TILLMAN POURS ON A CAREER-HIGH 31 AS COBRAS ADVANCE TO SAC SEMIFINALS

Rock Hill, SC – Continuing her stellar season of play, the SAC Player of the Year Shawnteanna Tillman records her career-high with 31 as the Cobras down Limestone in SAC Quarterfinal action!

By The Numbers:

Final Score: Coker 65, Limestone 46
Records: Coker 25-4 (21-4 SAC), Limestone 15-14 (11-14 SAC)
Location: Rock Hill, SC | Rock Hill Sports Complex

Top Performers

Shawnteanna Tillman: 31 points, 4 rebounds
Kamari Thompson: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks

How It Happened:

The Cobras were hot from the get-go, jumping out to an early 15-2 lead in the first quarter. Eleven of the first fifteen points came off Tillman buckets, three of which were three-pointers, as she had a stellar shooting night. However, Limestone was not going quietly into the night just yet, going on a 15-4 run to bring this one within one score about one minute into the second quarter.

The second quarter was quiet there for awhile, with no score by either team until 5:19 left in the quarter when Mariah Mitchem hit a jumper to make it 21-17. That bucket was the start of a 7-2 run by the Cobras, ending on another Tillman three to make this 28-19 heading into halftime.

The rest of this game never came within double digits as the Cobras came out of the locker room hot yet again, going on a 15-1 run to open the period to take a commanding 43-20 lead with 4:39 remaining. At the end of the third, the Cobras had doubled the scoreline of Limestone (22-11) and had given themselves a comfortable lead. New faces for the Cobras saw time in the fourth, and they cruised to a 65-46 win in Rock Hill!

Notables

• Tillman not only scored 31; she did so on incredible percentages. She was 10-16 from the field and 7-11 from three to cap off an incredible day in the scoring column.
• There was a glaring difference in the shooting percentages with the Cobras' offense and defense clicking at all the right times. They shot 46.5% from the field and 45% from three while holding Limestone to 28.8% from the field and 17.6% from three.
• The Cobras capitalized off Limestone turnovers, scoring 22 points off their mistakes

Up Next

The Cobras now await the winner of the 4/5 seed match-up tomorrow that features Wingate and Catawba. The semifinal match-up will take place at 5:00 PM ET on Thursday.