RALEIGH, N.C. – The regionally ranked Chowan Women's Basketball team fought off a sluggish start to open CIAA play as the Hawks soared past Shaw on Tuesday evening, 82-70, on the road.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 82, Shaw 70
RECORDS| Chowan 9-1 (1-0), Shaw 2-6 (0-1)
LOCATION | Raleigh, N.C. (Spaulding Gym)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Dhyamond Crenshaw notched her fifth 20+ point outing of the season as the senior scored 21 points on 10 of 19 shooting. Crenshaw hauled in seven boards and had four rejections.
Chantel Roberts tallied 18 points and eight boards as Danielle Weldon chipped in with 16 points (7-9 FG) and eight boards. Mariah Coker posted 11 points.
Chowan outrebounded the Bears 53-36 with a 25-10 advantage on the offensive glass. Damage was done inside for the Hawks gaining a 48-16 advantage in the paint.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter:
Chowan started off slow as Shaw quickly scored two buckets to lead 4-0. Dhyamond Crenshaw notched two buckets and a Danielle Weldon basket gave the Hawks the 6-4 lead.
The Bears countered with a 9-0 run following the media timeout to regain the lead, 15-6. Dhyamond Crenshaw would add two more buckets to end the run. Danielle Weldon grabbed an offensive board and put back to keep the offense moving closing the gap to 15-12.
Kaylah Henderson traded a trey as the Hawks trailed 18-15 at the end of the opening stanza.
Second Quarter:
Chowan continued to chip away at the deficit as Danielle Weldon started the quarter with a bucket. Chantel Roberts knocked down a three to pull the Hawks to within two, 22-20, before Shaw added back-to-back buckets to push the advantage back to six.
Danielle Weldon worked hard in the paint to post back-to-back buckets before Dhyamond Crenshaw knotted the contest up at 26-all.
The Hawks would regain the lead after Chantel Roberts knocked down a trey following a free throw by Mariah Coker midway through the quarter to give the Hawks a 30-28 advantage.
Joanne Williams and Dhyamond Crenshaw notched back-to-back buckets before a Chantel Roberts trey gave the Hawks a double-digit lead, 38-28, with three minutes to play in the half.
Scoring slowed down in the contest as Jordan Pettaway completed the old fashioned thee point play with 42 seconds left in the half.
The Hawks led 41-30 at intermission.
Third Quarter:
Chowan missed their first four shots of the half before Chantel Roberts put the Hawks on the board in the half with a bucket in the paint. Dhyamond Crenshaw poured in two baskets to extend the Hawks' lead to 15, 47-32.
Chantel Roberts followed up the early run with a three point play as Mariah Coker picked the Bears' pocket and drained a three at the other end to give the Hawks a 53-34 lead midway through the quarter.
Shaw cut the deficit to 15, 54-39, but Joanne Williams pushed the lead forward after a three point play. The Bears countered with a three at the other end to keep the deficit at 15.
The Bears chipped away at the deficit from the charity stripe before notching a bucket with 36 seconds remaining to trim the deficit to 10, 57-47.
Mariah Coker knocked down a trey of the game to end nearly a four minute scoring drought. Chantel Roberts added another bucket late in the quarter to pace the Hawks to a 62-52 lead at the end of the quarter.
Fourth Quarter:
Shaw pulled the contest under double-digits following a Mariah Coker layup with a quick 5-0 run to trail 64-57 with eight minutes remaining.
Chowan countered with a quick run to put the Hawks back up by double-figures as Chantel Roberts, Dhyamond Crenshaw, Jada Lee, and Mariah Coker notched baskets to push the Hawks to a 72-57 advantage with just over six minutes to play.
Shaw ended the rally with a triple midway through the final quarter. The Bears continued to chip away at their deficit with another quick run to cut the deficit to seven, 74-67, with 3:16 to play.
Danielle Weldon ended the Bear attack with back-to-back buckets following the Shaw timeout.
Jordan Pettaway put the contest out of reach knocking down a three with 1:11 remaining to push the Hawks up 81-68.
Neither team scored from the floor the final minute of action.
UP NEXT
Chowan continues their three game road swing as the Hawks travel back to Fayetteville, N.C. to face Fayetteville State in CIAA play on Thursday, December 14. The Hawks defeated the Broncos 73-55 on November 25.
