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SOUTHWEST MEN DEFEAT COLUMBIA STATE FOR FIFTH
STRAIGHT WIN
 Lester
Hudson and Greg Grimes (pictured at right) scored 20 points each and
Anthony Pigram added 18 points to lead the Southwest men’s basketball team
to a 114-92 win over Columbia State Community College on Saturday afternoon
at the Billy Webster Athletic Center in Columbia, Tennessee. The win
improved the Saluqis’ record to 9-1 overall and 7-1 in the Tennessee Junior
and Community College Athletic Association.
Southwest shot a sizzling 63 percent from the field for the game, making 41
of 65 shots. Southwest assisted on 30 baskets (led by Nathan Walton with
seven), and outrebounded Columbia State 41-28 (led by Grimes with seven.)
Other top scorers for the Saluqis were Moraye Ivy and Rich Lively with 12
points apiece.
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Southwest women lost to Columbia State 80-70 as the Lady Saluqis shot just
34 percent from the field including 25 percent from three-point range. The
leading scorers for Southwest were Priscilla Campbell (pictured at left)
with 13 points and Imesia Jackson and Tameka Wooten with 12 points each.
Jackson was also the top rebounder with 10. The loss dropped the Lady
Saluqis’ record to 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the TJCCAA.
The Southwest basketball teams return to action this Saturday, December 17,
when the Saluqis and Lady Saluqis host Volunteer State Community College at
the Verties Sails Gymnasium. The women’s game is scheduled to tip-off at 2
p.m., followed by the men at 4 p.m. Play-by-play for both games can be heard
locally on WUMR 91.7 FM.
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