January 30, 2004

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NOLEN LEADS SALUQIS PAST 17th-RANKED JACKSON STATE

Londrick Nolen scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Southwest men's basketball team to a 85-77 win over 17th-ranked Jackson State on Thursday night at the Verties Sails Gymnasium.

Down one at halftime 38-37, the Saluqis outscored Jackson State 48-39 after the break, led by the hot shooting of Nolen and Randy Young, who scored eight of his ten points in the second half.  Kenneth Bohanna had his third outstanding game in a row with 14 points and eight rebounds, and Jerry Dover added 12 points, four assists, and four steals.  The win improved the Saluqis record to 7-9 overall and 5-5 in the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association

In the women's game, Tiffany Webb scored 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Lady Saluqis to a 87-75 victory.  Also scoring in double figures for Southwest were Kaia Richardson with 19 points and Latoyia Hill with 14 points.  The Lady Saluqis improved their record to 9-8 overall and 5-5 in the TJCCAA.