Nina Blade
Kyle Hess
49
Clayton St. CSU 3-9,1-2 Peach Belt
60
Winner Augusta AU 9-4,3-0 Peach Belt
Clayton St. CSU
3-9,1-2 Peach Belt
49
Final
60
Augusta AU
9-4,3-0 Peach Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clayton St. CSU 5 5 10 29 49
Augusta AU 11 17 16 16 60

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

Lakers Drop a 60-49 Decision at Augusta on Wednesday Evening

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Clayton State University women's basketball played at Christenberry Fieldhouse against the Jaguars of Augusta University on Wednesday evening.  The Lakers dropped a 60-49 decision to Augusta. 
 
The Lakers struggled offensively from the opening tip as they only mustered 10 points the entire first half.  Jadah Waite, Nina Blade and Jasmyn Burts all marked points for the Lakers, and they trailed 28-10 going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: Augusta 28, Clayton State 10
 
The Lakers saw offensive production from Waite, Blade, Deborrah Redmon, and Sariya Henry in the third quarter as they closed the gap to 44-20 going into the final quarter of play.  Redmon put in a pair of field goals in the third quarter.  A three-pointer by Waite and a layup by Henry opened the scoring for the Lakers in the fourth quarter but Augusta led 46-25.  Then, Tamaria White got involved with the scoring as she dropped in five of the next seven points for the Lakers and made the score, 50-32.  The Jaguars then went on a 7-0 run and led 57-32.  Burts made a layup to end the run and made the score, 59-36. 
 
Devyne Turner then sparked a 15-1 run to end the game but the Lakers fell shot 60-49. 
 
GAME VITALS
Final: Augusta 60, Clayton State 49
Records: Augusta: 9-4 (3-0 PBC) | Clayton State: 3-9 (1-2 PBC)
Location: Christenberry Fieldhouse | Augusta University | Augusta, Ga.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Waite led the Lakers with 12 points.  Waite has scored in double figures in all 12 Laker games thus far this season.
  • Redmon dropped in 11 points.
  • Aaliyah Reid led the Lakers with nine boards while Blade followed with seven.
  • The Lakers scored 39 points in the second half after only dropping in 10 in the first half.
  • The Jaguars turned the ball over 26 times.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers welcome the Lander University Bearcats to the Loch on Saturday, January 13th.  Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. and Saturday's game is Community Day.  Kids can participate in a pre-game poster signing with your favorite Laker players.  Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information. 
 
Be sure to follow Clayton State Athletics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 
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