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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ women’s golf wins 3rd consecutive tournament; ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ basketball teams have seasons end in ACCC quarterfinals

HANCEVILLE, ALA. – ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s women’s golf team won its third straight tournament title this spring, cruising in the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Spring Invite at Cross Creek Golf Course this week, and sophomore Lauren Cole her low medalist title in as many tournaments.

The Lady Lions won the two-day event by 46 strokes.

Cole, a Glencoe native, carded a 10-over par 154, winning the tournament by five strokes. Cole has won five individual titles in her ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ career.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ sophomore Maddie Nelson and freshman Hannah Sanders each made the All-Tournament team to complement Cole. Nelson was third with a 17-over 161, and Hannah Sanders finished with a 167.

Carly Havens and Abigail Baker rounded out the field for the Lady Lions.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s women have also won tournaments this spring, hosted by Calhoun and Northeast Alabama.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ will seek its fourth straight ACCC Tournament championship on April 15-16 at Guntersville’s Eagle’s Nest Golf Course.

The ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ men's golf team plays in its ACCC Tournament on Monday and Tuesday in Montgomery.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ men’s basketball

Both ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ basketball teams had their seasons end earlier this week.

The ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ men, seeded fourth in the ACCC North, battled Wallace Community College-Selma throughout, but struggled to score over the final 3:15, losing 63-60 at Shelton State’s Umphrey Center.

Jevon Laidler paced ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ with 17 points and eight rebounds, Kuran Garner scored 16 and Rafael Jenkins finished with 10 points and six rebounds.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ played without injured contributors Miguel Miranda and Tyler Hutchieson.

Neither team maintained a double-digit lead.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ held a slight 31-29 edge at the break and sustained a four-point lead with 12:12 to go.

Both teams traded leads over the next nine minutes. The Patriots hit one free throw with 3:15 to go, for a 59-58 advantage, and never trailed again.

Garner, a sophomore from Huntsville, led the Lions in scoring this season with 15.9 points per game. Miranda added 14.3 points per contest.

Freshman Cole Maddox, a Good Hope grad, was third on the team with 9.6 points per game.

Miranda was first on the team in rebounding and Jenkins in assists.

Garner, Laidler, Hutchieson, Jenkins, Chris Gregroy, Jahvon Sims and Zion Fluellen made up the sophomore class this season.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ finished 11-12 in coach Allen Sharpe’s return to the program.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ women’s basketball

Sophomore Jiselle Woodson poured in 24 points in her final game with the Lady Lions and Olivia Howard added 15 points and six rebounds as ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ lost to Chattahoochee Valley in the ACCC Tournament quarterfinals in Tuscaloosa this week.

Like the men’s team, the fourth-seeded Lady Lions nearly pulled the upset against the top-seeded Lady Pirates.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ led 36-29 at the break. Chattahoochee Valley used a strong third-quarter surge to seize a 50-47 advantage after three quarters.

The Lady Pirates pulled away in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter.

Tatyanna Davis finished with eight points and five rebounds for ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ and Payton Golden had seven points and five assists.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ closes the season at 12-7, advancing to the postseason for the fourth straight season under coach Jessica McBrayer.

Woodson, Howard, Emrey McGill, Savannah McConnell and Makyia Broughton were the sophomores on the 2020-2021 team.

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