 10:11 remaining in the first.  Sloppy play by the Bears allowed the Storm back in the game as Chrissy Delaney knotted the game at 24-24 with a pair of free throws.  On the next possession for Lake Erie, Jen Caiola gave the Storm the 26-24 lead as she hit a pair of free throws.  Delaney hit a 3-pointer on the Storm's next possession giving them their largest lead of five in the first half.  Shawnee State answered as Ballman found Cropper for two points.  Ballman tied the game as she nailed a jump shot from beyond the arc and freshman Alannah Sheets made a lay-up with 34 seconds left to give the Bears the lead.  Lake Erie's Allison Pavkov knotted the game at 31-31 at the break as she hit a jumper with three seconds remaining.  Ballman had 13 points, four assists and four steals at the half for the Bears. 

The Bears opened the second half on a 6-0 run.  The two teams exchanged points and Lake Erie regained the lead (44-43) with a pair of free throws by Katelyn Prince.  Ballman gave the Bears the 50-49 lead with just over eight minutes remaining, however Lake Erie went on a 8-0 run to established a 57-50 advantage.  The Bears battled back and Sheets tied the game with a 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining.  A Storm turnover and a lay-up by Ballman gave the Bears the 64-62 lead with 51 seconds left.  Ballman and Cropper secured the win as they each hit a pair of free throws in the final minute to hold off Lake Erie 68-66. 

Ballman finished the game with a career-high 27 points.  She also had five rebounds, five assists and four steals.  Sophomore Alex Pohl came off the bench to scored 13 points and pull down a team-high eight rebounds.  Sheets contributed 13 points, while Cropper added 10 points and seven rebounds.  [Box Score]

On the final day of the Notre Dame Tournament, Shawnee State defeated Point Park 70-61 to claim the Championship. 

Point Park claimed an early lead but the Bears' offense answered and would go on to build a 33-21 lead at the break, behind's senior Keilee Guthrie's 10 point first half. 

Shawnee State did not let up in the second half and managed a double-digit lead most of the half.  Down 62-47, Point Park would make a final run, going on a 9-0 run to cut the Bears' lead to six, 62-56.  A jumper by Cropper extended the lead back to eight and the Bears converted 6-of-8 free throws in the final minute to cap the 70-61 win. 

Four Bears scored double-figures.  Guthrie led the Bears with 18 points, while Cropper added 15 points and eight rebounds.  Ballman contributed 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocks in the win.  Sheets finished with 10 points and five rebounds.  [Box Score]

Ballman scored the Bears' first five points of the game and then found senior Jill Cropper for a 3-pointer to help the Bears establish a 7-4 lead, a lead in which the Bears would not give up the lead the rest of the game.  Pikeville's Lenae Shouse hit a jumper to pull within two at 10-8, but Ballman and freshman Alannah Sheets rattled off 10 straight points, including a 3-pointer and a jumper each to give the Bears the double-digit lead, 18-8.  The two teams exchanged points and then Guthrie came off the bench to scored on back-to-back-to-back possessions for the Bears, including two 3-pointers to extend the lead back to double-digits.  On the next Bear possession Cropper laid in a lay-up to give the Bears the 32-19 lead.  A Pikeville turnover led to Guthrie draining her third shot from beyond the arc.  Pikeville's Natiera Hinton stopped the Bears' 8-0 run with a jumper but Guthrie drained another 3-pointers to give Shawnee State their largest lead of the game of 17 with just over seven minutes remaining the half.  Pikeville cut into the deficit outscoring Shawnee State 15-7 in the final seven minutes to go in to half down 45-36.

Pikeville came out strong to start the second half and cut the Bears lead to three, 46-43 with 17:29 remaining.  The Bears maintained the lead behind Cropper's aggressive play.  Cropper scored 15 of the Bears next 19 points to give the Bears a 61-51 lead.  A run by Pikeville pulled them within five points, 61-56, but the Bears would answer back and go on to lead by as many as 17  en route to their 97-88 victory. 

Ballman led the Bears as she tied her career-high with 23 points and just missed a double-double as she handed out nine assists in the game.  She also had six steals and three rebounds.  Cropper tallied her second double-double of the season scoring 21 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.  This is Cropper's third consecutive game scoring over 20 points for the Bears.  Guthrie finished the game with 18 points, while sophomore Alex Pohl finished with a career-high 16 points to go along with eight rebounds.  Sheets added 12 points for the Bears.

Hinton led Pikeville with 20 points.  Whitney Compton added 18 points, while Sally Roberts and Shouse ended the game with 11 points apiece.

Shawnee State shot well from the floor, 30-for-52, including draining 10 3-pointers in the game.  Pikeville went 31-for-67 in the game for 46%.  At the line both teams shot evenly.  Shawnee State converted 27-of-34 attempts, 25 of them in the second half, for 79%.  Pikeville went 15-for-19 in the game for 79%.  [Box Score]

The Bears never trailed in the game and quickly got out to a double-digit lead. The Bears accumulated a 51-27 halftime lead, behind senior Jill Cropper's 19 point first half performance.  The Bears' offense didn't let up in the second half and they scored 42 points en route to their 95-65 victory. 

Shawnee State shot well from floor, making 31-of-64 attempts for 48%.  The Bears' defense gave the Cavaliers some trouble as they shot 34% in the game, going 24-for-69 in the game.  From beyond the arc the Bears connected on 9-of-25 shots for 36%, while the Cavaliers only made 6-of-27 attempts for 22%.  At the charity strip, Shawnee State went to the line 30 times making 22 free throws for 73%.  University of Virginia-Wise shot 18 free throws in the game connecting on 11. 

Ten Bears got into the scoring column.  Cropper led all scorers with 21 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists.  Freshman Alannah Sheets added a career-high 15 points, including three 3-pointers.  Junior Abby Ballman added 11 points, four rebounds and four assists, while freshman Tabatha McKinney added 11 points and four rebounds. 

Kristin Mullins led the Cavaliers with 14 points. [Box Score]

Daemen's Bridgette Burke scored the first bucket of the game to give the Wildcats their only lead.  Shawnee State came out strong offensively and drained their first four shots of the game including 3-pointers by junior Abby Ballman and senior Jill Cropper.  The Bears' offense didn't let up as they accumulated a commanding 22-5 lead with 11:36 remaining in the first half.  Cropper had a nearly flawless first half, scoring 20 points guiding the Bears to a 38-20 lead at the break.

The second half was almost even as Daemen outscored the Bears 29-27, but the large first half lead was too much for the Wildcats to overcome.

Cropper finished the game leading all scorers with a career-high 28 points in a stellar offensive performance.  She made 9-of-13 attempts from the field, including hitting 2-of-4 behind the arc and draining all eight of her free throws.  Ballman had a grand performance as well as she tallied her second double-double of the season.  She scored 10 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with four assists, two steals, and a block.  Senior Keilee Guthrie came off the bench draining two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws for eight points.  Freshman Tabitha McKinney pulled down eight boards for the Bears.

Daemen's Sara Soroka was the only Wildcat in double-figures with 12 points.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State never trailed in the ball game and controlled the pace from the tip.  The Bears jumped out to an early lead and led 37-22 at the break, behind senior Keilee Guthrie, who came off the bench to lead all scorers with 11 points in the half. 

Roberts Wesleyan opened the half on a 6-1 run to cut the Bears' lead to 10, but that was as close as they could get as the Bears outscored the Raiders 38-24 in the second half. 

Seven Shawnee State players scored in the game and four players had double-figures.  Guthrie and sophomore Alex Pohl had big nights off the bench for the Bears.  Guthrie led all scorers with a career-high 19 points including four 3-pointers and just missed a double-double as she pulled down nine boards in the win.  Pohl tallied a double-double as she scored a career-high 15 points and tied her career-high of 11 rebounds.  Sophomore Catrice Mitchell contributed 15 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks in the game and senior Jill Cropper added 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. 

Roberts Wesleyan was led by Brittnay McMillion who tallied 13 points in the game.  Brittany Williams added 12 points for the Raiders.

Shawnee State shot 46% (29-for-63) from the field.  The Raiders struggled offensively making only 17-of-62 attempts for 27%.  From beyond the arc the Bears made 6-of-19 attempts for 32%, while the Raiders made only 5-of-28 attempts for 18%.  From the line the Bears converted 11-of-17 free throws for 65%, while Roberts Wesleyan went 7-for-11 for 64%. [Box Score]

Junior Abby Ballman had an outstanding game, leading the Bears with a career-high 23 points, four steals, two assists, and five rebounds. Sophomore Catrice Mitchell had 11 points, one blocked shot and six rebounds. Senior Jill Cropper rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Bears, with 10 points, one assist and three rebounds. 

St. Catharine was led by senior Danielle Brown, with 18 points, eight rebounds, three steals, one assist, and one blocked shot. Freshman Keller Menke had 16 points, five rebounds, and two steals.

Sophomore Catrice Mitchell led the Bears with 12 points as she was the only Bear in double-figures.  She also added a team-high eight rebounds in the game.  Freshman Tabitha McKinney added nine points and four rebounds, while junior Abby Ballman and senior Jill Cropper added eight and seven points. 

Campbellsville was led by Courtney Danis who led all scorers with 13 points.  Melly Heaton and Courtney Clifton added 12 points and 10 points respectively. 

Shawnee State shot 49% from the field, while Campbellsville shot 43%.  From beyond the arc the Bears shot only three attempts, making two for 67%.  The Tiger drained nine 3-pointers in the game out of 17 attempts for 53%.  At the line the Bears struggled making only 2-of-8 attempts for 25%.  Campbellsville converted 12-of-18 attempts for 67%.  [Box Score]

After trailing 20-19 the Bears outscored the Eagles 19-10 in the final eight minutes of the first to build a 38-30 halftime lead.  The Bears did not let down in the second half outscoring Midway 42-30 en route to a 80-60 win. 

Offensively the Bears shot an outstanding 50% from the field draining 28 of their 56 attempts.  Midway shot 27% in the game making 19-of-71 attempts.  From beyond the arc neither team shot well, as the Bears went 4-for-19 for 21% while Midway went 4-for-25 for 16%.  At the charity strip Shawnee State converted 20-of29 attempts for 69%.  For Midway at the line they made 18-of-23 attempts for 73%.

Shawnee State was led by junior Abby Ballman who had a big night as she tied her career-high with 19 points.  She also pulled down six boards, had seven steals, three assists and a block in the game.  Sophomores Catrice Mitchell and Alex Pohl added 12 and 10 points respectively while each tallied five rebounds in the game.  Freshman Tabitha McKinney added nine points, six rebounds and four assists for the Bears.

Jackie Hicks led Midway with 13 points and six rebounds.  [Box Score]

The two teams battled back-and-forth early in the first half.  Trailing 21-18 the Bears went on a 14-6 run to close the first half and lead 32-27 at the break.  The Bears stretched their lead to 15 in the second half as they went onto to win 68-59 

All 10 Bears that saw action got into the scoring column.  Sophomore Catrice Mitchell led the Bears as she came off the bench to tally a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.  She also had three blocks in the game.  Freshman Tabitha McKinney tallied her second double-double of the season scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.  Senior Jill Cropper added 10 points and eight rebounds in the game for the Bears.  Junior Abby Ballman added nine points, eight rebounds, five steals and two assists for the Bears.

Houghton's Ashley Dupler led all scorers with 25 points and 12 rebounds.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State led by as nine in the first half however, the Bears only scored 17 points in the second to fall to Daemen. 

Junior Abby Ballman led the Bears as he tallied a double-double scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.  She also had four steals and three assists in the game.  Senior Jill Cropper added 11 points and nine rebounds in the game.  Sophomore Catrice Mitchell added 10 points and five rebounds.

Daemen was led by Sarah Soroka's 21 points and 12 rebounds effort.  Bridgette Burke added 14 points and 11 rebounds.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State couldn't overcome a 34-25 halftime deficit as they would go on to fall to Southern Polytechnic State University 66-59 on Friday evening.

Freshman Tabitha McKinney tallied her first double-double as she led the Bears with 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.  Senior Jill Cropper added 11 points and four rebounds.  Freshman Alannah Sheets came off the bench to score 10 points.  Sophomore Alex Pohl pulled down a team-high 11 boards.  Junior Abby Ballman added seven points, seven steals, five rebounds and five assists for the Bears.

Shawnee State went 20-for-54 in the game for 37%, while Southern Poly shot 42%, going 27-for-65 from the floor.  The Bears converted 11-of-16 attempts from the line for 69%.  Southern Poly made 9-of-13 attempts for 69%. [Box Score]

On Saturday, the Bears scored 61 points in the second half to defeat Mid-Continent 100-62. 

Five Bears scored double-digit points in the game.  Senior Keilee Guthrie came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points, while sophomore Catrice Mitchell pitched in 16 points and seven rebounds for the Bears.  Ballman scored 13 points, while Cropper added 12 in the game.  Freshman Sydnee Penn added 11 points, three steals and three assists in the win. 

Shawnee State shot 47% from the field, converting 33-of-70 shots in the game.  Mid-Continent went 23-for-58 in the game for 40%.  The Bears drained eight three pointers in the game, while Mid-Continent made six.  At the line, Shawnee State made 26-of-33 attempts for 79%. Mid-Continent converted 10-of-19 attempts for 53%.  [Box Score]

Shawnee State opened the game against Milligan on Friday night with a 11-0 run and never looked back as the Bears went on to win 74-54.  At the half, the Bears held a 33-19 lead.  In the second half, the Bears extended their lead to 16, but Milligan went on a 8-0 run to cut the Bears lead to eight with under 10 minutes to play in regulation.  The two teams exchanged baskets, but Milligan could never get any closer than eight and the Bears outscored Milligan 22-12 in the final seven minutes to win the game. 

Junior Abby Ballman led all scorers with 17 points.  She also had seven steals in the game.  Senior Jill Cropper had a double-double as she scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Bears.  In her college debut freshman Tabitha McKinney pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds to go with seven assists and six points. 

Shawnee State went 27-for-77 for 35% from the field in the game, while Milligan shot 18-for-59 for 31%.  At the charity strip, the Bears shot 52% (12-for-23), while Milligan shot 57% (12-for-21).  [Box Score]

On Saturday, the Bears came back from a 31-24 halftime deficit to defeat Marian 69-62.  Marian led by as many as 11 in the first half, but the Bears came out strong in the second and began cutting the deficit.  Ballman hit a three with 9:38 remaining to cut the Marian lead to one and on the next Bears possession, Ballman found McKinney who drained a jumper to give the Bears their first lead of the second half.  Shawnee State never trailed the remainder of the game, but Marian managed to tie the game at 54-54 with 5:27 remaining, but Shawnee State outscored Marian 15-8 in the final five minutes of the game to improve their record of 2-0 on the season.

Cropper lead all scorers with 19 points, scoring her 1,000th career point.  She also pulled down seven rebounds and dished out three assists.  Freshman Sydnee Penn scored 16 points, while sophomore Catrice Mitchell tallied a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.  Ballman contributed 12 points, five assists and four rebounds in the win.

Shawnee State shot 37% (23-for-63) while Marian went 23-for-52 for 44%.  At the line the Bears converted 18-of-28 for 64%.  Marian converted 13-of-15 attempts at the line for 87%.  [Box Score]

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