COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears fall to Shawnee State; women score upset win

PIKEVILLE – Short-handed University of Pikeville saw a 12-point, first-half lead slip away as No. 25 Shawnee State rallied to beat the Bears, 68-57, at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.

UPIKE,  now 15-4 overall and 3-4 in Mid-South Conference play, was led by Luke Layhew’s 14 points while DeAndre Barton followed with 13 and J.J. Ramey chipped in 11.

UPIKE, ranked 14th nationally, will play at the University of Cumberlands in Williamsburg on Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY HALVES:

SSU (15-5)…27  41 – 68

UP (15-4)…30  27 – 57

Scoring:

Shawnee State (68) – Kyree Elder 5(1) 8-8 21; E.J. Onu 3(2) 1-2 13; Selby Hind-Wills 3 1-1 7; Tim Biakapia 3 0-0 6; Jakiel Wells 0 2-4 2; Justin Johnson 4 1-2 9; Desmond Crosby Jr. 1 6-6 8; and Dakota Prichard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(3) 19-23 68.

UPIKE (57) – Luke Layhew 6 2-4 14; J.J. Ramey 3(1) 2-2 11; Fode Camara 3 1-2 7; Jordan Perry 2 0-0 4; Jazz Parker 1 0-0 2; DeAndre Barton 2(1) 6-6 13; Korbin Spencer 1 0-1 2; Dez Brown 1 0-2 2; and Da’Rell Domineck 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(2) 11-17 57.

WOMEN

UPIKE……….67

Shawnee St..62

University of Pikeville used a strong second-half performance to score a 67-62 upset win over No. 7 Shawnee State in a game played at the Appalachian Wireless Arena on Thursday night.

Brianna Burbridge and A.J. Reed fired in 11 points each and Kayla Mullins added 10 as the Bears moved to 14-7 overall and 4-3 in Mid-South Conference play.

The women play at the University of Cumberlands Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SSU (0-0)….15  12  15  20 – 62

UP (14-7)……6  13  19  29 – 67

Scoring:

Shawnee State (62) – Brandie Snow 5(2) 5-7 21; Bailey Cummins 5(2) 0-0 16; Anyia Pride 3 4-4 10; Carson Roney 2 1-4 5; Natalie Zuchowski 1 2-2 4; Hagen Schaefer 0(1) 0-0 3; and Abbie Kallner 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 16(6) 12-17 62.

UPIKE (67) – Mary Englert 2(1) 2-3 9; Bailey Frazier 1(2) 0-0 8; Sierra Feltner 3 2-2 8; Mia Greatrex 2 0-0 4; Yurleis Estrada 1 0-0 2; Brianna Burbridge 5 1-1 11; A.J. Reed 3(1) 2-4 11; Kayla Mullins 0(2) 4-4 10; Elisabeth Latham 1 0-0 2; and Theodora Odia 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19(6) 11-14 67. �����쌒;