UNIONTOWN, PA- The Concordia College-Selma Lady Hornets are the 2012 USCAA Women's Basketball National Champions! The seventh-seeded Lady Hornets knocked off the Selma Lady Bulldogs by a score of 65-44. Concordia-Selma was led by Tournament MVP Rashida Young with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Teammates Sharmika Hayes and Teagra Clifton chipped in 13 points each for the Lady Hornets. Concordia was anchored by their strong defensive effort holding Selma to 30 percent shooting from the field.
Selma was led by All-American and All-Tournament Team member Marquita McMurray. McMurray chipped in 12 points (5-10 FG) and 5 rebounds in the losing effort. The two teams were very evenly matched until 6:16 left in the first half when the Lady Hornets broke out on a 14-0 run. Concordia won the rebounding battle 42-31 and went into halftime with a 12 point advantage, leading 29-17.
"I am completely overwhelmed", said first year Head Coach of Concordia, Kimberly Anderson. She proceeded to say, "I couldn't be more blessed to have such a great group of young ladies that are extremely disciplined and very easy to coach".
The Selma, Alabama rivals are located six blocks away from each other, and Selma University won the only regular season matchup between the two teams. This is Concordia-Selma's third USCAA Women's Basketball National Championship, after winning the 2007 and 2008 championships. Congratulations to the Concordia-Selma Lady Hornets on winning the 2012 USCAA Women's Basketball National Championship!
All Tournament Team
Sam Tomaschko Rochester College
Nicole Baker Southern Virginia University
Marquita McMurray Selma University
Treasure Baker Selma University
Teagra Clifton Concordia College-Selma
Tournament MVP
Rashida Young Concordia College-Selma