Chance to refocus

There was disappointment among Dawn Brown’s staff when both of the Golden Lions’ upcoming games against Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M were postponed Thursday. But with impact players ShiCoriya Orr and Takayln Busby set to return for UAPB, Brown views the time off as a chance for the pair to settle back in and for her team to regroup.

“I think this gives us an opportunity to get these two back in the flow of things,” Brown said. “This gives us a chance to focus on ourselves a bit more.”

UAPB (2-9, 1-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference) has dropped four consecutive games since a conference-opening win over Mississippi Valley State on Jan. 2. The loss of guard Joyce Kennerson to a season-ending injury has left the Golden Lions without a proven guard. As a result the team has lost by an average of 12 points in her absence.

With the return of Orr and Busby, Brown has a pair of guards to insert in Kennerson’s place. And with the pair of postponements, UAPB’s head coach now also has time to work the pair back into her team before the Golden Lions travel to Grambling State on Jan. 30.

“We’ve been struggling offensively,” Brown said. “With them back, it gives us more offensive looks on the perimeter.”