Jadah Waite
Christian Grier
59
Clayton St. CSU 0-5,0-0 Peach Belt
72
Winner Valdosta St. VSU 3-1,0-0 Gulf South
Clayton St. CSU
0-5,0-0 Peach Belt
59
Final
72
Valdosta St. VSU
3-1,0-0 Gulf South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clayton St. CSU 15 16 13 15 59
Valdosta St. VSU 15 11 28 18 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD for Communication, SamuelViebrock@clayton.edu

Lakers Fall at Valdosta State on Tuesday Evening

VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Clayton State University women's basketball team dropped a road game to Valdosta State University, 72-59, inside the Complex on Tuesday evening. 
 
The Lakers got off to a great start in the first quarter as they jumped out to an 11-2 lead.  Nina Blade, Aaliyah Reid, Jadah Waite all scored for the Lakers.  The Blazers then closed the gap to 11-10 as they scored the next eight points.  The two teams took a 15 all score going into the second quarter.  The Lakers jumped out to a three-point lead at 24-21 with under five minutes left in the second quarter.  A three-pointers by Hannah Wright and baskets by Reid, Deborrah Redmon, and Waite gave Clayton State the advantage. Then, Waite knocked down back-to-back threes and made the score 30-25 with 3:10 left in the half. 
 
The two teams combined for two points the rest of the half but the lakers led, 31-26 going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: Clayton State 31, Valdosta State 26
 
The Blazers saw an offensive explosion in the third quarter as they outscored the Lakers, 28-13, and took a 54-44 lead going into the fourth quarter.  The quarter saw five points by Redmon and three points by Jasmyn Burts and Tamaria White apiece.  Valdosta State kept up their scoring in the early part of the fourth quarter.  They started the quarter on an 8-2 run and made the score, 62-46.  With a little over four minutes left, the Lakers saw three-balls from Jada Alston and Zoe Wiltz and closed the gap to 64-56. 
 
The Valdosta State Blazers scored eight of the final 11 points and defeated the Lakers, 72-59. 
 
GAME VITALS
Final: Valdosta State 72, Clayton State 59
Records: Valdosta State: 3-1 | Clayton State: 0-5
Location: The Complex | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, Ga.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Waite led the Lakers with 16 points and shot 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.
  • Reid led the Lakers with nine rebounds. 
  • Burts and Redmon led the Lakers with four assists.
  • The Lakers shot 45% from the three-point line.
  • The Blazers outscored Clayton State, 32-12 in points in the paint.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers conclude their road trip after Thanksgiving as they travel to Gaffney, S.C. to face the Limestone University Saints.  Tipoff on Saturday, November 25th is set for 2 p.m.
 
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