[Women's Basketball] Cummins reaches 1,500 points; No. 7 Bears top Buccaneers, 88-54
The women's basketball program at Shawnee State overcame a rugged first half start on Saturday to collect a 88-54 victory over the Virgin Islands on Saturday afternoon at Waller Gymnasium in Portsmouth, with Bailey Cummins leading five double-figure scorers with a game-high 27 points and becoming the eighth player in Shawnee State history to obtain 1,500 points for her career in the victory.
SSU, who shot 31-of-72 from the field in the victory, collected a 43.1 shooting percentage as a result compared to Virgin Islands' 27.3 percent accuracy rating from the floor (15-of-55). The Bears, behind Sydney King's career-high 17 rebounds, owned the glass, outrebounding the Buccaneers 49-27, and forced 24 Virgin Islands turnovers while committing only 16.