MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball fell to Georgia State in overtime on Thursday at the Mitchell Center, 78-75. The meeting was the third of the last five to end in overtime.

KEY MOMENTS:

• Amyah Sutton opened the game with two three-balls, sending the Jaguars to an early 10-2 lead. Sutton and Tamara Ortiz would each shoot 2-for-3 from downtown, giving the Jags a 25-7 lead at the end of the quarter.
• The Panthers had a hot second half, scoring 18 points and limiting the Jaguars to an 18.2 field-goal percentage. Despite being outscored by 10, the Jaguars would lead the Panthers 33-25 at the half.
• Offensive struggles stalled the Jaguars in the fourth quarter, as they recorded five turnovers in a span of four minutes. During that period, the Panthers went on a 10-2 run and held the Jaguars to a scoring drought, putting them within three.
• The Panthers continued to build momentum, upping their score to 69-67 in favor of the Jaguars with 41 seconds on the clock. Morgan Robinson-Nwagwu would then draw a shooting foul off Tamara Ortiz, but would go 1-for-2 from the charity stripe, keeping the Panthers down one.
• With two seconds on the clock, Georgia State's Crystal Henderson drained a layup, evening the score at 70. Henderson's layup sent the tilt into overtime.
• Henderson continued her momentum, draining a three-ball. The Jaguars were outscored 8-5, eight of the 13 points coming from the charity stripe. The Panthers would take the victory, 78-75.

KEY STATS:

• Diawna Carter-Hartley recorded 12 points and and 13 rebounds, earning her second double-double of the season. Daniela Gonzalez was not far behind her, recording 11 points and nine rebounds.
• The Jaguars shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe, their highest of the season.
• Tamara Ortiz scored 15 points, a season-high. The 15-piece marked Ortiz's third-consecutive game where she would set a season-high in scoring.
• Five Jaguars scored double-figures: Amyah Sutton (16), Tamara Ortiz (15), Diawna Carter-Hartley (12), Daniela Gonzalez (11) and Chrysta Narcisse (11).

QUOTED:
Yolisha Jackson, Head Coach:

• "It's the second game in a row that we haven't been able to put it together and finish it. Unfortunately, this one really hurts…We will see if we're mature enough. I've got some veterans on my team, so I'm trusting my juniors and seniors that we'll be ready to prepare for Georgia Southern."

UP NEXT:
The Jaguars will host Georgia Southern for Alumni Day at 2:00 p.m. CST on Saturday (1/24) at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala.

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