Shining Star Sports Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of NC GBB Academy National. The Shining Star Sports Academy Panthers put the hurt on the NC GBB Academy National Eagles with a sharp 83-60 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Harissoum Coulibaly was her usual excellent self, going 6 of 10 on her way to 20 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. Those seven steals gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Filomena Luis, who went 7 for 11 on her way to 17 points and three steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Shining Star Sports Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as NC GBB Academy National only posted 14 assists.
NC GBB Academy National's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tia Bryant, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Pierre-Louis, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
Panthers
| 12/30/24 vs NC GBB Academy National | 83-60 |
| 12/28/24 vs 1 of 1 Academy | 65-45 |
| 12/26/24 vs Ravenscroft | 93-25 |
| 12/20/24 vs Winston Salem Christian National | 61-50 |
| 12/19/24 vs Tournament Opponent | 71-32 |
| + 4 more games |
The victory was the ninth in a row for Shining Star Sports Academy, bringing their record for this year to 14-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 28.9% in those games and 25% outside of them. As for NC GBB Academy National, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Shining Star Sports Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Central Pointe Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 18th. As for NC GBB Academy National, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-33 win against Green Run on the 4th.
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