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SOUTHWEST SWEEPS CLEVELAND STATE IN HOMECOMING GAMES
The Saluqis and Lady Saluqis basketball teams continued their winning
ways last Friday night at the Verties Sails Gymnasium, sweeping Cleveland
State Community College as Southwest celebrated Homecoming.
The Saluqi men, ranked 9th in the latest NJCAA Division I basketball poll,
crushed Cleveland State 116-83 to improve to 19-3 overall and 16-2 in the
TJCCAA. The Lady Saluqis defeated Cleveland State 91-71 for their sixth
straight win and are now 15-7 overall and 12-6 in the conference.
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the women’s game, Imesia Jackson scored 22 points and pulled down 15
rebounds and Priscilla Campbell (pictured at left) added a
career-high 20 points to lead the Lady Saluqis to victory. Also scoring in
double figures for Southwest was Jasmine Massey with 12 points. The Lady
Saluqis turned in another fine defensive effort, limiting Cleveland State to
only 37.5 percent field goal shooting for the game and forcing 23 turnovers.
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Saluqi men cruised to their seventh straight win as six players scored in
double figures. Southwest was led by Donald Boone (pictured at right)
with 20 points and Darius Simmons with 17 points and a game-high 11
rebounds. Other top scorers for Southwest were Lester Hudson (18), Anthony
Pigram (14), Greg Grimes (11) and Chris Evans (10). The Saluqis shot a
sizzling 57.6 percent from the field (including 60.5 percent in the second
half) while holding Cleveland State to just 40.7 percent. In addition,
Southwest assisted on a whopping 35 field goals (just two short of the
school record) while committing only 13 turnovers.
Southwest travels to the eastern part of the state this weekend with games
at Roane State Community College on Friday, February 24 in Harriman,
Tennessee and at Walters State Community College on Saturday, February 25 in
Morristown, Tennessee. Game times are set for 6 p.m. (women) and 8 p.m. on
Friday and 2 p.m. (women) and 4 p.m. (men) on Saturday. (Times are Eastern.)
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