RALEIGH, NC- The Virginia State University women's basketball team will host the Lady Panthers for the 2023 Freedom Classic Festival on Jan. 14. The contest is set for 12:00pm at the VSU Multipurpose Center.
Series History
The VSU Trojans are 9-12 against the Shaw Bears in the series. The teams met last season during 2022 CIAA Basketball Tournament, where the VSU secured a 62-38 victory.
Self-Scout
The Trojans are 8-8 on the season, 4-3 in the CIAA, under the leadership of VSU's 1
st year head coach
Nadine Domond. On Jan 14, VSU secures a 59-49 win over the Virginia Union University Lady Panthers at the 2023 Freedom Classic Festival. The squad currently shoots 35% from the field and is averaging 61 points per contest. They have moved up and are now ranked second in the conference in free throw percentage knocking down 72% of their shots from the foul line and are second in the conference with a turnover margin of 3.4.
Defensively, VSU is third in the conference in defense points per game (57.5). The Trojans are second in the CIAA in opponent three-point percentage forcing opponents the field and 23.6% from beyond the arc against them.
Sommer Blakemore leads the team with 15.3 points per game; shooting 38.4% from the field, and averages 4.1 free throws, 2.6 steals and 3.5 assists per game.
Kylah Webb leads the Trojans in rebounds, averaging 6 boards per game.
Scouting the Shaw Bears
Shaw U is 10-8 on the season, 3-3 in the CIAA after a Jan. 14 win over Elizabeth City State University. The Bears are averaging 61 points per game while allowing 58. Collectively, they are shooting 38% from the field, 28% from three-point range and 65% from the foul line. Shaw averages 41 rebounds and 11 assists per game. They also are averaging 20 turnovers per game while allowing opponents to score 16 points off turnovers. They have averaged 11 steals and 2 blocks on the season. Brittany Seymour leads the Bears averaging 11.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Rita James controls Shaw's assists with 2.8 per game.
