MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama rallied in the third quarter, but couldn't hold off the Georgia Southern offense, dropping the home contest 75-59.
 
The Jags had three players in double figures and were paced by Kiana Anderson and Maggie Robinson, who totaled 12 each. Nadia Howard had 10 points in the loss.
 
Anderson led South in rebounding as well, recording eight boards, while Robinson brought down seven.
 
The Eagles were led by Terren Ward with 29 points, with Taya Gibson adding 14 points with nine rebounds.
  
South Alabama (6-22, 2-15 Sun Belt) closes out its regular season slate on Friday, hosting Troy for Senior Night at 7 p.m.
 
GAME FACTS

• The Eagles started quickly, jumping to an 18-8 lead after six minutes of play.
• Georgia Southern stayed on top through one, leading 31-13.
• The Eagles took a 20-point lead early in the second quarter, but South was able to cut the lead to nine with four minutes in the half.
• South Alabama trailed 46-30 at the half.
• Georgia Southern hit a scoring drought in the third quarter, allowing South to cut the Eagle lead to 51-45 with three to go in the third.
• South Alabama trailed by six with five minutes to go in the game.
• The Jags hit a scoring drought in the fourth quarter, allowing Georgia Southern to take another double-digit lead.
• South tried to pull off the comeback, but fell short at home, losing 75-59

 
NOTES

• Casey Ferguson earned her seventh start of the season.
• Anderson led South in rebounding for the 11^th time this season.
• The loss was the 11^th double-figure game for Anderson, the 5^th for Robinson and the 10^th for Howard.
• With Ward's 29 points for the Eagles, she is the first Jag opponent to total 25+ points against South since Aja Blount did it in 2020. 

QUOTABLE
Head coach Terry Fowler:
Opening statement:
"Georgia Southern did what they did all year long, they won the first quarter all year in conference play and then struggled the rest of the game, building a cushion and they did that today, outscoring us 31-13. We challenged the team in-between quarters to go out and play harder, we needed to make them feel us and I thought we did that. We responded in the second and third quarters, and in the fourth quarter we had a chance, we were right there in the ballgame with a chance to win it. Free throws killed us, shooting 7-for-15 and they were able to pull up. They've got a great player in Terren Ward, she made some big shots for them. I was proud of the effort and that we were able to fight back. We've got to take this and move into Friday's game against Troy and put together a full game."
 
On being where the team is trending:
"I like it. Even in the locker room, we are down, we aren't into moral victories, but our kids saw the light. Looking forward to lacing them up again Friday and then moving to the tournament next week."
 
UP NEXT
The Jaguars close out the regular season on Friday, hosting Troy at 7 p.m.  
 
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