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Women's Basketball Edges Queens in a Thriller

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

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