WINSTON-SALEM, NC —WSSU was again within the comfy confines of C.E. Gaines Middle on Thursday evening and it made itself proper at dwelling.
WSSU led from wire-to-wire, coming away with a bench-clearing win 88-45 over Saint Augustine’s College.
Graduate pupil Jaylin Parker led the best way with a career-high 18 factors, hitting 6 of his 10 makes an attempt from the 3-point line. Sophomore KC Shaw added 16 factors on seven-for-nine taking pictures.
The Rams shot 60 % from the sphere and 45 % from the 3-point line. Twelve of the 13 gamers who entered the sport scored.
Saint Augustine’s shot 28.6 % from each the sphere and the 3-point line as Jordan Love was the lone participant in double-figures with 11 factors.
It was a far cry from WSSU’s final sport because it suffered a humbling nine-point loss at Johnson C. Smith on Saturday. Cleo Hill Jr. mentioned that loss made motivation simple in apply.
“Happening to Johnson C. Smith in Brayboy for our new guys, it was quite a bit totally different,” Hill mentioned. “However we thought we might come again, refocus, go over some issues. We acquired away from some basic down issues there in Charlotte. Give them credit score. However we wished to get again to Ram basketball, how we play. And I believed we did that tonight for probably the most half.”
WSSU improved to 12-4 on the season, 6-1 in CIAA play and 1-1 within the Southern Division. It should face one other stiff take a look at on Saturday because it travels to Orangeburg, SC to Claflin. Claflin is available in having gained 5 of its final six video games. WSSU acquired the higher of CU within the CIAA Match, although, and Hill
“They swept us each video games right here in down right here in Orangeburg (in 2023). However I believed we discovered some issues out about them making ready for them within the CIAA event and we’ll use that most likely on Saturday,” Hill mentioned. “However the (CIAA) South is a grind. All people. All people’s powerful. A bunch of excellent coaches, good packages, good gamers. It was going to be a grind.”
