2012-13 Annual Report - Southern University New Orleans
2012-13 Annual Report - Southern University New Orleans
2012-13 Annual Report - Southern University New Orleans
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The <strong>2012</strong>-20<strong>13</strong> Lady Knights basketball season really began at the conclusion<br />
of the <strong>2012</strong> GCAC tournament. After watching the SUNO men celebrate<br />
winning the tournament championship rising seniors April Perry, JaNee<br />
Morton, Sheanice Rhoden and Rose Boatner went to Head Coach Elston<br />
King and stated, “That will be us next year”.<br />
When the Lady Knights took the court that fall, they played with a steely<br />
determination and sense of urgency each and every game. Led by their core<br />
of seniors and bolstered by junior center Sabrina Scott, junior forward Sharilyn Reed and freshman Alisha<br />
Drayton, the team won 14 of its first 16 games.<br />
SUNO gave notice that it would be one of the nation’s toughest teams in a 57-56 loss to Westminster<br />
College (Utah) in The Castle. Westminster would go on to finish 7th in the nation and the ladies in blue<br />
and gold took them down to the wire, with an opportunity to win the contest on their final possession.<br />
But it was in conference play where the team really found its way. April Perry provided an electric scoring<br />
touch over the course of the season, with Morton, Boatner and Scott anchoring one of the nation’s top front<br />
courts. The team finished just one game behind Xavier <strong>University</strong> for the regular season conference title.<br />
From the outset of the GCAC tournament, the Lady Knights played like<br />
a team on a mission winning their first two<br />
contests by an average of 27.5 points. In<br />
the final, SUNO hung on to defeat a very<br />
tough Tougaloo squad behind a combined<br />
51 points from Perry and Morton. This<br />
sent the Lady Knights back to the NAIA<br />
tournament for the first time in more than<br />
a decade.<br />
After a close first half, SUNO fell to<br />
Lubbock Christian ending their magical<br />
season. However, the memories that this<br />
team provided to each other and their<br />
fans will not soon be forgotten.<br />
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20<strong>13</strong> Women’s Basketball<br />
Achievements<br />
Won second GCAC tournament<br />
championship and made second<br />
NAIA Women’s Basketball<br />
Championship appearance.<br />
Defeated nationally ranked Xavier<br />
<strong>University</strong> on the road.<br />
Led nation in Field Goal<br />
Percentage Defense.<br />
Led GCAC in Scoring Offense,<br />
Field Goal Percentage Offense,<br />
Field Goal Percentage Defense,<br />
Total Offensive Rebounds and<br />
Assists per game.
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