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Walter Moore SSU Women Fall To FAMU

Florida A&M held Savannah State without a field goal the final seven minutes and 14 seconds and closed out the game with a 11-2 run to defeat the Lady Tigers 48-34 on November 17 in Tiger Arena. Nikki Robinson led SSU with 12 points and six rebounds. SSU bounced back to beat Edward Waters 68- 31 at home on Nov. 20 as SSU jumped out to a 33-8 lead in the first half. Crissa Jackson had 12 points and five assists while Ashlee Barley came off the bench to add 11 points. The Lady Tigers fell to 2-2 after being thumped by Texas El Paso in their first road game of the year 103-46 on Nov. 22. The Miners had runs of 14-0 and 12-0 in the first half to put SSU away. Barley led SSU with 12 points.

Tigers Off To 4-0 Start

The Savannah State men's basketball team improved to 4-0 last week with home victories over Coastal Carolina (66-65) and New Orleans (54-44). In the Nov. 18 win over Coastal, Chris Linton made a free throw with 3.9 seconds left to give SSU the win. The Tigers fought back from a six point deficit with just over two minutes left. Raye Bailey led SSU with 14 points. Jovonni Shuler added 12 and Linton chipped in 11 and 10 rebounds. The Tigers defeated the Privateers on Nov. 22. SSU trailed by seven at the half but opened up the second half with a 17-3 run and never trailed again. Linton led SSU with 16 points while freshman Rashad Hassan added 12.

SSU Closes Out Season With Loss

North Carolina Central outgained Savannah State 330 to 122 as the Eagles defeated SSU 10-7 in Durham, NC before 4,027 fans on Nov. 22. The Eagles (4-7) led 10- 0 at halftime as Brandon Gilbert kicked a 42 yard field goal and Tim Shankle ran for a five yard touchdown. SSU made the score 10-7 in the third as Kurvin Curry threw a 30 yard scoring pass to Isaiah Osborne with 3:49 left in the quarter. That would be the last score of the contest as SSU got no further than the Eagles 35 the rest of the way. Curry passed for 99 yards for SSU (5-7) while Daniel Stoddard ran for 41 yards on 8 carries. Osborne caught 2 passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. Javorris Jackson had 16 tackles while Calvin Leonard had 11.

New Scholarship At SSU

Family members of the late Alan Polite gave Savannah State a check for $7,000 during halftime of the SSU-New Orleans men's basketball game on Nov. 22. The check is the for the Horace Scandrick Endowed Scholarship in memory of Polite who was a 1972 alumnus and one of the founding members of the SSU Community Booster Club. The scholarship will provide assistance to a deserving student athlete in football at SSU with a 3.0 grade point average, documented community service, a full-time student athlete and having good character. Heading up the endowment are Polite's parents, Horace and Alvertia Scandrick of Savannah, daughters Nakisha Polite and Sharmona Johnson, both of Atlanta and their mother, Dr. Ann Levett of New Haven, CT.

Steadman Makes All-SIAC

James Steadman has been selected first team All-SIAC as a wide receiver. The senior who graduated from Beach High played in 10 games this season, caught 41 passes for 662 yards and six touchdowns. Morehouse finished the year with a 6-4 record.