{"id":38468,"date":"2024-11-21T18:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T23:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=38468"},"modified":"2025-02-20T00:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T05:25:47","slug":"freshman-peterson-helping-lady-sharks-rebound-on-the-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/freshman-peterson-helping-lady-sharks-rebound-on-the-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Peterson Helping Lady Sharks Rebound On The Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Dade College women\u2019s basketball team is trying to rebound from a 24-loss season that included six defeats by at least 28 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a strong 5-2 start, the Lady Sharks are vindicating themselves on the court.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A big part of that redemption has been the play of forward\/center <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/wbkb\/2024-25\/bios\/peterson_cleaira_v19k\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleaira Peterson<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 19-year-old freshman from Detroit Michigan leads the Lady Sharks with 11.7 rebounds per game; she is second on the squad with a 17.9 scoring average and a 56.7 shooting percentage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe is a threat in the paint,\u201d said Lady Sharks guard Jazmyne Bynum. \u201cIf our intensity is low, she [says] something and [tells] us to pick it up. She loves to be a vocal leader and finish the game with a lot of energy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That intensity has made Peterson into a double-double machine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a 72-58 loss to South Georgia Technical College on Nov. 1. Peterson followed that performance with 28 points and 12 rebounds in a 101-87 win against Western Wyoming Community College at the Florida SouthWestern Classic in Fort Myers on Nov. 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe\u2019s proud to be a Shark, and the impact she\u2019s had on the team has been tremendous,\u201d said Lady Sharks Head Basketball Coach <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/retirement-hasnt-slowed-her-down-after-35-years-at-mdc-summons-still-dedicated-to-creating-champions\/\">Susan Summons<\/a><\/span>. \u201cShe brings a high motor and IQ to the game and shows strong leadership on the floor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson started playing basketball in the seventh grade at Harper Woods Middle School in Detroit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI started playing basketball because everybody used to tell me \u2018you&#8217;re so tall, you should try it out\u2019,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cI tried it out and the rest is history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The frontcourt star played three years at Harper Woods High School, leading that squad to a 12-8 record as a junior. That offseason, she continued sharpening her skills for the 1 Nation AAU team before playing her senior season at Samuel C. Mumford High School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson\u2019s transition to Miami has been a smooth one. It has been supported by the guidance of Summons, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who has a penchant for fostering tight-knight environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt the beginning of the season, it was hard because we had people from all over,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cHaving coach Summons there to talk us through [it] and help us and [give us] input on what to do helped a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Dade College women\u2019s basketball team is trying to rebound from a 24-loss season that included six defeats by at least 28 points. After a strong 5-2 start, the Lady Sharks are vindicating themselves on the court.\u00a0 A big part of that redemption has been the play of forward\/center Cleaira Peterson. 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