into a seven and3 record in February and the team is playing their best basketball right now she said they will strike while the iron is hot but we're going to see are they still hot this week certainly we will see here inside tiger Arena teams already on the floor will set the starting lineups as play begins but it'll be Jasmine Emanuel jumping for Tuskegee and the tap's going to be controlled by Tuskegee as we get under way here round two action from the siac tournament they go straight inside
to ski does to Jasmine Manuel at the Block basketball's knocked out of bounds by the yellow jackets for the golden Tigers it'll be Alana Roberts the junior starting alongside the senior Somaya Abdul raheim Michaela Malik the senior from Houston Texas she starts Britney bow and she was just recognize the second Team all conference before this ball game and Jasmine Manuel inside the paint so it's Roberts Abdul Rim bik Bolan and Manuel to five for Tuskegee they missed on a shot opportunity inside
and quickly back the other way come the yellow jackets of Allen University and just as quickly we go back the other way with a turnover for Allen University Al they go with the junior nari Co she'll be joined by cash Hankerson the senior from Glenville George up Victoria zador out on the floor from Coco Florida toia Wesley the Jr from Blakeley Georgia and Zion Duncan The Freshman from hly Hill North Carolina so it's co henerson J je Harrington also a part of that five zidor and Duncan the five f
or head coach Latoya Jones and the yellow jackets of Allen University half court set for tusi second trip down the floor for them Abdul rahee with the basketball trying to dump it down low and to throw the basketball away Juju Harrington the junr from Baltimore took it for the yellow jackets pege 14-9 on the regular season and 11-8 in siic play Yellow Jackets of Allen University 11 and and 14 and S and 12 in conference play finished fifth in East Tuskegee finishing fourth on the west half court
set three to shoot for the yellow jackets that fire at from outside the shots Off the Mark out front zador took it and missed bowlan now with a chance for Tuskegee Abdul Raheem right side lost her dble yellow jackets coming out in a tight two3 saying really a lot in the paint trying to get the golden Tigers to get some outside shots which earlier they did get a few it didn't fall yet but they're really challenging them to hit from the outside basketball to the yellow jackets and a good tie up th
ere near the free throw line of Abdul Rim fonte Wester first year head coach for the golden Tigers of Tuskegee taking over a program that won last year's SI title to the rack and a travel violation call there against the door Yellow Jack is prone to turn the basketball over Gotti there're right at 23 per ball gain there you look at head coach Deon Wester for tus gegi that's something that both teams are going to have to really be intentional about taking care of the ball you got two clubs here w
ho have capable scores particularly Tuskegee but making sure you're cherishing every possession and making it count bowling down in the corner not able to convert there for Tuskegee handerson inside the pinch for Runner to the glass is Off the Mark she will be at the line to shoot for Allen number 44 call the fou on Jasmine Manuel that's her first henerson that's what she wants to do she wants to get the ball and penetrate as hard as possible try to draw those fouls as far as the golden tigers t
hat going have to be really disciplined in not getting those fouls especially since they have that height Advantage use that height to right there as you can see henerson with the drive and straight into the defender there Hankerson got the first free throw the fall so our first points of the ball game till the yellow jackets and the senior from Glenville got them both bowling across the timeline now for Tuskegee one issue for both of these teams Gotti early on is that neither has played for abo
ut a week and a half as abdulah travel violation this last ball game on February 26 and on the 24th for the yellow jackets of Allen you know as a former player that time off the court really hurt you yeah and you can do it either it can go either one or two ways you can use it as a great time to rest and recover but at the same time you have to be Happ having some really intense aggressive practices or else yeah you can fall into kind of a laxidasical rhythm gets the basket there for Tuskegee an
d she has really come around for Tuskegee in her senior year not really noted as a scorer a year ago but throughout the course of this season really up their points per ball game average and became a that they're really relied onz had offensive play in the half court set and she created a lot of those shots on her own just on our penetration you're right about that last time these two teams met she had 15 points but that's just shows to her development she knew there was an area that she had to
that she could help her team at as far as scoring and then the offseason she developed and this year really broke out as one of their team top scorers meloy just on the floor in now a ma Ariel m Ro the senior from Bowling Brook Illinois rolling right side and she got that lay in and she was foul great penetration down at the Baseline just have that composure and finish with three Defenders on you melroy second Team all conference at the preseason part of the Season really expected to really carr
y a lot of the for tusi offensively but back the other way the Yellow Jack is down low not able to and a foul going to be called at the end of that play but she was called on to do something a little bit different for tusi in terms of her carrying the load of handling the offense for them she was normally a number two guard from a year ago just an off shooter where after the contact or the play took place in the middle they were able to pitch it out to her and she was able to really convert a lo
t of field goals but she had to spend so much time just handling the offense that a point production went down Malik with her basket that's her first field goal that's a three-pointer for Tuskegee so they jump to an early 82 lead knocking that down the golden tigers are doing a great job of coming out aggressive which was one of the keys for Coach Wester having her Team come out in an aggressive manner playing intense defense controlling the pace and right now they're doing a great job of that d
own at the Block call it on Malik the line will be Juju Harrington the Junior from Baltimore number we see right here Hankerson looking for the penetration again got the dump back door she really didn't have position under the basket Harrington but she was able to draw that foul going up strong comparing to missing on the first of two from the line at 66% from the line 27 of 41 to end the regular season for the yellow jackets 82 lead for Tuskegee the number four seed in the west Harrington misse
d them both from the line a rebound chased down by Jasmine Manuel up the floor to Britney bowan and she'll work it right side over to Trinity Leighton to Fresh Leon down in the corner and he'll get her for the offensive push off down low trying to create space Inon is just everywhere the ball is as you can see right here on the penetration hanker gets anerson gets over sets her feet real quick and is able to draw that charge just a allaround versatile player on both ends of the floor indeed she
is leads the team in several categories scoring per game a assist and three points and she's got over over 30 minutes per ball game of play Jumper left side that one's Off the Mark by Harrington backside rebound s bobit just got on the floor Bolan for three Roland can't get that the fall but the rebound to Trinity Leighton Leighton turns left side to the glass missed on the shot but gey with two efforts that time down the floor not able to come away with one but down back the other way is co qui
ckly inside the paint got several golden Tigers inside that Circle that time as you see Co coming right at you towards the living room lot of contact on there The Bigs for tusi really have to be disciplined and watch those fouls they already got four fouls with five minutes left in the first quarter two of those going to Jasmine Manuel the starting center form him so she's out of the ball game early early here in this first period of play co from the line to shoot missed on that first free throw
Yellow Jackets 63% shooting from the floor the free throw line as a team Cole for the second can't get that to fall either but the backside rebound and a put back on the inside good work there on the inside by Zion Duncan The Freshman for her first two of the ball game half court set now Leighton with a jumper left side can't get it there bobbit tried to save it but threw it right over to the yellow jackets Yellow Jackets are everywhere on defense playing all the gaps just really bringing that
intensive defensive pressure just like the name Yellow Jackets just buzzing around out there huh yeah for sure bowling on a p ption and side the paint back the other way number D Duncan Duncan picked up their second first timeout of this basketball game 432 left in the first period Tuskegee with an 8-4 lead over the yellow jackets of Allen University Walter quiller but we're certainly going to see a change in that here pretty quickly Britney uh G Gotti because we had some uh interest development
s as it relates to the officials for today's ball game one of them supposed to be in this lineup Danielle Jackson got delayed on a flight so they had to do some substituting just like the players on a basketball roster next man up for the officials next minute once she does arrive here in Savannah she'll take the place of Darwin Thompson in the officiating lineup this afternoon we're back to live action on the floor bobit with a three-point shot there for Tuskegee after the timeouts Miss done th
at one we go back the other way Allen right now just one five from the floor the half court set basketball will stay with him Tuskegee three of 10 shooting basketball early here in this contest fing Champs the golden Tigers of teskigi Jumper out front knocks that one down to lay box so Boxley with her first field goal of the ball game and that's a triple for the yellow jackets they cut the deficit to one Leon a freshman handles for tus geeki got it inside the paint the Roberts Abdul raheim back
out on the floor Runner to the glass left side and Abe with her second field goal yes and a response of her own after that beautiful three-point shot by Boxley that was nothing but net not only is she brains ring ing an elite 14 in the conference as far as education wise but has a shot on it little bit of both there yeah he's got that Elite 14 recognition before the ball game student athletes in the siac sell both ways takeaway and half court set and a whistle there will stay with the yellow jac
kets on there to the floor tusi with a foul inside foul call to number 20 on Trinity late put up her second she will be parting the basketball game as Michaela Malik coms back out on the floor just another word about that Elite 14 that get named every year as Boxley was a part of that she in particular with a 4.0 GPA and making heavy contributions to the yellow jackets basketball team as well at the what this conference really thrives on and Prides itself on the quality of the student athletes t
hat are part of this great conference and that's so wonderful and important to be recognized because everyone knows it's not easy being a student athlete just that workload and then your duties as an athlete but to go ahead and and persevere and and have so many athletes in the running for that is really remarkable congratulations to toia 108 lead for Tuskegee fall in the back court there is Abdul rahee hand the basketball on Maya Johnson Maya's picked up her first aggressive full court press no
w you full court press you want it to be aggressive but the last thing you want to do is foul so far away from the basket you have to remember to contain cuz the goal is to slow the players down Tuskegee in a half court set Kaya Malik with it right side loster dble Works to the inside out of bobbit she will turn toward the rack missed on the shot but a whistle on the inside F call call out one on number 11 that's picked up our first we're at 255 left first period of play round opening round two
here of the SI Championship day three of our coverage four ball games unta for you today this our opener with the defending champs toke and the yellow jackets of Allen University missed on the second free throw out of bounds and the basketball bounced out of bounds Court set now and take it away Yellow Jackets throw it away Abdul rahee runs the floor foul on extended with a jumper she got it about under control that's a good rhythmic shot there by Abdul rahee just stopping and popping exactly it
's like running a drill seeing the spot that she wants to take her shot getting right to it and letting the fly to Ste basketball she's got six in the first half or Tuskegee 138 lead for the golden Tigers after a turnover they'll have it headed back the other way Elana Roberts handles sideline up top to Abdul Rahe in the corner Malik surveys down 10 to shoot now for Tuskegee melroy pushes back out Roberts Abdul Raheem up top Michael Roy for three front of the iron on that shot basketball tapped
around and will stay with tuske Maya Johnson the junior for at Allen University looking at had that basketball going out of bounds and she went after it and may have convinced Darwin Thompson that she was the last one to touch it he didn't seem too sure about the call until she showed that she was going after Robert seemed certain about her step inside the paint as she got a lay in for Tusk for her first throw ball oh yeah Robert's doing a great job using her size in that post to get position fo
r nice Up and Under but the post have to be mindful on the other end to watch those fils especially the Yellow Jacket team they're so quick and Shifty you have to get down getting a position to where you can be at that level and then go straight up cuz otherwise if you're standing straight up they're going to get you off your feet and they're going to be able to draw files from you pretty easily makes perfect sense at the line Boxley at the line to shoot knocks down the first free throw she's go
t one three-point basket and that first fi goal though gives her four with a minute 39 left first period of play missed on the second rebound cleared by bobit and tusi Ariel mroy right side to Abdul Raheem she's on the Move in the corner pushes back up top Bob at guilty of the tra got to throw that ball down before you make your move minute 29 remains in this first period of play just a little bit about bobit she is um the exactor for this Tuskegee team after enduring injuries from the first gam
e the season she hurt her back shoulder and knee so she was able to make a full recovery during the course of the Season worked her way back and and is has a really a full game inside out we'll see her play some guard play in post playay just a really remarkable versatile player and I know Tusk is happy to have her presence there indeed Tusk basketball transfer in from mclinton Community College into Tuskegee had the honor of covering Tuskegee basketball this season both women and men and bobit
was an instrumental part in Tuskegee as they came off a championship season a year ago a lot of different Personnel out there with some returning players but really had to go back to the drawing board to rethink things in terms of their approach to the basketball game Abdul Raheem in the corner just in front of the Yellow Jacket benched bench and just doubled over there able to get it off of one of the Yellow Jacket players and keep it as you take a look at coach Lan Jones first year head coach
at Allen University at the Block Roberts and a whistle 30 second violation Allan basketball shot clock violation call there didn't hear the horn but the officials right on top of it with the three seconds was it three yeah Robert was in the lane just a little too long throwaway there by the Elder Jacks in the half court set Abdul Raheem challenging Hankerson and Hankerson SWOT St going away right side henerson said no no no just in her cool calm collected way you know goes gets back in defensive
position there but yes Abdul rahee just in that passing Lane I just appreciate her effort so much Hankerson was ready for her that time but she's Relentless around the basket maoy trying to jump her right side messed on that shot 12 seconds remains first period Allen a chance to close the period with a basket Johnson for three got it for the yellow jackets op Johnson averaging nine points per game comes down and knocks a mid-range jumper real nice to bring her team closer in the second end of t
he first quarter 1512 tsige leads it but Maya Johnson from behind the arc she's true trains out one for the yellow jackets take a break here more basketball ahead on ESPN plus start of the second period before play gets going let's go Courtside Simone Stanley coach Wester seemed like she was pleased from what she's seeing from her golden Tigers she did emphasize that the girls need to com continue to communicate on defense she said talk and move there is no excuses today right now they're ahead
1512 as we start the second period of play here round two action of the 2024 siic men's and women's basketball championships presented by Cricket Johnson after the three-point basket to finish the first period misses on the lay end right side Bolan streaks up the floor for Tuskegee across the floor Abdul rahee for three got to look and drains it for Tuskegee Abdul Raheem came ready to play today she's got nine already in this basketball game and she just plays so intelligently finds the open flo
or looks at her best multiple choices and is able to knock those down whether it's behind the arc or inside 11.7 points per ball game average for her close to that already in this first half Johnson again for three rattled this time it wouldn't stay down a rebound fought for inside the Pain Jump ball will give it to Tuskegee Tusk Jara Jang The Freshman from hen Virginia on the floor now for Tuskegee jarro one of those welcome additions to Tusk as we're talking about them transitioning into a com
pletely different Club this year talking to coach Wester early in the season she said when she first got on campus thought there might be some pressure in terms of her taking over a program that won a title a year ago but had that first team meeting with the players and when she got there she said she had all the fouls from the previous coach on each player bobit takes a jumper from outside and misses and said the first thing she did in the team meeting was to take all those reports and toss the
m in the trash can saying it's a new day anybody that has an opportunity that wants to get in the starting lineup you have every opportunity to do it by starting on this day the first time that they met no that's a that's a wonderful approach and I know the T the players appreciate that an opportunity to prove themselves because things change so much from year to year I mean month to month week to week so an opportunity for someone to come in and see that and give you that chance really adds a s
park to your motivation as a player Abdul Raheem trying to add a spark goes to r with a jump shot near the foul line and she will be at the foul on as call the foul on Johnson just gives full effort there as she waits on the wing for the ball sees the middle penetration has a nice clear half to the basket rattle the first free throw and got it the fall so she's a 10 let's take a look there on the screen that's Danielle Jackson she is the official that the was the referee for this ball game but h
ad a little problem with her flight getting here into Savannah but you can see that she's on the court now and in full charge so the wonders of modern Transportation gets Danielle Jackson here and she joins the siac tournament party across the floor now bounce pass at the clock nicely done Whos at the base Boxley squaring up down low 23y that's her first personal foul an aggressive two3 Zone by the golden Tigers good rotation on the wing but on that back in just too much contact when you when yo
u come over to help you still have to stutter step make sure you give that player some space cuz what you don't want to find yourself in is having too many fouls or right now we have a couple of players with two fouls here and there but save your game for the latter part entry pass batted out of bounds jar Jen good defensive work by her yellow jackets now will try the inbound pass again Johnson deep in the corner got it in play almost losing a dribble and cl was Johnson basketball so Tuskegee wi
ll have it on the turnover at the timeout seven turn seven turnovers by the yellow jackets 748 left before the half Tuskegee with an eight-point lead Bowen jumper right side can't get the that one to fall Boxley the sophomore clears for Allen Johnson lead behind jumper Boxley can't get it the fall there rebound Bolan Outlet Abdul Raheem down in the corner too deep pass trying to get it to Jaden Bullard who's out on the floor for Tuskegee Juju Harrington back out on the floor for Coach Jones Z Du
ncan with this two personals she's back out on the floor as well parti Lester now now countering with Alana Roberts getting set to come in next dead ball Tuskegee drops him to his own defense Co with it in traffic lost it on the floor picked up by Baba and teskigi 710 left first half bullet behind the arc for three pushes it missed on the shot rebound backside Robert or bobett had a look inside can't convert the Yellow Jackets not really too concerned about that outside shot they're clogging the
lane with their defense challenging the golden Tigers to knock down some of those threesy with a 2012 lead cross the floor now on the move it's theor stops in her tracks and jumper good by eight great penetration by Victoria zador watching that open Lane develop and being being able to hit it right over the rim she's got three in the first half Abdul rahee jump her foul line same result she likes the rims here inside tiger Arena oh yeah she's really good with that defense on her hip just gettin
g around them and getting the basket getting the bucket right over the rim she's got 12 in the first half of play Tuskegee leads at 24 with 606 remaining before the intermission we'll take a break here on ESPN plus still here instead through this time out pep ban from Allen University looks like they're getting set to gear things up to our right and the cheerleaders are Tuskegee out on the floor now unsung heroes the cheerleaders for SI schools work all season long to support the athletic CL gla
d to have all of them here inside tiger arena for the 2024 siac championships presented by Cricket glad to have you along as well for our curbage on ESPN plus Charles Ward GTI RMA and and Simone Stanley working the sidelines T Ki the defending s Champs lost their last three in a row of the regular season so some question about them as they were coming into the tournament see if they could write the ship after those three losses to close the season and for the elow jackets of Allen they won five
of their last six latter part of the season so they came in with a lot of momentum basketball after a rugged start you had some own talk about inti you referenced it as well but they really able to turn their ship in the season half court set now tried to bounce it down in the corner Jara Jang it will stay with the yellow jackets 557 left first half got an apparel adjustment there Ari Co looks like she's just trying to tuck a shirt in couple of other players doing the same thing following lead s
he's set entry pass she'll handle it again out front cross the floor now over to the zidor now they go inside the block turning with the floating right hand jumper D dunan with her second field goal nice there by Zion Duncan we really didn't have much production in the first time these two teams met each other but with her size out there makes a real big difference maoy up the floor now of Abdul Raheem right side she has just been on fire in this first half Dara Jang at the Block now they're wor
king it inside the Roberts but it's batted away kegi able to keep it this is Philly King with the basketball up top now maroy pushes a three missed on the shot rebounds controlled by the yellow jackets Here Comes Hankerson across the timeline Joe slide right side all the way to Raa missed on the shot but thr a foul on the inside when you need a bucket that young lady right there she is the one that is going to go for the attemp to get it as you can see just kind of analyzing the defense sees thr
ee three defenders in front of her and still continues that penetration is able to draw that foul with her side she's able to continue to get low as you see there and just uses her body to draw in that contact so Robert's guilty of the foul for Tuskegee at the line Ash aners in the senior missed on that first free throw yellow jackets from the line four of 10 at the last time out from the free throw line ankerson missed on her first and she got the second of two 2217 lead for Tuskegee pressure i
n the back court by the yellow jackets mroy across the time on the bowan bowan lead behind inside that Roberts too deep underneath the CER basketball will stay with Tuskegee though 5 minutes remaining before the intermission Bolan pushes out front to maroy on the screen give go to bobit that's nicely done by T bobit setting that high screen and rolling afterwards for the easy lay end nice communication there they can use a lot more of that play since the Deep since the two3 zone that the yellow
jackets are running is pretty wide set a screen and slip that screen every once in a while and you'll have it skegee took the basketball away from the yellow jackets in the there the floor Golding with out that pass to abdur rim she was fouled at the side ankerson committed the foul that's her second Tuskegee in a halfcourt set with 430 left first half a play bowling with a nice hard move back to Abdul Rahe and an offensive foul there on bowan anerson staying Square to the floor the charge3 B bo
wan picked up her second personal half court set at the Block Duncan up top now on the move right side is Harrington anerson Works off screen those on substitution for Allen University number 21 10 turnovers at the last time out they've had two since then so we're at 12 now with 408 remaining in this first half of play referenced early on that they're averaging right at 22 turnovers per ball game Abdul Rahe works with Tuskegee on there mid the floor lost the basketball but s on the floor now she
'll pick it up Circles behind the arc seven to shoot for Tuskegee got it out the build and she's way away from the basket she knows it slips down over Abdul rahee she got it Airborne missed on the bank shot Bolan slipped there and theola jackets back the other way a foul there on Bob one of those fouls that Bob committed there that you know you're going to get hit with that way from the basket bonus at the line number 14 Victoria zador zador to shoot for the yellow jackets not really a good foul
there you want to continue that in that transition they didn't clearly have it it's really a matter of being disciplined just continuing I mean there's a size difference there but getting low and moving your feet yeah I never even showed any kind of defensive posture at all that time standing straight up and just reached out with the arm get you every time for that one the door got both of them from the line for the Y jackets 2419 lead for Tuskegee 320 left first half cross the floor Bolan for
three Bolan drains it for tesi ban with her first fi goal it's a three-pointer she's a player that averages about 12 points per game so just getting into her Rhythm finding her shot is going to be really important for these golden Tigers Poland second Team all confidence will her play this season Maya Johnson surveys F at the Block she got it there to Harrington missed on a shot inside Abdul raheim clears for Tuskegee sh run the floor left side now to the middle jumper inside the paint back of t
he iron but Roberts with a rebounds back inside Roberts at the Block spinner is good for Roberts pass from out by Britney Bolan nice entry pass yes like mentioned earlier they gold tigers have a great opportunity to use that Inside Out game so right there that's a great example of guard post play guard play there take away by Abdul rahee lead behind for bowling left side nice execution assist up pass it to B and that will force a timeout by coach Latoya Jones in the yellow jackets of Allen Unive
rsity Tuskegee on a run here 3119 as you take a look at that at the very last minute as she Drew Johnson to her back over across the floor and Bolen with the lay in as a result look at the Tuskegee cheerleaders glad to have them here as a part of the coverage got to be kind of happy with what they see on the screen at this point both them Tigers the defending SI Champs with a 3119 lead over the yellow jackets of Allen University first of four ball games today for you men's action to follow at th
e Thor bre of Kentucky state and the hosting the Tigers of Savannah State University that'll be followed by women's action as the lady Tigers of Edward Waters University meet the lady Marauders of Central State then we'll close out our coverage today with another appearance by Allen it'll be the men from Allen University hosting the dragons of lanon college Lane College winners in the opening round on Sunday to get to the contest against Allen to close our coverage today but we're early on in it
first half coverage here Tuskegee and the yellow jackets of Allen Tuskegee with a 3119 lead and a foul called in a half court Michael Roy guilty of the foul there line picked up her first Co there at the line to shoot now for Allen Ari scoreless in this basketball game so far missed on that free throw free throw shooting for Yellow Jackets certainly has been less than Stellar his first half a play four of 10 early on from the free throw line got an update on that momentarily and drifted south o
f that Abdul rahee will cross to time line for tusky Gard a minute 44 left first half Abdul Rahe circles the defense nice cross dbbl to the right side and she got a lay in you can just appreciate a player like her she just that continued effort she just doesn't stop until the whistle blows as Johnson knocks down a nice floater in front of the basket yeah she says Abdul rahee you can do it I can do the same thing both players good work inside the paint lead pass Roberts at the Block too deep turn
over gives it back to the yellow jackets Here Comes Johnson push pass inside the paint good pass by her whistles there as Boxley goes to the cylinder Bob bobin's picked up her second so Tusk with a few players with two fouls at this point bobin's got two Malik's got two Trinity Leighton she's got two bolan's playing with two and Jasmine Manuel not on the floor Flor right now she's got to and that's why you have to make every foul count because in moments like this where you get caught up and you
know that that's something that is a part of the play when you make unnecessary files and it comes down to if you have to sit out if you have to be removed from the game or be in these are determining factors indeed you're out there with a lot of fouls some times it just impacts your play on the floor missed shot there by Tuskegee as Johnson down headed back the other way to the wet spot there on the floor seems to be okay take a look there has lost the wheels basketball of Wills on the bus go
round and round if you can keep it on the Road there time slipped from under her and right away Daniel Jackson lead official jumping right in with a Lindy hand there in terms of mopping up the floor and she'll get around Applause for foring the floor in that regard as well glad Maya Johnson took care yeah hate to lose a player for an for something like that sometimes you can see a twisted ankle or worse in that type scenario but she seems to be okay out front with the basketball bowl and handles
for tusi 46 seconds left in the first half bobit with a long three-pointer the long rebound comes away to Bolan and Tuskegee with another look Roberts at the Block and he'll get her for the offensive foul so Roberts joins the group of two for t with her second person at the Block hustling over there Roberts permits that foul going back the other way good defensive work at the Block there by the yellow jackets down low ankerson just taking advantage of every opportunity to draw in a charge 28 se
conds left first half slipping on the floor on this end of the floor is cold but she's okay entry pass inside now to the glass The Spinners Off the Mark by Boxley but a rebound at the Baseline wisely off of Abdul raheim with Courtney English so the yellow jackets 14 shoot to try to close the half with a fi goal out front Cole with the basketball seven left in the first half now bounce pass turning with the jumper Boxley the rimers Off the Mark rebound and a put back at the buzzer and Spence good
for cour the English and the yellow jackets so they work that clock to Perfection right at the end of the first half and they come away with the field goal to cut into that defic at 3324 bone Stanley standing by basketball championships for the second year in a row glad to to be here on the campus athletic director opio Marsha RI his staff fine job of Hosting here inside the facility our Simone Stanley standing by Simone I got to talk to Coach Jones at halftime and asked her what was the messag
e to the yellow jackets in the locker room and she said simply we have to settle down and make free throws she said we're eight for 18 from the free throw line right now and she said that is the difference in the game she said look at the score we would have the lead right now if we made those 10 free throws she told the the ladies that they're fine just settle down and make the free buckets good call that's we were just sitting here looking at the stats ourselves Some Mo looking at that very st
at and talking about in the first half the free throw shooting the real difference here as tusi has the lead as you see here on our screen what the problem is before we get started here in the second half of play got one of the Nets on the far end of the floor that's jammed and they're going to try to untangle it and they had to bring out the ladder to do that so take a look at some of that action too why not part of basketball somebody's going to be on that ladder at the end of the week cutting
down those strings see that same ladder back in Action here on well you actually won't have to be over at nmark Arena for that so it'll be at the new facility at the the spin Mark Arena that's built for B Hockey that is for a team here in Savannah but that is where the championship balls game ball games will be this year set the second half action Yellow Jackets will have it to get it going here final 20 minutes of play 10-minute periods in women's action as they work it on a half court set acr
oss the to Hankerson now they tried to bounce it down at the Block to Harrington it's kicked out of bounds by Michaela Malik for Tuskegee kick St with yellow jackets in that first 20 minutes to play seven of 21 from the floor at 33% shooting made two three-point baskets and for teskigi they were 13 of 36 at 36% shooting three three-point field goals for them and four of five from the free throw line Jasmine Manuel out on the floor with the two personals set out a good portion of the first half g
ot that rebound for Tuskegee to get them headed back the other way now she squares at the Block working on the inside of Duncan to the glass and Manuel underneath the defense great job by the Golden Tire Tigers to go to their strength using that post play smaya finding a good position on the wing for that inbound pass and making it easy just a quick dribble to the middle over an in just like you know that Coach Jones is aware of the foul situation for tus gige coach chest J Wester Pierson hits t
hat three goo Wester is just as aware that Duncan's got the two personals for the yellow jackets and he went right inside the Jasmine Manuel to challenge him ankerson with that field goal she's got five now Manuel away from the basket sets a screen for bowlan Al Malik takes a turn she's free pops a three missed on the shot backside rebound Duncan for the yellow jackets here comes anerson hard push right side lost it inside basketball to Abdul Raheem one on two alsi stopped floater to the glass l
eft it at the front of the cylinder Cole runs it down up the floor now ankerson for three got a good look Ratt good and that three makes eight for Hankerson and you would think that she has so much more because she's just all over the floor but I love this young lady's confidence I mean she runs the floor and she just makes sure that she gets in she gets her shot and she was able to knock it down on that one as you can see henerson back puddling to the corner by herself her numberers called and
she answered Bingo for ankerson 757 left third period take a break here on live inside of a loud tiger arena kep in from Allen University staring things up here with the loud sound good music and the players back on on the floor 3529 lead but the last couple trips down the floor got he really have favored the yellow jackets getting some good results yeah they came back in this second half really on fire and that first five minutes really determines the pace it can often determine the pace of you
r second half so you want to start strong and they definitely did that tege with three looks now on there into the floor bowlan right side dumps it down low Malik backside and she got so tusi just kept trying and trying and trying and they finally got the lay in by Malik and that's great vision by bowlan to see that weak side w wide open was able to get it to her for the two she's got five th jumper Johnson rer Off the Mark rebound fought for Roberts comes out of it out of there with it for fesi
710 left in the third Abdul rahem lost it on the floor and basketball over to the yellow substitution for the yellow jackets number four 23 coin last time out at 13 turnovers in this ball game dur raheim Puffs that one up with 703 left anchoring across the timeline now for Au she'll have it behind the arc thought about the three on the floor instead dish down at the Block and a foul call on abim Boxley beat her to the block foul called de number four SAA her first personal foul t one for Tusk i
n the second half of play Boxley to the Laine is shoed golden Tigers left that back that weak side uncovered so Somaya was forced to fou there but you got to get that complete rotation just to be in the right position to complete that defensive possession Oxley completes the work at the free throw line got them both there for the yellow jackets Abdul rahee you see her on the screen there headed to the Tuskegee bench mroy back out on the floor for Coach Wester and Tuskegee 640 remaining in the th
ird 3731 Tuskegee leads they've let it all the way Manuel top of the key working left side now lost the dribble tied up inside the paint Mikes got it bumped at the basine and continued with shot and out at the fall Jasmine Manuel and Malik Michaela Malik with some post toost action there trying to get the hand off it wasn't the prettiest thing but they were able to get it and then Michaela put it right over to go in now she got a three-point play leag finishing on that play good work by her at t
he Baseline Courtney English guilty of that personal for the yellow jackets 4031 cask leads cash tankerson with the basketball for Allen doubled at the sideline pushes up top to Johnson Johnson left side slids all the way through and Drew a foul down at the BL it won't matter who it'll be a third on somebody either Roberts or Malik both were down defending called it on Roberts she'll get her third 610 remains in the third and Maya Johnson she's been very busy in this basketball game she's at the
free throw line now for the yellow jackets s a bobbit set to check in next dead ball for Coach Wester and Tuskegee she's playing with two hunon rims the second one and that one falls off speaking about how important fouls are and just kind of picking and choosing your time and using them wisely six players who have two fouls for the golden Tigers so that definitely changes the way they play hopefully doesn't change their aggressiveness on defense but it does make an impact steel at the mid stri
ke by Boxley through the glass he can't get it the fall but a rebound at the Block and they'll come back out Johnson slides through the defense try to go across the floor with the pass it's batted out of bounds by kigi B keep it's Allen will on there in the floor bobit finally makes it out on the floor Roberts departs after picking up the third as you see the action on the half court set for Allen shot clock at seven they got a hurry here inry pass inside box they Stripped by maroy at the Baseli
ne knocked out of bounds that's a good defensive play by Maro there would be two to shoot for Allen with all ball on that Malik departs quickly with the jumper Boxley didn't get it to the C but she's bail out with a foul there so bobit just out on the floor and she immediately picks up her got her for three that is her third s with her third now she replaced Roberts who committed her third bobit does out and she picks up her third immediately from the free throw line oxley's good on the first fo
xley the sophomore from Charleston Virginia got one of two from the line 4032 Tuskegee with the lead and basketball Poland left side mroy across the floorida bobit now down into the corner Trinity Leighton they work it down at the Block bobit back to Leighton Leighton floater to the glass missed on the shot Here Comes Hankerson and Allen back the other way Jo slide in the corner Johnson had it and she stands on the inbound line on the floor turnover there not on the inbound line but a travel see
anchorson coming at you on the screen George yeah she's on the line back to is there anything this camera crew can't pick up I'm going to go down there one day and just drop a l of dust somewhere see if they can find that and they probably will be able it's great work right on that shot got that back flip right on the line 455 time out 4555 remains in the third Tuskegee with an eight-point lead timeout stats Yellow Jack is n of 27 shooting with 37% from the floor or 33% from the floor three thr
ee corners 11 of 24 from the free throw line Tuskegee 36% shooting 16 of 45 they made three point field goals as well and they're five of six from the free thr goal line Manuel on the entry PASS gives it back out to Leighton Leon with a jumper she missed Abdul rahee over the back of box with no foul call there to go back the other way ankerson out front Boxley inside the paint left-hand it to the glass nicely done can't close it though looking at the stats Tuskegee golden Target is doing a great
job on the boards outrebounding the yellow jackets by 11 in addition to that points in the paint 16 more points in the paint 26 to Allen's 10 so really being able to dominate and as we can see they're really trying to work continue to work that paint because they have the size yeah going straight inside the manual every chance they get this time they go inside the lat you had it ta and taken away though good hands there inside by zador ankerson behind the arc for three count that one for the ot
her Akerson her second three-pointer in the last few minutes she has the hot hand her team needs to continue to get it to her filing by five after that three-pointer Malik with it for Tuskegee sules out top Johnson took it away fou and they're going to call the fou on Johnson last time yeah last time these two teams met as we see uh the rotation here with Tuskegee frustration take another look at that play out front looked like it was a clean block I think they got her for that back right left h
and coming into the body of the leag shots Off the Mark basketball's loose on the floor Manuel picks it up for Tuskegee back to bowan for three bowan knocks Tuskegee Britney bowling puts him up towards on the board but last time these two team met no one in the yellow jacket as Hankerson dribbles to the basket and gets her two more no one scored in double digits you know that's the difference in this game as well they held henerson down to eight points but she came out with the Vengeance today a
nd she is all over the floor anoran right now with that lay in she's got 10 two three pointers mixed into that had her a little bit more on my score sheet than 10 she converts on that one n i better at 13 yeah me too half court set for Tusk now 4338 and leads cut just a bit Abdul rahee with the basketball 307 left in the third Bolan Works to the right side looking for space over the maroy she'll slide top of the key now pushes the bowlan in the corner on the Move jumper right side Spinners good
for B yeah they got her at 14 showing here after that free throw back the other way Abdul Rahe with a steel and gotta lay in right side so Tuskegee answering the Run by the Yellow Jacket take their lead back up to nine Raheem with that lay in he's got 16y Oley answers back the other away now the teams are straining rocks right now got yeah great team ball right there as the door saw the open man on the other side of the pain and dished it to her real quick still there by Courtney English for the
yellow jackets she'll bounce it at the Block there for Hankerson back the English inside the paint jumper and a whistle fou it'll Le be Roberts that'll be her fourth for manual foul called number two Roberts that's her fourth personal foul Roberts picks up her fourth a minute 58 left and Coach Wester now has the counter now with bobit coming on the floor she's got three last time this exchange happened bobit came right on the floor and picked up the personal Roberts now with Force you'll sit fo
r a while fre throw from the line falls off the mark there for English one more coming that's going to be the ailles hill for the eldo jackers if they wind up losing this basketball game it's what they're not doing from the free throw line yeah they've been sent to the free throw line 19 times compared to the eight times that the golden tigers have been sent there and with a percentage of 45% know they got to get that up if they want to see a difference in this deficit there on that trip down th
e floor Gotti she made the free throw but there they don't get credit for it because they had a lane violation so even when they're getting it right they're still not getting the points ankerson hard move right side saw the lane to the glass and got the L anerson just great Court vision and using that senior lead leadership 56 but is but plays real big ball averaging 11 points per game abs Raheem back over to Bolan Bolan inside the ark now dumps it down loow manual good pass there by ban through
that defense to her and Jasmine there for the lay in she's got four CU kegi with a 4942 lead with 65 seconds left in the third down in the corner Boxley on the Move lead behind now for English bounced up the floor and save off of the leg of bowler Oxley almost traveled there 48 seconds left seven to shoot now for the other jacket Hankerson tried to dump it down low too much time there they're going to have a violation too many therey number 11 back out now fory 39 seconds left coach Wester play
ing this situation with mooy you see her on on the screen taking with and Malik out on the floor because Malik at this point in the season is a more offensive threat than maoy about a 7 second differential in between the shot and the expiration of the third period ban handles out front right side abdur Raheem she'll go to work now behind the back tied up up top Bobby on the move leak jumper rattled it it was down for a second did not stay that way though run out now for the ELO jackets Boxley al
l the way through right side jumper back of the iron rebound and it put back in a whistle 1 second left manel's going to be guilty there if so that'll be her third F go to number 23 gry bowan bow instead so bolan's sna with her third and not man ban playing with three Manuel with two Malik with two Robert's off the floor now she's got four and bobit out on the floor playing with three as well these are some key players for the golden Tigers you know this can make a difference you have a whole qu
arter left to play if the if the yellow jackets Come and and adjust a lot of the errors and mistakes that they've been making in this fourth quarter we could find oursel in an even closer match here at the end of the ball game indeed not only that them fouling out but playing with those number of fouls and sometimes singing out of the football game because they have the fouls we've come to the end of the third it's a 4943 lead for the golden Tigers of Tuskegee over the Yellow Jacket Allen take a
break and bring their fourth here start the fourth before they do let's go court side this alone coach told the team that they still have to box out even with the foul situ ation that they are in right now but she did say do not try to block jump shots she said every time we put our hands up the refs are calling it ah good call on that at least minimize one of the opportunities for a foul call on you we begin the fourth tkei up 4947 bobin jumper crease the rim rebound nothing but blue jerseys u
nder the cylinder there yellow jackets back the other way ankerson 16 in the ball game for her she handles out front behind the arc Boxley for three got a good look and drains it there four that's theor and not boxy for the yellow jackets with the three zador had one attempt earlier came back and was able to knock this one down here Yellow Jackets really stepping up scoring wise when their number is called to knock that down the door with eight in the ball game the deficit now down to three Abdu
l raheim dumps it down low at the Block Malik to the cylinder and she's fou it's going to go on Duncan I believe for the ow jackets that's the block leak working and just going to stripped there left side of a face by Duncan that's her third yep so Malik to the line he'll shoot got eight in the basketball game now nine after hitting that free throw i l one of the few seniors on this golden tiger team outed and missed a second 850 remaining in the basketball game now Yellow Jackets trailing 5046
Co had it taken away by Bolan Britney back the other way for Tuskegee up the floor and she threw it right over to Hankerson anerson hustles back the other way three on four basketball this is a yellow jacket team that's just too quick to make that open floor pass keep the ball a little longer and get him into a two-man game down low unbelief sorry Manel could not fou afford to foul there Duncan just worked it on the left side of the floor for the lay it's a big move by her working the paint and
yellow jacket needed some more production in the paint as they only have 16 points to the golden tiger of 30 in there yellow jackets can tie the ball game with up with a baset here they have not LED this contest until the S minute Mark in the first period across the floor and Cole pushes a three way off The Mark with that one basketball back over to Tuskegee largest lead for Tuskegee in this ball game has been up to 14 that is nowhere near where we are now 735 remains and one field goal separate
s the team Malik squares in the corner drains it there for tus giggy great shot by Michaela with her 61 frame she has that ability to step out and knock down those threes whenever you get the ball inside going out good things happen and she was able to convert on that one and Malik working the the defensive end of the floor now with a rebound back the other way for Tuskegee go to 705 left 5348 tusky with the lead and the basketball they're trying to get it down low at the Block to manual and you
throw it in deep what you don't want to do is force the ball get a rotation going let the post move and get into a better position you have a lot of time on that shot clock when you're up try to run some of that time down nice call on that got cuz that's exactly how you're going to get it in there where you want it with an Easy Pass instead of trying to press it in like that cash on a three now gives it to Johnson she find the lane inside the paint runner in and out of there was down for a frac
tion of a second popped out Malik with another rebound bowling over to abdur rim 34 left in this ball game kasigi with the lead Abdul rahee with the basketball had it tap there by Harrington going across the floor bobit squares for three got a good look can't find the range but she'll run down the rebound and give Tuskegee another look with 615 left Tuskegee having a little more patience offensively running their halfcourt set not only to run some time off the ball but but the clock but yeah to
look for something like that where Jasmine Manuel she was able to flash in the middle and finish on that continuation yeah went right up under the defense of hington cash ankerson for three front of the iron the long rebound comes to Abdul rim and Tusk trying to weather this storm of his comeback by the El jackets at 540 remaining they lead at 5548 jumped out from is Abdul rahee over to man Bolen behind the arc nice cross dribble by Britney seven is shoot for Tuskegee Abdul raheim she's on the M
ove slides lost her about she was fou there going to trip as she was coming near the free throw line fouls com number 21 Maya Johnson Maya Johnson picks up her fourth Yellow Jack second Roberts back out on the floor now four personal Wester now inside that window where she's willing to burn players in terms of that final timeout in this case Roberts better stay out as long as she can as bobit knocks down of three that's a big basket there by bobit that was real pretty speaks to her versatility b
eing able to go inside and post up and step out and not knocked down the three Bobb giving some it on Malik instead of bobbit so Malik with that foul that'll be her third and not bobbit's fourth entry pass bat and stol It Away by Tuskegee clumsy inide pass by the elow jackets and Tuskegee with a chance to extend their 10-point lead with under five remaining the Y jackets were right there trading by just a field goal but let it get away from him Bolan up top bobit on the Move now floater inside m
issed on the shot it to stay with tusky though tky basketball English on the inside the basketball and Tuskegee will have it after the timeout 442 remains Tuskegee leads at 5848 over the yellow jackets of Allen University back with the close of this remains Tuskegee with a 50 8 48 lead seemingly weathered the stormed by the yellow jackets on an entry pass there and we're going to back the other way with a foul by Tuskegee interesting development there and that inbound play I don't know if we can
rck that one or not James as we take a look at it there Tuskegee the yellow jackets kind of late getting off of their bench and they were charging to get into defensive position but the official had given the basketball to Tuskegee early on Abdul raheim gave it to Malik she was there for an easy lay in but did not convert on that and the Elder jackets got a big break there and got a foul and take it heading it back the other way take a look at Courtney English he took a shot to the right should
er holding her hand there but look at that replay where the contact came at the Block she and S bobit it's a nay bobit real strong upper body he's kind of ripping that back basketball away and on the bench there English was like what was that that hit me Johnson out front Hankerson Cav violation there byerson AR listed as Ki cash Hankerson on the official roster for Allen University but on the score sheet by the input on the far side of the floor they got a full name as Cay it's a cool nickname
yeah Cash Money Cash baskets and that she has with 16 points leading all scores for the yellow jackets three players in double digits right now for Tuskegee and Somaya Abdul with 17 with 12 Britney Bolan with 10 Abdul rahee really setting that tone early for the golden Tigers of Tuskegee most of those points in that first half just a fine job of her to get things started she'll handle the masket ball out front with four minutes remaining so true she also has four Steals and two assists so a big
line tonight and Jasmine Manuel as well who just called for heru has 10 rebounds for her team good work inside by her eighth point of the ball game floater inside the paint rebound Michaela Malik and Tuskegee ER has balloon to 12 now 330 remaining the Junior from Trophy Club Texas Britney bowlan handle's right side bumped out front there by the door it's her first personal foul non shooting foul inbound down just in front of the Tuskegee bench far side of the floor ban handles over to Bob Le on
the Le running Jumper by hers Off the Mark and basketball will stay with tesky berson thought for sure was off of Tuskegee so she let it bounce take a look at the replay yes look like she touched it yeah Daniel Jackson ruling that she did entry pass passet Manel inside the paint working for Tuskegee gets her 10th point of the ball game and forces a timeout from coach Tanya Jones and the yellow jackets of Allen University Yellow Jackets right there when they were down by just a field goal whether
it's on the or last few few minutes they've just given things up until ski I should say has just taken that lead back to the way that they wanted just going back in inside pounding it inside to Manuel and Jasmine with those three personals playing on the inside or two personals now playing on the inside they did an effective job on the offensive end of the floor exactly going to their strength and that's in the paint 32 points in the paint to Allen's 18 points so when things got a little slow f
or for Tuskegee and they felt the pressure going to their strength was the best move especially knowing that they have that size Manel credited with just two person the band being asked to not play while play is resumed so they'll stop and reset it so far side of the floor Johnson handles the basketball running jumper right side Boxley got the lay in right side OB what a good performance for the yellow jackets in this basketball game 12th point of for her Malik riding and a foul called by Hanker
son fou 11 Hankerson using some of her acting skills with that one but it was effective because that one right there that gets Malik out of the game substi for number one leag with that fourth one 232 remaining and just as a precautionary measure coach Wester going ahead taking her out although the her team leads by 12 still 230 remaining nice to have her in the pocket just in case you got to have her Hankerson from 3point range shot an airball at the Baseline Ariel mroy got that rebound for Tus
kegee she will come across the timeline right side so Tuskegee if they can hang on here win this ball good they will push on into the tournament and they will meet Tigers of Savannah State University as Abdul rahee registers another field goal for tusi that nice pretty mid-range pullup that she has tapped right back into that into the game for all University number one she's got 19 in the contest for the English back out on the floor we saw her laboring a little while ago with that shot to the r
ight shoulder out of bounds tusi basketball Tusk will have the basketball Ash ankerson one of the seniors of this yellow jacket Squad as b m Michel Roy handles and dribbles into the corner and had it taken right away from dribble right into that double team but the yellow jackets can't take advantage of they they throw it away back the other way have to be a little bit careful these day even though you have a person listed on the roster as a senior everybody still rebounding from this whole Co t
hing and sometimes players even though listed classwise as senior do have one year of Eligibility left because everybody was granted another year because the it minute 24 left meloy lead behind for Emanuel inside the p and jazman will go to the line for Tuskegee I think we had a couple of frustration fouls right there just fing the pressure of the season coming to an end by the yellow jackets couple of unforced turnovers in the last possessions just kind of solidifying the position of the golden
Tigers coming out on top and well that's a line should be shooting too got her in double double range but on the score the last score sheet we have they don't have her points tall completely as she got that free throw that at 11 points all front Johnson with a three-point bomb missed on the shot she already already had the rebounding requirement for the double double 10 early on 60 seconds left Abdul rahee bounc out by pass to Manuel to give it right back to Somaya she'll working left side and
she missed bobit came in crashing call on foul there falling on the inbound line was zidor with the basket B look at the action on the inside Abdul Raheem Manuel that time giving up the basketball to the smaller Abdul rahee inside when she had a look they'll go back inside with her this time Manuel to the rack missed on that shot all about the score sheet now michaelroy comes away with a steel 33 seconds left she'll protecting gotta lay so meloy will finish with four points if she's not able to
score another basket here one of the team's leading scores early on in this season but the role of point guard took away a lot of her offensive prowess as Johnson out front knock out three-pointer Maya Johnson returning another year continuing to get better these ladies have accepted their fate as the Tuskegee golden Tigers move on to the next round that will be their fate as they win it over the yellow jackets of Allen Allen closes this season at 11 and 15 and 7 and 13 Tuskegee pushing on and S
one Stanley standing by with Coach Wester after the win coach Somaya got big buckets and also steals in some of the most crucial moments today how would you describe her impact her impact was great um from the start she we told her attack the basket as much as possible okay she got downhill so her impl she stepped up big for the team took a little pressure off Brit so that was great what is the team going to be focused on on this day off as you prepare for Savannah State um just still keeping ou
r attention get a little rest and then um get right back at it to focus on getting better at what we do congratulations thank you thank you Simone coach Wester as her team advances they will be in quarterfinal play on Thursday right here inside tiger Arena but it's going to be a very hostile environment with Tuskegee they'll meet the home team in the lady Tigers of Savannah State right here in quarterfinal play so tege wins at 6853 over the yellow jackets of Allen they advance and our coverage a
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