Monday, December 12
Charleston, SC
7 PM
Georgia Southern University
3-6
54
at
55
Charleston Southern
5-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ga. Southern | 16 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 54 |
| Charleston So. | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 55 |
Team Stats
GS
CSU
FG%
.275
.455
3FG%
.296
.389
FT%
.667
.800
RB
33
30
TO
21
23
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F/C
/ Women's BasketballF/C
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's Basketball
Late Surge Not Enough to Lift Eagles on the Road Against Charleston Southern
12/12/2016 9:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GS falls 55-54 despite going on a tear late in the game
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Down by as many as 15 with just over nine minutes left in the game, the Georgia Southern women's basketball team mounted a furious comeback in the closing minutes against Charleston Southern. Senior guard Angel McGowan scored 10 points in the final minute, including draining a pair of heavily contested three-pointers, but the Eagles came up just one point short on the road as the Buccaneers held on to win 55-54 inside the Buccaneer Dome Monday night.
The Eagles (3-6), playing their final road game of 2016, were hampered by a 1-for-21 (4.8%) streak from the field during the second and third quarters. For the game, GS hit on just 14 of their 51 attempts (27.5%) compared to a 45.5% (20-44) effort by CSU (5-2).
The Eagles were led by McGowan's 22 points and Patrice Butler's 14. McGowan accounted for five of the Eagles' eight three-pointers in 28 minutes of work while Butler contributed two to go along with an 8-for-10 effort at the free throw line. Sister Sierra Butler was just two points shy of a double-double effort as the junior forward corralled in a game-high 10 rebounds and scored eight points.
Three Buccaneers scored in double figures, led by redshirt senior Alyssa Mann's 20 points. The fifth-year guard hit three treys, went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe and tallied six assists in 36 minutes of work while Ke'Asia Jackson added 15 points and Elyse Kiploks chipped in 10.
THE STORY
Georgia Southern controlled much of the early going of the first quarter, easing out to a four-point lead, but the Bucs clawed back into the game and retook the lead for good with 8:58 remaining in the second quarter.
The second and third quarters saw GS go cold from the field, but the Eagles were able to stay in the game off 13 made free throws during the same stretch. The fourth quarter saw GS fall behind by as many as 15 in the fourth, but the Eagles mounted a furious comeback attempt late in the game and kept the Bucs from getting comfortable.
With 4:29 left in regulation, McGowan converted a three-pointer to pull the Eagles to within two (46-44), but Mann was able to convert on a couple free throws to keep Georgia Southern from retaking the lead late.
QUOTE FROM COACH KIP DROWN
"We had that really bad drought there in the second and third quarters. We only had one field goal for two quarters and missed a lot of shots. But we played very hard there at the end and made some big plays, but also made a couple mental mistakes at the end there that cost us. It's just a lot of little things and sometimes players just don't understand that. So much of basketball is doing the little things right, but we'll head home and get back to work on fixing things."
NEXT UP
Georgia Southern returns home Saturday to begin a stretch of five home games in a row, the longest homestand of the year. The Eagles have two more non-conference games before opening the Sun Belt Conference portion of the 2016-17 campaign. GS first welcomes the Knights of UCF on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
The Eagles (3-6), playing their final road game of 2016, were hampered by a 1-for-21 (4.8%) streak from the field during the second and third quarters. For the game, GS hit on just 14 of their 51 attempts (27.5%) compared to a 45.5% (20-44) effort by CSU (5-2).
The Eagles were led by McGowan's 22 points and Patrice Butler's 14. McGowan accounted for five of the Eagles' eight three-pointers in 28 minutes of work while Butler contributed two to go along with an 8-for-10 effort at the free throw line. Sister Sierra Butler was just two points shy of a double-double effort as the junior forward corralled in a game-high 10 rebounds and scored eight points.
Three Buccaneers scored in double figures, led by redshirt senior Alyssa Mann's 20 points. The fifth-year guard hit three treys, went 5-for-6 from the charity stripe and tallied six assists in 36 minutes of work while Ke'Asia Jackson added 15 points and Elyse Kiploks chipped in 10.
THE STORY
Georgia Southern controlled much of the early going of the first quarter, easing out to a four-point lead, but the Bucs clawed back into the game and retook the lead for good with 8:58 remaining in the second quarter.
The second and third quarters saw GS go cold from the field, but the Eagles were able to stay in the game off 13 made free throws during the same stretch. The fourth quarter saw GS fall behind by as many as 15 in the fourth, but the Eagles mounted a furious comeback attempt late in the game and kept the Bucs from getting comfortable.
With 4:29 left in regulation, McGowan converted a three-pointer to pull the Eagles to within two (46-44), but Mann was able to convert on a couple free throws to keep Georgia Southern from retaking the lead late.
QUOTE FROM COACH KIP DROWN
"We had that really bad drought there in the second and third quarters. We only had one field goal for two quarters and missed a lot of shots. But we played very hard there at the end and made some big plays, but also made a couple mental mistakes at the end there that cost us. It's just a lot of little things and sometimes players just don't understand that. So much of basketball is doing the little things right, but we'll head home and get back to work on fixing things."
NEXT UP
Georgia Southern returns home Saturday to begin a stretch of five home games in a row, the longest homestand of the year. The Eagles have two more non-conference games before opening the Sun Belt Conference portion of the 2016-17 campaign. GS first welcomes the Knights of UCF on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by visiting GSEagles.com/Tickets.
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