MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State men's and women's basketball teams will hit the road to play at Augusta University for a Saturday doubleheader.
The women's game will tipoff at 1:30 p.m. while the men follow at 3:30 p.m. The two teams meet again on Saturday, February 26.
Ticket information can be found
here while live video can be found on the
PBC Sports Network.
The women's basketball team is coming off a thrilling 64-62 win over Flagler College Wednesday night in just its fourth home game of the season.
Audrey McElhaney grabbed the rebound off a blocked shot and converted a layup with 0.7 seconds left to give Clayton State its third conference win of the season. After dropping five straight Peach Belt Conference games to start the New Year, the Lakers received forfeit wins over Georgia College and Lander.
Wednesday's game was the first time this season the women have had a full and healthy roster.
The Lakers are 21-13 all-time against the Jaguars and are 7-3 in the last 10 matchups.
The Jags are 10-7 overall and match Clayton State's conference record at 3-5. They are coming off a 71-64 win over USC Aiken which snapped a four-game losing streak.
McElhaney sits fourth in the conference with 16.9 points per game and is sixth with 8.1 rebounds. Augusta is led by Zairya West and her 10.9 points per game. Two other Jags are scoring 10 points a game.
Off the heals of hosting No. 23 Flagler, the men's basketball team will faceoff against No. 24 Augusta and their 15-3 record.
Since beating Young Harris on Jan. 5, the Lakers have dropped eight-straight. Against Flagler, the two teams slugged it out until the final minutes as the Saints picked up the win.
Augusta owns a 25-15 overall record against Clayton State and has won the last four.
The Jags enter the game with a 5-3 conference record. They are coming off a 73-52 win over USC Aiken and a 79-66 loss at Flagler.
Clayton State is led by
Jalen Shaw and his 14.3 points per game. He leads the conference with 8.5 rebounds and is second in field goal percentage (60.6) and third with 1.3 blocks per game.
Augusta's Tyshaun Crawford sits ninth in the conference with 15.0 points per game and is third with 7.9 rebounds per game.
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