Deborrah Redmon
Kyle Hess
55
Clayton St. CSU 2-8,0-1 Peach Belt
73
Winner North Georgia NG 8-3,1-0 Peach Belt
Clayton St. CSU
2-8,0-1 Peach Belt
55
Final
73
North Georgia NG
8-3,1-0 Peach Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clayton St. CSU 6 18 16 15 55
North Georgia NG 21 14 17 21 73

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

Women's Basketball Opens its PBC Slate with a 73-55 Loss at North Georgia

DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Clayton State University opened Peach Belt Conference play with a 73-55 loss at the University of North Georgia on Wednesday evening. 
 
The Lakers fell behind early as they trailed 21-6 at the end of the first quarter.  Nylah Williams, Aaliyah Reid, and Jasmyn Burts scored the points for the Lakers.  Clayton State was held scoreless in the final 3:45 of the quarter.  The Lakers then turned it offensively in the second quarter as they outscored the Nighthawks, 18-14.  North Georgia jumped out to a 28-10 lead but the Lakers started to claw their way back in.  Jada Alson led a 10-0 and cut the Nighthawk lead to eight at 28-20.  That set the tone for the rest of the half as the Lakers only trailed 35-24 going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: North Georgia 35, Clayton State 24
 
North Georgia started the third quarter strong as they marked 10 of the first 13 points and jumped out to a 45-27 lead.  Alston and Williams scored for the Lakers. In the final minute of the quarter, Sariya Henry, Devyne Turner, and Burts all scored for the Lakers but still trailed 52-40 going into the final quarter of play.  Jadah Waite, who led the Lakers with 12 points started off the scoring for the Lakers in the fourth.  The Nighthawks still led 56-44.  After that, North Georgia went on a 9-0 run until Burts knocked down a three-pointer.  The score moved to 65-47. 
 
Hannah Wright drained a pair of threes in the final 1:15 of the game but the Nighthawks went wire-to-wire and won, 73-55. 
 
GAME VITALS
Final: North Georgia 73, Clayton State 55
Records: North Georgia: 8-3 (1-0 PBC) | Clayton State: 2-8 (0-1 PBC)
Location: UNG Convocation Center | The University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, Ga.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Waite led the Lakers with 12 points.
  • Alston and Wright each contributed nine off the bench.
  • Deborrah Redmon led the Lakers with six assists.
  • Nina Blade and Williams led the Lakers with five boards.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers hope to bounce back as they host the newest member of the conference, USC Beaufort, on Saturday, January 6th at 1:30 p.m. Saturday's game is Laker Loch-In Day and we look forward to seeing all Clayton State student-athletes in attendance!
 
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