ANDERSON, S.C. -- Freshman forward Breonda Shannon dropped in a
buzzer-beating shot from the left side to give the Trojan women's
basketball team an exciting 67-65 win past Queens University
Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center. With the score
knotted at 65-65 and 4.6 seconds showing on the clock, Anderson
senior Korrie Sellers drove down the right side but was unable to
get her shot to fall in traffic. Shannon collected the rebound and
nailed the game-winner as the horn sounded and the Anderson bench
erupted. Anderson wrapped up its four-game homestand by winning its
third straight game and improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in
Conference Carolinas' action, while Queens fell to 1-5 overall and
0-2 in the league. The Lady Royals overcame four early turnovers
and claimed a pair of three-point leads before AU junior guard
Alexa Neal gave the Trojans their first lead of the afternoon on a
3-pointer from deep in the right corner with 13:49 left in the
first half. Guard Shanice Wilson gave the Trojans a four-point lead
by nailing one-of-two from the charity stripe, but the lead was
brief, as Queens heated up and AU went cold, enabling the visitors
to gain a 28-21 edge late in the opening half. Leading, 29-25,
coming out of intermission the Lady Royals ran off five unanswered
points and pushed out to a nine-point lead, but the Trojans refused
to surrender, as AU countered with an 8-1 run over the next
two-plus minutes to pull within a basket, at 35-33, as Lauren
Beeson drained a trey from the right wing with nearly 17 minutes
remaining in the contest. Wilson gave Anderson its first lead since
midway through the first half when the 5-foot-9 senior knocked down
a basket at the 14:15 mark that ignited a 13-3 run, producing a
50-41 AU advantage, with Alissa Diaz coming off the bench to score
five points in the spurt. However, Queens responded by outscoring
AU 13-1 over the next four minutes, giving the visitors a
three-point lead. There were four ties and three lead changes in
the final five minutes, with the Trojans earning a 65-61 cushion
just inside the final minute when Shannon scooped up a loose ball
and scored in the lane. Queens' Erin Goldner trimmed the lead to a
deuce with a layup and the Royals' Marissa Hudley knotted the score
for the tenth time, at 65-65 with a drive inside and eight seconds
on the clock. Anderson head coach Jim Brunelli followed by calling
a timeout and setting up the final frantic 4.6 seconds and
Shannon's heroics. Shannon notched a season-high 11 points, while
Wilson narrowly missed a double-double, scoring a game-high 21
points and pulling down nine rebounds. Neal netted 15 points and
handed out three assists. Anderson has nearly two weeks off before
going on the road to face Wingate on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Tip-off
versus the Lady Bulldogs is slated for 6 p.m. The 2009 Conference
Carolinas tournament championship team was honored at halftime of
the men's game, when Athletics Director Nancy Simpson and coach
Brunelli presented the team with their championship rings. Game Stats