Columbus, GA - Marquita Driskell dropped in 25 points to go with six rebounds as Georgia College & State University topped Tusculum College 64-52 in the CSU Women's Holiday Classic. The Bobcats' second win in the event moves their overall record to 9-2, while Tusculum's second straight loss drops the Pioneers to 8-3 on the season.
The Pioneers led for only one brief stint in the first half, covering a span of less than three minutes. A Brooke Underwood three-pointer gave TC an 8-5 lead with 15:15 to play in the half, but an Ashley Williams rebound and put-back at the 13:39 mark gave GC & SU the lead and became part of an overall 18-2 run by the Bobcats. A Driskell layup closed the run and gave GC & SU a 23-10 lead with 9:16 left in the half. Tusculum would get the lead to single digits just once more in the half before the Bobcats took a 33-22 lead into the break.
Underwood scored the first basket of the second half for the Pioneers to cut the lead to nine, but the Bobcats answered with seven straight points to match their biggest lead of the contest at 40-24 with 15:22 left. GC & SU would lead by as many as 20 points before TC rallied to cut the margin in half late.
Trailing 56-36 with 4:55 left, the Pioneers mounted a 15-4 run to cut the lead to 60-51 with 44 seconds left. Lindsey Haggerty canned a pair of shots in the final 36 seconds, however to quell any hopes of a comeback as the Bobcats finished off the 12-point win.
In addition to Driskell's 25, GC & SU got 12 points off the bench from Tiauna Brantley. Lindsey Smith collected eight steals as the Bobcats forced 25 TC turnovers in the game. GC & SU shot 46 percent in the second half to finish at 43.3 percent overall.
Chassity Martin came off the bench to tally 10 points and was the only Pioneer player in double figures on the day. Lindsay Barta added nine points and four blocked shots, while Shantae Shank added eight points. TC shot 36.5 percent overall and went just 6-23 from three-point range.
Tusculum returns to action on Wednesday as they host Presbyterian, while GC & SU will also return to the floor on Wednesday as they travel to Armstrong Atlantic State for a Peach Belt Conference matchup.
Source: Columbus State University Sports Information
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