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Daniel dismisses Shaw, Johnson from MU team

November 14, 2012 @ 11:30 PM

HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University women's basketball players Jasmine Shaw and Shynisha Johnson were dismissed from the team.

"Jasmine Shaw and Shynisha Johnson have been dismissed from the women's basketball program due to a violation of team rules and policies," Marshall head coach Matt Daniel said in a release. "This will be our last comment on the subject."

Shaw, a 5-foot-7 junior, averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds as a starting player in the first two games of the season. Last season she started three of 29 games. She averaged 6.0 points and 2.4 rebounds.

The 5-5 Johnson is a senior averaging 2.0 points this season. She appeared in 24 games last season, averaging 4.0 points.

Both players are from Cincinnati and played at Winton Woods High School.