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Sophomore Savanah Doty Case Study

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Ladies Fall Short in Attempt to Shake Up SCAC Standings, Lose in OT to Conference Leader
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies overcame a five-point, fourth quarter deficit to tie the game, but the Maroon and White went 1-for-5 from the line down the stretch in regulation and the Bulldogs pulled away in overtime as Centenary (5-13, 1-5 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) lost to conference-leading Texas Lutheran 76-68 Sunday afternoon, January 22.
Down four with three minutes left in regulation, sophomore Savanah Doty hit a three. After a Texas Lutheran turnover, Doty was fouled on a three-point attempt. However, she could only connect on the last one. Sophomore Jasmine Morris, who scored a game-best 23 points, missed two from the charity stripe …show more content…

The Ladies trailed by as much as eight in the first quarter and by seven heading in to the second quarter, but seven unanswered tied the game. Morris hit a pair from the line, sophomore Essa Badon canned a triple, and Morris made a layup.
Texas Lutheran scored the next five, but another seven unanswered gave Centenary its first lead of the game. Morris and freshman Deunya Small made layups and junior Peyton Hurst hit a fastbreak triple with 5:18 left in the second. Centenary never trailed the rest of the half.
Small scored 10 points and grabbed 10 boards for her second double-double of the season. She added four blocks and four steals. Doty added 13 points on a 4-for-5 mark from downtown.
Centenary led 42-37 midway through the third quarter until Texas Lutheran scored 11 straight. Savannah Hight converted a three-point play and Kasey Hairell hit a pair from the line to tie the game. Hairell made a layup, Madison Ray added a fastbreak layup off a steal, and Bailey Champion hit a jumper.
Doty answered with a fastbreak three, and Centenary trialed 50-47 heading to the

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