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2007-08 roster | schedule | team photo Bobcats tame Lady Wildcats Miami, FL: The Lady Wildcats fought hard but eventually lost to cross-town rival, St. Thomas University, 73-60. JWU and STU had a nip and tuck battle all night. St. Thomas stretched their lead out to 32-25 at the break. The Lady Wildcats trimmed the lead to five points twice in the second half but couldn’t overcome the deficit. JWU was led by the outstanding play of Fr. Selina Thomas (Clearwater, FL). The 5’9 forward finished with a game-high 27 points. She also grabbed 9 rebounds. Jr. Laqueda Smith (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) had a career high 7 blocked shots to lead the defensive effort. The Lady Cats go on the road to Clearwater College on February 14 at 7:00pm Thomas leads Lady Cats over Clearwater Miami Shores, FL: Fr. Selina Thomas grabbed a school-record 19 rebounds and scored 19 points as well to lead JWU to a 70-55 win over Clearwater Christian College. Clearwater’s defense controlled the first half as they went into the locker room with a 30-26 lead. CCC held the Cats in check for the first half but in the second half JWU used its muscle and size to pull away from CCC. JWU had all five starters score in double figures led by Thomas. Jr Robyn Swaby, who hit some big shots in the 2nd half, finished with 13 points. The Lady Cats close out the regular season on the road starting out with cross town rival St. Thomas on Friday, February 8. Women fall twice at home Miami Shores, FL: The Lady Wildcats fell at home in back to back games to Savannah College of Art and Design, 57-52 and Edward Waters College, 74-54. The Cats were led by the play of Jr’s Robyn Swaby, Precious Lippett and Fr. Selina Thomas. Lippett and Thomas both had 14 points in the loss to SCAD. Swaby showed some hot outside shooting vs SCAD but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Bees. Thomas also had 21 total rebounds in both games. The Cats look to rebound from the two home losses when they host Clearwater College on Tuesday, February 5. Lady Wildcats split home stand Miami Shores, FL: The JWU women’s basketball team lost to Webber University, 64-55 but came back to salvage their home stand with an exciting 61-59 win over Warner Southern University. The Lady Cats and Webber had a back and forth affair all evening. The Lady Warriors raced to a 38-29 lead at the half. However, JWU battled back several times in the second half. They cut the lead to 56-53 with forty five seconds remaining but the Warriors went on an 8-1 run to break the game open. Fr. Selina Thomas led the scoring attack with 18 points. Fr. Melinda Cooley finished with a team-high 13 rebounds The exciting two point win versus Warner Southern saw Jr Precious Lippett save the day once again. JWU trailed the Royals 31-27 at the half. Neither team could pull away in the second stanza. But hot shooting by Lippett, Thomas and Cooley allowed the Lady Cats to tie the score at 59-59 with just under ten seconds remaining. That’s when Lippett was fouled with 3.8 seconds remaining. She calmly sank two free throws for the big win. Lippett hit three free throws with less than one second remaining to win last week at Edward Waters College. “This was a huge win for us. We’ve been playing
well since the New Year. I’m proud of the mental toughness
we have showed recently. We’re learning how to win” said Coach
Randy Simmons Lippett’s free throws
clinch win Jacksonville, FL: Jr. Precious Lippett hit three free throws with 0.2 seconds remaining to defeat Edward Waters College, 57-56. The Lady Wildcats were looking for a much needed win after losing the first game of their back to back’s to Savannah College of Art and Design, 83-60. JWU was trailing the whole game and fell behind by as many as twelve points in the second half. However, the Lady Cats kept battling back and cut the lead to 56-54 with under 10 seconds left. After a missed free throw by EWC, Lippett raced the ball up the court and was fouled on her three point attempt. She calmly hit the clutch free throws to win the game. Lippett led JWU with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Lady Wildcats drop two at home Miami Shores, FL: The Lady Wildcats fell to St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial over the weekend. St. Thomas toppled JWU 76-66. The Cats cut the lead to single digits multiple times but couldn’t get over the hump. JWU was led by Fr Selina Thomas with 23 and 11 rebounds. Jr Precious Lippett finished with 16 points and 6 assists. The Lady Cats go on the road to play Savannah College and Edward Waters College this weekend. Lady Wildcats lose at Webber and Warner The JWU Lady Wildcats lost back to back games to Warner Southern College and Webber University. The Lady Cats lost the first game of the trip at Warner Southern, 88-59. JWU kept it close in the first half. They only trailed 37-29 at the half but then the wheels fell off on both ends of the court. Jr Robyn Swaby (Nassau, Bahamas) and Jr. Precious Lippett (Plant City, FL) led JWU with 18 and 13 points respectively. JWU then traveled to Webber U to take on the Lady Warriors. Webber jumped out to a 14 point lead at the half but JWU battled back. Fr. Cinthia Vazquez (Lancaster, PA) heated up hitting five three-point buckets to trim the Webber lead to 68-65. The Cats couldn’t cut into the lead any more before falling 72-67. Vazquez finished with a game high 19 points and Swaby had 11 points. The Lady Cats host Missouri Baptist U on Friday, Dec 14.
Miami Shores, FL - The JWU women fell to Southeastern University, 62-56. The Lady Cats played a spirited first half and had the lead, 28-26 at the break. JWU was sparked by Jr. Precious Lippett, Fr. Selina Thomas and Fr Melina Cooley. JWU and the SU women battled back and forth in the second frame. With Cooley and Thomas controlling the glass and Lippett making key buckets the score was tied with less than four minutes remaining. However, missed free throws and some untimely turnovers led to the defeat in the end. “The girls played hard tonight but we missed too many free throws down the stretch” said 3rd year coach Randy Simmons. JWU was led in the scoring department by Lippett with 18 points. Thomas finished with a double double 10 points and 11 rebounds. Cooley led the team with 12 rebounds. The Lady Cats travel to Warner Southern and Webber University this weekend. Lady Wildcats win twice Miami Shores, FL - The JWU Lady Wildcats started the season with a tough schedule of NAIA D1 programs. The schedule seems to have paid off after big wins over Ave Maria University, 88-58 and College of the Bahamas, 62-50. Freshman Selina Thomas (Clearwater, FL) and Robyn Swaby (Nassau, Bahamas) paced JWU in the scoring department in both games. Thomas had a dominating performance against the visiting Caribs from the Bahamas. She finished with a game-high 23 points and 16 rebounds. Swaby chipped in with a career-high 20 points in the win over Ave Maria U and another 18 points versus her country mates. Jr. Precious Lippett (Plant City, FL) had a team high 9 assists vs COB and 18 points against Ave Maria. The Lady Wildcats are off for Thanksgiving Break and will return to action on December 1 at Eckerd College.
Voorhees, SC: The Lady Wildcats season got off to a tough start with two road losses at the Voorhees University Classic. JWU dropped their first game against the host Voorhees, 59-48. The Lady Cats were led by Fr. Sellina Thomas (Clearwater, FL) with 11 points. Fr. Keyonna Hill (Jacksonville, NJ) led the team with eight rebounds. Game two of the tournament saw the Cats run into a bigger and quicker West Virginia Tech team. WV Tech jumped on the Cats from the get go. They opened up a 44-21 lead at the half. It didn’t get much better in the second half as WV Tech cruised to an 82-40 victory. The Cats were led by Fr. Cynthia Vazquez (Lancaster, PA) who scored 15 points. The Cats host Ave Maria University in their home opener, Nov 3 at 2pm.
The Lady Cats will turn to Jr. Robyn Swaby (Nassau, Bahamas), Jr. Precious Lippett (Plant City, FL) and Jr. LaQueda Smith (Fort Lauderdale, FL) to lead the charge on both ends of the floor. Swaby and Smith are the leading returning scorer and rebounder. Lippett, who sat out last season, will be a big factor at the point guard position. She brings needed quickness and experience. “We have added overall speed, quickness, aggressiveness to our line up which should enable us to run on offense and to put greater pressure on the defensive end,” said third-year Coach Randy Simmons. Key freshmen additions are Sellina Thomas (Jacksonville, FL), Cynthia Vazquez (Lancaster, PA) and Keyonna Hill (Clearwater, FL).
Flagler started the game off by going up 7-0. JWU answered with a 15-3 run to take a 15-10 lead with twelve minutes left in the half. Flagler went ahead again at 16-15 but back to back threes by Sr. Maria Luis (North Miami Beach, FL) gave the Lady Cats a 21-16 lead. The Cats maintained the lead for the remainder of the half. They held a slim 34-32 lead at the break. Flagler and JWU both went ice cold in the second half. With the defensive intensity up, both teams struggled to get any momentum. Flagler took a 47-43 lead however the Lady Cats cut into the lead behind seven straight points by Jr. Diana Coleman (Panama City, FL). With Flagler clinging to a 51-50 they got a big bucket to go up 53-50. JWU answered right back with a bucket from Soph. LaQueda Smith (Fort Lauderdale, FL) to cut the lead to one point with a 1:05 left in the game. After both teams turned the ball over Flagler got two huge free throws to go up 55-52. The Lady Cats then got multiple chances from three point land but couldn’t covert in the final seconds. The loss sends the Cats to 8-16 on the season. JWU was led by Coleman with 15 points and a school record 17 rebounds. Luis finished with 16 points. Maria Berrezueta (North Miami Beach, FL) had a career high, and school record, 12 assists.
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