AUGUSTA, Ga. - Augusta State picked up its fifth straight win Thursday afternoon with an 80-70 non-conference victory over Wingate in Christenberry Fieldhouse.
With the win the Lady Jaguars improved to 7-2 while Wingate dropped to 6-5 with the loss. The Lady Bulldogs, who entered the contest averaging a South Atlantic Conference-best 79.9 ppg., were held 10 points under their season average in scoring.
ASU limited Wingate to 36.1 percent shooting from the field and forced 20 turnovers. In return, the Lady Bulldogs forced 25 turnovers by ASU and held the Lady Jags to just 2-of-15 from 3-point range.
Junior Sherika Parker paced ASU with her first double-double of the season, booking 20 points and 10 rebounds as well as three blocks. Fellow junior forward Tracey Paschal had 15 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals.
Kate Edwards led four Lady Bulldogs in double figures with 15 points. Brittany West had 13 points off the bench, while Kasey Gillis chipped in 11 and reserve CC Brooks added 10. Anna Atkinson, who ranks third in the nation in assists at 8.5 per game, dished out 11 assists and snagged five steals.
Wingate took a 3-2 lead on an Edwards’ 3-pointer just 1:15 into the game and led for the next 4:28 until Paschal’s layup pulled ASU even at 15-all. The Lady Jags led by as many as seven over the next 10 minutes before a pair of Gillis free throws tied the game at 32-all with a little over four minutes remaining in the half.
ASU answered with five straight points before Sarah Rosser canned a trey with 9 seconds left to get the Lady Bulldogs within 37- 35 at the half.
Wingate pulled even at 37-all on Erica Crumlin’s layup just 35 seconds into the second half before the Lady Jags responded with a Jasmine Godwin 3-pointer that sparked a 9-0 run. Wingate got within 46-44 before ASU put together a second 9-0 spurt to go ahead 55-44 on a Nicole Mealing jumper with 11:26 remaining.
The Lady Bulldogs got as close as five on two different occasions only to have ASU answer with an 8-0 run. A Parker layup at the 1:05 mark gave the Lady Jags a 13-point advantage, their largest of the contest.
ASU returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 5, when it hosts Clayton State in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader beginning with the women’s matchup at 5:30 p.m. in Christenberry Fieldhouse.
Official Basketball Box Score
Wingate vs Augusta State
01/03/08 3:00 p.m. at Augusta, Ga. (Christenberry Fieldhouse)
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VISITORS: Wingate 6-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
42 Crumlin, Erica...... f 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 6 9 1 4 2 3 0 0 23
44 Rhodes, Stacie...... c 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 18
12 Atkinson, Anna...... g 0-4 0-1 5-6 0 2 2 1 5 11 1 0 5 33
21 Gillis, Kasey....... g 2-9 0-1 7-8 1 1 2 3 11 0 4 0 1 29
35 Edwards, Kate....... g 5-15 3-10 2-2 1 4 5 1 15 2 1 0 2 26
10 West, Brittany...... 6-10 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 1 13 2 3 0 1 15
14 Keitt, Jessy........ 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 19
20 Mincey, Paige....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
23 Brooks, CC.......... 2-4 0-1 6-8 0 2 2 4 10 1 5 0 0 12
24 Rosser, Sarah....... 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 12
33 Shuey, Stefani...... 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 11
TEAM................ 1 2 3 1
Totals.............. 22-61 5-20 21-27 10 22 32 19 70 18 20 0 12 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd Half: 13-38 34.2% Game: 36.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 15-19 78.9% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 77.8% 3
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HOME TEAM: Augusta State 7-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
23 Wells, Adah......... f 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 7 7 4 8 1 3 1 3 18
24 Paschal, Tracey..... f 6-13 0-2 3-4 4 1 5 0 15 6 1 1 2 28
45 White, Porsha....... c 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 2 4 0 2 0 1 22
05 Ngulela, Deo........ g 4-8 0-2 1-4 1 5 6 3 9 9 8 0 0 25
12 Godwin, Jasmine..... g 3-8 1-3 1-2 0 0 0 2 8 1 2 0 0 16
03 Jackson, Sonya...... 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 4 3 0 2 15
10 Sheppard, Kenisha... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 11
21 Jarrard, Brittany... 4-9 1-5 0-1 0 1 1 1 9 1 1 0 2 24
32 Mealing, Nicole..... 1-6 0-3 1-2 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 18
34 Lampkin, Stacey..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
54 Parker, Sherika..... 7-9 0-0 6-8 2 8 10 2 20 1 3 3 0 20
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 33-65 2-15 12-21 15 32 47 18 80 23 25 5 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-35 48.6% 2nd Half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 50.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 13.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 57.1% 4
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Officials: Greg Norton (R), Tim Buckner (U1), David Jinkens (U2)
Technical fouls: Wingate-None. Augusta State-None.
Attendance: 182
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Wingate....................... 35 35 - 70
Augusta State................. 37 43 - 80
Points in the paint-WU 20,ASU 48. Points off turnovers-WU 19,ASU 22.
2nd chance points-WU 8,ASU 13. Fast break points-WU 6,ASU 14.
Bench points-WU 33,ASU 36. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-WU 2nd-00:29, ASU 2nd-01:05.