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WINCHESTER, Va. - — Shenandoah University cracked the 100-point barrier for the first time in five seasons Tuesday night in a 102-87 men's basketball victory over NAIA Southern Virginia.


Shenandoah (5-2) had not reached 100 points since defeating Averett University 100-80 on January 12, 2002, a span of 100 games.


The Hornets reached the century mark on a http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=489"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Jeremiah Lawrence layup with 43 seconds left; this made the score 101-85 and was the penultimate point in a 7-0 SU run to finish the game.


Southern Virginia (4-9) had trailed by 22 points, 93-71, with 3:09 remaining but hit four 3-pointers in the next 92 seconds to get back into the contest.


Following a Shenandoah time-out, the Hornets got a pair of free throws from both http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=832"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Lenzie Adams and http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=842"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Mike Nickens-Turner and a defensive rebound by http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=837"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Moutkar Fawehinmi to set up Lawrence' layup off of the break.


Lawrence bucket and the final point, a Nickens-Turner free throw, capped t a season high 60-point second half for the Hornets. SU shot a sizzling 17 of 27 (63.0 percent) from the field in the final 20 minutes of play at it opened up a 26-point lead by the 6:24 mark.


This lead remained at least 20 points until the Knights would start their three-point barrage to finish the game with a Tanner Johnson trey with 3:47 left.


Senior http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=63"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Jared Hale led the Hornets with 22 points off the bench while Fawehinmi added 18, http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=415"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Onyie Onunaku 14 and http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=845"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Antwon Townsend 13.


Aaron Lauder had 26 for Southern Virginia.


http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200506/120605.htm "> Box Score/Play by Play


Shenandoah is off until December 17 when it travels to the University of Mary Washington for a 2:00 contest.

Newspaper Box Score
Southern Virginia Knights vs Shenandoah Hornets
12/6/05 7:30 at Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium
At Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium
SHENANDOAH HORNETS 102, SOUTHERN VIRGINIA KNIGHTS 87
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA KNIGHTS (4-8)
LOUDER, Aaron 11-15 1-1 26; JOHNSON, Tanner 8-20 0-0 20; LOVELL, Joseph 3-5
2-2 9; FAUMUINA-EZE, U. 4-7 0-0 8; PROCTOR, Ty 3-11 1-2 8; MANN, Nathaniel
1-4 4-6 6; GENTRY, Cameron 2-5 0-0 4; SCHROEDER, Brett 1-5 2-2 4; LISONBEE,
Matthew 1-2 0-0 2; PHILPOTT, Mitch 0-0 0-1 0; FARNSWORTH, Dillon 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 34-74 10-14 87.
SHENANDOAH HORNETS (5-2)
HALE, Jared 6-9 6-6 22; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 5-7 8-11 18; ONUNAKU, Onyie 6-10
2-3 14; TOWNSEND, Antwon 5-7 0-0 13; NICKENS-TURNER, Mike 2-2 4-4 9; ADAMS,
Lenzie 3-4 3-4 9; LAWRENCE, Jeremiah 3-12 1-2 7; JOHNS, Steven 2-5 0-0 4;
GRIFFIN, Quan 1-6 0-0 3; ANDERSON, Henry 1-3 1-2 3; COOK, Quentin 0-0 0-0 0;
FIELDS, Jack 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-66 25-32 102.
Southern Virginia Knights.....   27   60  -   87
Shenandoah Hornets............   42   60  -  102
3-point goals-Southern Virginia Knights 9-27 (JOHNSON, Tanner 4-8; LOUDER,
Aaron 3-4; LOVELL, Joseph 1-2; PROCTOR, Ty 1-8; SCHROEDER, Brett 0-3;
LISONBEE, Matthew 0-1; GENTRY, Cameron 0-1), Shenandoah Hornets 9-14 (HALE,
Jared 4-6; TOWNSEND, Antwon 3-4; NICKENS-TURNER, Mike 1-1; GRIFFIN, Quan
1-3). Fouled out--Southern Virginia Knights-None, Shenandoah Hornets-None.
Rebounds-Southern Virginia Knights 33 (PROCTOR, Ty 7), Shenandoah Hornets 42
(FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 9). Assists-Southern Virginia Knights 16 (LOUDER, Aaron
4; SCHROEDER, Brett 4), Shenandoah Hornets 18 (FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 5). Total
fouls-Southern Virginia Knights 22, Shenandoah Hornets 15. A-388