MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball dropped their third conference game on Saturday, losing to Georgia State 57-66 in overtime in Atlanta, their second overtime game this season.
Kelsey Thompson paced the Jags with 14 points, her fifth game this season in double figures.
Maggie Robinson totaled 11, her second double-figure game this season. The loss was the fifth time this season Thompson led the Jags in scoring.
Thompson also led the Jaguars in rebounds, totaling nine boards.
Kiana Anderson was right behind her with eight rebounds.
The Panthers had three players in double figures and were led by Deasia Merrill with 22 points.
The Jags continue their road stint with a match up at Old Dominion Saturday at 1 p.m.
GAME FACTS
- The Jags started the game with a 9-0 run, before the Panthers scored their first points of the night off a pair of free throws in the fifth minute of the game.
- The Jags hit a scoring drought towards the end of the first quarter, but back-to-back threes from Kelsey Thompson extended the Jag lead to 18-10 at the end of the first.
- The Jags continued to extend their lead into the second quarter, leading 28-19 with four to go in the second quarter.
- South hit a scoring drought again at the end of the second quarter, allowing Georgia State to cut the lead to 28-24 with two minutes go in the first half.
- The Panthers then tied the game at 28 going into halftime.
- South hit back-to-back threes to open the third quarter, but Georgia State answered with six points of their own, tying the game at 34 with under seven to go in the third quarter.
- The Jags took the lead late in the third quarter when the Panthers went the final six minutes of the quarter without a field goal. The Jags led 44-39 going into the fourth quarter.
- Georgia State took their first lead of the game with six to go in the fourth quarter, leading 46-44.
- The game was tied 52-52 at the end of four quarters, sending the game to overtime.
- Georgia State took an early six point lead in overtime and South wasn't able to battle back, dropping the match up 57-66.
NOTES
- Nadia Howard earned her 14th start of the season, making her the only Jag to start all games this season.
- Howard currently has the longest starting streak on the team, starting 33 games, dating back to last season.
- Freshman Kelsey Thompson led South with 14 points and nine rebounds, her fifth time leading South in scoring and her third in rebounds.
- Maggie Robinson totaled 11 points, her second double-figure game this season and the 19th in her career.
- Robinson and Tristen Washington both played a season-high 38 minutes.
- The loss was South's second OT game of conference play.
- The team turned the ball over 11 times, a season low.
- South led for the majority of the game, before losing the lead late in the fourth quarter.
- The game was tied six times and had seven lead changes.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Terry Fowler:
Opening statement:
"We got off to a great start, the teams were pretty evenly matched, and it was great for us to get off to a good start, but then they were able to come out and match us, and we were tied at halftime, making it a 20 minute ball game. We had chances in the fourth quarter to take the lead and maybe be able to it away and stretch it a little bit, but we weren't able to do it. We gave up some offensive rebounds and we were 50 percent from the line, we just weren't able to come out on top. I think we are making strides; we've got to keep going, try to figure out ways to win a ball game late. That's something we've been talking about as a coaching staff, we've just got to work on it and keep giving our kids hope and belief and eventually, the tides will turn for us."
UP NEXT
The Jaguars stay on the road, traveling to Old Dominion Saturday.
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