#21 Charlesia Norman (Guard)
#6 MILES DEFEATS #11 PAINE (60-53)
ATLANTA, GA– In the first game of the 2012 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Basketball Tournament, the number six seed Lady Bears of Miles College (MC) defeated the 11th seed Lady Lions of Paine College (PC) 60-53 in the Frank Forbes Arena on the Morehouse College campus.
Courtney English led the Lady Bears in scoring with 17 points and had a game-high 12 rebounds. She also finished with three steals. Teammate
Charlesia Norman added 16 points in the win. Ariel Brown led the Lady Lions with 17 points and Quandra Rodgers and Kiara Farley added 14 and 10 points, respectively.
With the win, the Lady Bears improve to 16-11 and advance to the second round of the tournament and will meet the #3 ranked Tigerettes of Tuskegee University at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 1st in the Forbes Arena. The Lady Lions finish the season with a 6-21 mark and are eliminated from tournament play.
