Georgetown, Ky. – Shawnee State women's basketball stayed perfect in Mid-South Conference play on Thursday night, routing Georgetown 91-50 at Reid-Davis Alumni Gymnasium.
The Bears would get off to an early lead in the first quarter. After a Markizjah Mimms hit a three to put Georgetown up 6-5, the Bears would go on a 7-0 run, capped by a three from Ashton Lovely (JR/Jamestown, Ohio). The Bears would continue to hold off the Tigers, but Kennedy Flynn's buzzer beater would cut the SSU lead at the end of the first quarter to seven as SSU led 21-14.
The second quarter would be much of the same to start as Shawnee State held off Georgetown to start. However, SSU would put the game away early with a run. With the Bears leading 30-21, Laken Smith (FR/Waverly, Ohio) would start the run with 3:21 to go. SSU would score 10 straight to take a 40-21 lead, then Hannah Miller (JR/Coal Grove, Ohio) would hit a buzzer beater to end the half after a pair of Lydia Graves free throws to put SSU up 43-23 at the half.
Shawnee State would cruise in the second half, pushing their lead even further. The Bears would go up 60-30 for their first 30-point lead of the contest on a pair of Madison Ridout (SR/Jackson, Ohio) free throws with 4:46 left to go in the third quarter. The lead would expand to 34 by the end of the third, and to 40 with 5:29 left in the fourth. Shawnee State would continue to cruise to the win, eventually taking home a 41-point win.
Ashton Lovely led all scorers with 23 points for Shawnee State. Laken Smith and Bailey Cummins (SO/Brooksville, Kentucky) each had 14, Shania Massie (JR/Greenfield, Ohio) and Madison Ridout both had 13 and Hannah Miller added 12.
Raegan Williams was the lone Georgetown player in double figures, with 10 points.
The win improves Shawnee State to 17-3 on the season and 4-0 in the Mid-South Conference. Georgetown fall to 7-12 and 1-3 in the league.
Shawnee State's win on Thursday sets up a showdown on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Campbellsville to take on the third-ranked Tigers. Tip-off between the Bears and Tigers is set for 2:00pm.
