STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama women's basketball team fell to Georgia Southern 77-69 in Hanner Fieldhouse on Saturday. 

Georgia Southern's Terren Ward recorded a double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds. She also led her team with two steals. Simone James had 17 points for the contest and Ja'nya Love-Hill had 14. Mya Burns also registered 11 boards for the game with 11. 

For the Jags Jaylin Powell led the way with 17 points. She was accompanied in double digits by Mahogany Vaught and Dee Haymer with 11 points each. For the second straight game Vaught paced the team in rebounds with today's total of six. 

GAME FACTS
- Powell's three pointer in the first minute of the contest jumpstarted the Jags scoring with an 8-2 run. 
- Georgia Southern posted back-to-back threes to claim a 10-8 advantage at the six-minute mark. 
- South reclaimed its position in the lead by outscoring the Eagles 10 to five over the final four minutes of the first, ending the period at 18-15. 
- Within the first minute of the second period Powell put up two more field goals from beyond the arc. 
- The Jags 8-1 run in the second half of the quarter gave them the largest lead of the day, however, the Eagles chipped away at - - South's advantage with four unanswered points to finish the half with a score of 32-27.
- Georgia Southern continued its scoring streak into the third quarter with six points in the first minute, cutting its deficit to just one point, 34-33. 
- The Eagles ultimately took the lead with a 9-2 run which put the squad at 42-38 around the five-minute mark. 
- Each team scored nine points apiece in the remainder of the period, however, Georgia Southern closed out the third ahead 51-47.
- The teams traded buckets for the majority of the fourth quarter. 
- In the final two minutes of the contest the Jaguars held its opponent to just two field goals while scoring three of their own, yet it was not enough to overcome the Eagles.

NOTES
- Georgia Southern has now won three consecutive games over South Alabama to give the Eagles its longest streak of the series.
- South was able to score 26 points from the bench, its highest figure against a conference opponent this season, compared to Georgia Southern's 11.
- The Jags had just 10 turnovers, tying its second lowest number of the season which was last set against Auburn-Montgomery on Nov. 15, 2021.
- For the seventh time this season South had less than 30 rebounds for the game. 
- It is also the third straight game the team has shot less than 40 percent from the field, a feat that has happened twice before this season.
- This is the first contest since the record-tying game against Faulkner on Dec. 14 that South has recorded more than 10 three-point field goals.
- USA recorded its lowest number of free throws (8) since the start of conference play.
- Kiana Anderson was responsible for half of her team's free throws as she was perfect from the line, going 4-for-4, giving her the most free throws of her career.
- Today's game also marks the third straight game Anderson has led the team in blocks with a total of two. 

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
- Opening Statement: "The first half of the game I thought we played extremely well. They out rebounded us but they weren't really converting on their second chance opportunities. We were concerned about the turnovers coming into this game with their pressure but we only had four at the half. They came out at the third quarter and really got going so we gave up 24 points in the quarter. We still fought back to give ourselves a chance to win it though. In the end they made their free throws, they made their threes when they had to make them and just made more plays than we did down the stretch. I'm proud of our team for the effort. We have now got to turn our competitiveness into winning. That's the next stretch here as we finish out the season. I think we are showing improvement as we go into these last six ball games but we need to execute and get some wins."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will travel to Troy on Feb. 5 for a 4 p.m. contest in Trojan Areana.

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