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Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
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Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
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Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
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Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
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Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation to Blanket the Region with New Eagle Fans Athletic Foundation May 7, 2013
Softball Travels to 2013 SoCon Tournament Softball May 7, 2013
Corless Promoted to Co-Defensive Coordinator for Eagles Football May 7, 2013
Golf Gains Bid to NCAA Regional in Columbus Golf May 7, 2013
Purvis Named SoCon Softball Pitcher of The Year, Thomas and Morrill Earn All-SoCon Honors Softball May 6, 2013
McKinnon Placed on College Football Performance Awards QB Watch List Football May 6, 2013
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Season-high Treys not Enough for Lady Eagles

STATESBORO, Ga. - Despite a season-high nine three pointers, the Georgia Southern Lady Eagles fell to the Davidson Wildcats 69-62 in the first half of a Military Appreciation doubleheader at Hanner Fieldhouse Monday. The Lady Eagles' 38-26 second half advantage was not enough to overcome an early first half deficit.

"Davidson was good in the first half, and we just got caught on our heels a few times," said Head Coach Rusty Cram. "Laura Murray was draining everything she shot for those first eight points."

MiMi DuBose (Jefferson, Ga.) connected on four-of-seven shooting from behind the arc and helped Georgia Southern (7-16, 3-11) shoot 45.0% from downtown. DuBose led the Lady Eagles with 14 points, and Meredyth Frye (Fredricksburg, Va.) notched double figures for the first time in five games with 11 points. She went a perfect five-for-five from the free throw lines.

"We got better tonight, and I started to see a little glimmer in their eyes. When they were down 20 points they could have quit, but instead we woke Davidson up," stated Cram. "I am proud of our kids."

Davidson (15-7, 11-2) took advantage of 20 GSU turnovers and converted them into 23 points. The Wildcats scored 22 points in the paint and their bench provided 20 points as well. Laura Murray helped Davidson to the early lead with 14 points in the first half and finished with a game high 17 points. Sophia Aleksandravicius added 14 points and eight rebounds to the Wildcats' 42.1% field goal shooting.

Davidson jumped out to an early 14-4 lead six minutes into the first half and held the double-digit lead for most of the period. DuBose nailed a three from beyond the arc to cut the early advantage to seven points, but the Wildcats quickly responded with a trey from Aleksandravicius to regain the 10-point spread. A three-point play from Samantha Williams (Kingsport, Tenn.) with 12:08 to play brought the Lady Eagles within nine points before Davidson embarked on a 7-0 run. The Wildcats took a 43-24 lead into the halftime break after a last-second basket by Lillian McCabe.

Davidson led by as many as 23 points in the second half but Georgia Southern embarked on a 17-4 run to trail by just nine points with 7:25 remaining. DuBose and Jordi Cook (Tunnel Hill, Ga.) hit back-to-back treys to cut the lead to 57-48. The Lady Eagles entered the final two minutes down 10 but were only able to pull within seven points on a late trey by Janay Wilson (Warner Robins, Ga.).

The Lady Eagles hit the road this weekend for two games against Samford on Saturday and Chattanooga on Monday.

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Category: Women's Basketball
Published on Monday, 06 February 2012 17:02
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