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Tsubasa Nisbet Furman 11/8
48
Ga. Southern GS 2-7
62
Winner Kent State KENTST 6-3
Ga. Southern GS
2-7
48
Final
62
Kent State KENTST
6-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ga. Southern GS 16 8 10 14 48
Kent State KENTST 23 6 18 15 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Turnovers Doom Eagles In 62-48 Loss To Kent State in Las Vegas

Eagles commit 25 miscues in dropping the first game of the Holiday Hoops Classic at South Point Arena

LAS VEGAS - Georgia Southern committed 25 turnovers in the afternoon to help Kent State notch a 62-48 women's college basketball victory over the Eagles on Thursday in the first game of the 2019 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic at South Point Arena.

The loss dropped the Eagles to 2-7 on the season, while Kent State improved to 6-3. 

The Eagles ended up shooting better (19-49, 38.8%) from the field than the Golden Flashes (24-64, 37.5%) but Georgia Southern's 25 miscues led to a 21-3 edge for Kent State in points off of turnovers. The 25 turnovers were the most committed by the Eagles since Nov. 29, 2016, when GS turned the ball over 26 times against Mercer.

Eagle of the Game
Senior Alexis Brown was the lone Georgia Southern player in double figures on the day, scoring 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. She hit one three-pointer and one free throw in her sixth double-digit scoring game out of the Eagles' last seven.

Key Moment
Kent State started the second quarter out on a 6-0 run to build a 29-16 lead three minutes into the period. Georgia Southern held the Golden Flashes scoreless the rest of the way until halftime, but were only able to cut the lead to five, 29-24, at the break.

Stat of the Game
All 13 players for the Eagles who dressed scored in the game, including sophomore Tsubasa Nisbet, who scored her first collegiate points on a nifty layup with 4:03 left in the contest. 

Quotables
Anita Howard on the effort against the Golden Flashes
"I'm not happy at all, I'm not pleased with us coming out to Vegas and showing no fight. We weren't competing. The turnovers was because we were too lackadaisical."

On the quick turnaround and the fix before the Eagles face St. Francis Brooklyn
"Its's nothing with the Xs and Os. It's all about what pumps inside your chest, and that's your heart. Hopefully we'll get that message across and come out with a renewed sense of energy tomorrow."

Next Up
Georgia Southern wraps up action in the Holiday Hoops Classic at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, taking on St. Francis Brooklyn at South Point Arena.

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