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SALUQIS DEFEAT
CHATTANOOGA AND MOTLOW TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED
The Southwest men’s basketball team won two games over the weekend at
the Verties Sails Gymnasium to improve its record to 6-0 on the season
including 4-0 in the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic
Association. The Lady Saluqis split their two games and are now 4-1
overall and 3-1 in the TJCCAA.
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Friday night, Deante Burgess (pictured at left) scored a
season-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the men’s team
to a 98-83 win over Chattanooga State. Other top scorers for the Saluqis
were Donald Boone (15), James Hooper (13) and Nathan Walton (13).
The Saluqis, ranked ninth in the National Junior College Athletic
Association’s pre-season poll, defeated Motlow State 87-76 on Saturday
afternoon. Southwest was again led in scoring by Boone (18) and Walton
(17). Also scoring in double figures were Emmanuel Cheers (12) and Greg
Grimes (10), who also led the team with seven rebounds.
 Despite
a game-high 36 points from Ashley Shields, the Southwest women’s team
lost a 76-73 decision on Friday night to defending region champion
Chattanooga State. Brittany Smith (pictured at right) scored 12
points and a game-high 10 rebounds while Jasmine Massey added 10 points.
The Lady Saluqis came back on Saturday afternoon to defeat last year’s
region runner-up Motlow State 76-46. Twelve players scored on the day,
led by Shields (17), Daumonique Lenhardt (12), and Smith (10). Carol
Martin scored nine points and was the leading rebounder with six.
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