Lady Bobcats Turn-Over Tuskegee, 60-53
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Combining a stingy defense with the seventh double-double of the season for junior Marquita Driskell (Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin/Univ. of Georgia), the Georgia College & State University women’s basketball team (8-2) beat Tuskegee University (2-4) 60-53 today (Dec. 29) in day one of the CSU Holiday Classic, hosted by Columbus State University.
The two-day tournament features GCSU, TU, CSU and Tusculum College.
Driskell posted game-bests with 15 points and 10 boards, but it was the 34-to-20 advantage in caused turnovers that the Lady Bobcats used most for the win. Juniors Lindsey Smith (Decatur, Ga./Dunwoody) and Elicia Lynch (Semmes, Ala./Mary G. Montgomery/Faulkner State C.C.) each reached double figure points at 12 and 11, respectively, with Lynch’s coming in a reserve role.
GCSU shot a paltry 25.7 percent (9-of-35) in the first half, but found the mark in the second stanza, good for 11-of-24 from the field (.458).
After GCSU took the lead for good at the 14:08 mark in the second half on a bucket by Cassie Miliner (Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins/Univ. of Central Florida), they went on a quick 14-0 run over the next five minutes, getting seven during the stretch from Smith.
The Golden Tigers cut the lead to four on a couple of occasions later in the contest, but never got the advantage back. Leading the way for TU was Aisha Johnson with 15 points, but the junior guard also had 10 turnovers.
The Lady Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, Dec. 30 at 1 p.m. in day two of the tournament against Tusculum (8-1). The Pioneers played CSU today.
Source: Georgia College & State University Sports Information
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