Shields Leading NJCAA in Scoring

Southwest Tennessee Community College

November 22, 2006

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SHIELDS LEADING NJCAA IN SCORING
Release written by Keith Gentry

Southwest’s Ashley Shields was at the top of the scoring charts when the National Junior College Athletic Association released its first statistical report this week. Shields, a 5’10” sophomore from Melrose High School, is averaging 32.2 points per game through five games this season for the Lady Saluqis. She scored a season-high 41 points in the season-opener against Coahoma and has scored at least 30 points in four of the five games.

In addition to scoring, Shields also ranks high in the Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association in several other categories. She is first in steals (4.2 per game), second in rebounds (10.0 per game), third in assists (4.4 per game), fourth in two-point field goal percentage (68.4), eighth in three-point field goal percentage (40.0), and ninth in free throw percentage (85.4).

Rank	Athlete	College	GP	FG (Tot)	FG(3)	FT	PTS	Avg.
1	Ashley Shields	Southwest Tennessee Community College	5	60	6	35	161	32.20
2	Taujhnae Travis	San Jacinto College-North	5	50	3	38	141	28.20
3	Sherrika Torain	Wilkes Community College	1	12	0	4	28	28.00
4	Chandrea Jones	Odessa College	5	44	12	26	126	25.20
5	LaQuisha Wharton	Pratt Community College	9	79	19	35	212	23.55
6	Amber Swan	Murray State College	5	51	6	7	115	23.00
7	Kendrea Walker	Lon Morris College	7	67	0	23	157	22.42
8	Javonna Kent	Darton College	1	9	3	1	22	22.00
9	LaMaesha McAdory	Northwest Mississippi Community College	7	52	2	43	149	21.28
10	Latoya Drake	Florida Community College	7	56	0	36	148	21.14