{"id":24908,"date":"2021-03-09T15:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T20:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=24908"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T17:16:10","slug":"lady-sharks-need-late-season-push-to-qualify-for-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lady-sharks-need-late-season-push-to-qualify-for-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Sharks Need Late-Season Push To Qualify For State Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Dade College women\u2019s basketball team has suffered from inconsistent play this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through 13 games, the Lady Sharks are 5-8. They are 1-5\u00a0 in Southern Conference play with four games remaining this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the slow start, the Lady Sharks say they are confident they can turn their season around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24911\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24911\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Susan-Summons1_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Susan-Summons1_web.jpg 598w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Susan-Summons1_web-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Boss: Lady Sharks\u2019 Head Coach Susan Summons talks to her team during practice. ALICE MORENO\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe fight to the end, no matter what,\u201d said sophomore guard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/24353-2-payne\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Anija Payne<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cWe stick with the game and with each other and we believe we can accomplish anything because of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last season, the Lady Sharks had a solid campaign reaching the state semifinals and posting a 20-12 record. They had strong chemistry and offensive firepower, averaging 79.7 points and 49.1 rebounds per game and shot a nation-leading 74% from the free throw line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, this year, a lack of consistency is costing them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks are being outscored by opponents on average by a slight margin of 70.1 to 71.8\u00a0 and they have struggled to stay consistent during games.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A perfect example of that is the 75-74 loss against Florida Southwestern State College on Feb. 17. In that game, the team scored 27 points in the first half and 47 in the last two quarters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are times when we go on a 9-0 run at the beginning of the game, but end up giving the other team the game because we\u2019re not consistent enough,\u201d said sophomore forward <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2020-21\/bios\/morrow_nazlah_3nk2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Nazlah Morrow<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is averaging 15.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another issue has been team communication. This year\u2019s roster features four freshmen and includes players from Ecuador, Brazil, Latvia and Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe need to communicate better,\u201d said sophomore point guard Ahmari Young. \u201cWe play hard but there are times we make mistakes that could\u2019ve been easily avoided\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the problems, four players are averaging double digits in scoring: <\/span><b>Morrow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 15.1 points per game, point guard <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2020-21\/bios\/yamazaki_rio_3b40\">Rio Yamazaki<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 12.8, <\/span><b>Young<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 10.7 and forward <\/span><b>Alice Markova<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 10.9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Payne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is also helping the team with 13.3 rebounds per game (third in the nation) and 9.9 points per game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With only four games left<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014all<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0in conference<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the Lady Sharks will need a late push <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to qualify for the Florida College System Activities Association State Tournament in Niceville, Florida, which starts on April 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are focusing on improving team chemistry, playing better defense, and shooting the ball better,\u201d said Lady Sharks\u2019 Head Coach Susan Summons, who has led the program for 35 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lady Sharks\u2019 next game is at home at the Theodore R. Gibson Health Center\u00a0 March 24 at 5:30 p.m. versus Palm Beach State College.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24910\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rio-Yamazaki4_web.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Sharks\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rio-Yamazaki4_web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rio-Yamazaki4_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rio-Yamazaki4_web-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Going Up: Point guard Rio Yamazaki gets ready to take a shot during practice as four defensive players surround her. 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