Title Sport Date
Baseball's Tournament Opener Postponed Baseball May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 20-26 Athletics May 20, 2013
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
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
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
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Lady Eagles Fall at Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama pulled away with an 18-0 run in the first half and defeated Georgia Southern 67-34 at Foster Auditorium on Monday night. The Lady Eagles dropped to 1-3 overall while the Crimson Tide moved to 4-1 on the season.

Alabama sprinted out to an early lead behind a suffocating pressure defense and 50% shooting in the first half. The Crimson Tide scored 32 points off of 25 Lady Eagle turnovers and Second Team All-SEC guard Ericka Russell scored 15 points to lead all scorers.

"The girls worked hard yesterday and today in practice," said Head Coach Rusty Cram. "We just didn't execute tonight. We let the pressure get to us and we couldn't get into our offense."

Sophomore Aishya Wofford (Augusta, Ga.) led Georgia Southern in scoring with 10 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Lady Eagles in her first career start.

Russell hit a 3-pointer less than one minute in to the game to give Alabama an early 7-0 lead. Wofford's jumper in the paint made it 7-4, but Russell responded for the Crimson Tide with two more treys to make it 13-4 with 15:05 to go in the first half.

Alabama led by as much as 14, before MiMi Dubose (Jefferson, Ga.) hit a 3-point basket to make it 24-13 with 7:30 to go in the period. The Crimson Tide then reeled off 18 straight points to stretch their lead to 42-13. Georgia Southern would go on a 5-2 run heading into halftime, but trailed 44-18 at the break.

In the second half, the Lady Eagles struggled to find their shooting touch. Alabama stretched the lead to 50-18, before Anna Claire Knight (Dublin, Ga.) hit a 3-pointer with 13:55 to go in the game. Georgia Southern would go on a 7-2 run, but an 11-3 Alabama run put the Crimson Tide up 64-28 with 5:34 remaining. Samantha Williams (Kingsport, Tenn.) knocked down her second trey of the game to make it 64-34, but that would be the final bucket on the night for the Lady Eagles.

Georgia Southern continues its five-game road trip when they travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi for a Friday matchup with Stephen F. Austin at the Lady Eagles Thanksgiving Classic. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. EST. The game can be heard live locally on 103.7 The Boomer or online at GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com/Eaglevision. Justin Baker will have the play-by-play story, beginning 15 minutes prior to tipoff.

Category: Women's Basketball
Published on Monday, 21 November 2011 23:33
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