etworkMORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State men's and women's basketball teams are set to play in a pair of Peach Belt Conference doubleheaders on Saturday and Monday.
Sandwiched in between the two conference games, the men's team will play at Georgia Tech on Sunday for a 5:00 p.m. non-conference matchup. Ticket info for the Tech game can be found
here. Fans can watch the game via the ACC Network Extra.
Saturday's doubleheader at Georgia College will mark the third-straight conference road game for both the men and women. Tipoffs are set for 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. Clayton State then hosts Lander on Monday for a 5:30 / 7:30 p.m. matchup.
Women's Basketball
Both Clayton State and Georgia College will look to end multi-game losing streaks. The Lakers are currently on a five-game losing streak while the Bobcats have lost their last four. For the season, GC is 5-11 and 2-5 in league play with wins over Augusta and Young Harris.
Clayton State is coming off a heartbreaking loss at USC Aiken, falling 66-65 in the final seconds.
Audrey McElhaney leads the team with 16.8 points a game and increased her rebounding average to 8.1. Both stats rank among the top six in the league.
The Lakers will close the season series as Lander makes its way to Morrow Monday. The Bearcats are ranked seventh in the country with a 13-2 record. They are 5-1 in conference play, only losing to North Georgia. On Saturday, Jan. 15, the Lakers fell 79-68 at Lander.
Men's Basketball
The men's team will also look to end a four-game losing skid as they try to knock off the 13-3, 5-2 Bobcats.
The Lakers fell at USC Aiken Wednesday night and have not won a conference matchup since rolling past Young Harris on Jan. 5.
Jalen Shaw is scoring 13.9 points a game while shooting 61.6% from the field. That mark and his 8.0 rebounds rank second in the conference.
Vince Alexander will have a tough test on Sunday, playing at Division I Georgia Tech at 5:00 p.m. This will be the first regular season meeting between the two schools and takes the place of the Savannah State game that was postponed earlier this season.
The Yellow Jackets are bottom of the ACC at 7-10 and 1-6 in league play.
Clayton State will look to draw even with Lander on Monday after the Bearcats won 71-67 on Jan. 15. It will be the second conference game played at home for Clayton State this year.
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