STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama women's basketball team downed Georgia Southern 69-53 on the road at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Ga., Saturday afternoon completing its Georgia Swing with back-to-back wins, and improving to 14-3 on the season. 

Savannah Jones hit a three-pointer for the first field-goal of the game and from there, the Jags lead was never in doubt. The Jags connected on ten three-three-pointers for the second game in a row, are now 7-0 on the season when they hit double-digits threes. Jones put up a game-high 17 points, shooting 7-of-16 from the floor. 

Damaya Telemaque led the way in the three department this afternoon. The freshman guard connected on 4-of-7 from deep, and finished the contest with 13 points and a game-high five assists. After scoring in double digits in seven of the Jaguars 11 non-conference games this marks the first time Telemaque has hit the mark in a Sun Belt game. 

Jones and Telemaque were joined in double figures by teammates, Antoinette Lewis, Shaforia Kines, and Jayla Morrow. This afternoon marked the third time the Jags have five scorers with 10 or more points and it was just the third time in Coach Fowler's era that the Jags have had five during Sun Belt play. 

GAME FACTS
- The Jags built their lead throughout the game and were helped by Georgia Southern shooting 25 percent in the first half. For the game, South shot .435 from the floor, and .357 from beyond the arc, while connecting on 5-of-6 from the free throw line. On the other side, the Panthers shot .309 from the floor and .346 from the three-point line. 
- Lewis finished shooting 6-of-13 from the floor to put up 13 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Coming off of a nine rebound game at Georgia State, Kines brought down a team-high eight boards and finished with 10 points. Morrow joined Kines with 10 points, coming off the bench and shooting 3-of-4 from the floor. 
- The Jaguars forced 19 turnovers from Georgia Southern, and converted those into 23 points off of turnovers. South dominated the game inside as well, scoring 26 in the paint compared to the Panthers 14. 
- Alexis Brown leads the Panthers in points per game, and posted a team-high 15. Brown was joined in double figures by teammate Tatum Barber who put up 14. 

NOTES 
- With the win, the Jaguars improve 9-7 all-time vs. Georgia Southern, and will host the Panthers on Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. 
- The Jags have put up at least 10 three-pointers in seven games this season. They have won all of those games and lead the Sun Belt in threes per game. 

THEY SAID IT
Head coach Terry Fowler
On forcing turnovers and the story of the game: "Yeah, and I think the other thing if I'm looking at it. I thought we did a decent job of rebounding on the defensive side of the floor. The numbers are even, but they didn't get many second-chance opportunities, and we were able to get out there and run a little bit. We made some adjustments at halftime against their double teams in the post and we were able to get some easy baskets. Once they stopped doubling the post, Antoinette had a great day. 

On getting two wins on the road this trip: "It was huge. In this league you talk about winning at home, and splitting on the road. Last week, we lost two at home and we need to get those back somewhere." 

On Louisiana: " We just have to get back at it and recover. Kids don't have school on Monday, so they get to sleep in a little before practice. We just have to be ready to go, it starts with recovery, eating right, rest and cold tubs. All the things that require us to be at our best, and we have to be ready for Louisiana on Thursday." 

UP NEXT
South Alabama returns home to the Mitchell Center to take on Louisiana on Thursday, Jan. 24. Tip-off vs. the Ragin Cajuns is set for 11 a.m. in Mobile, Ala. 

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