Nya Young
Christian Grier
59
Clayton St. CSU 5-10,2-3 Peach Belt
84
Winner Columbus St. CSU 10-4,4-1 Peach Belt
Clayton St. CSU
5-10,2-3 Peach Belt
59
Final
84
Columbus St. CSU
10-4,4-1 Peach Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clayton St. CSU 18 11 17 13 59
Columbus St. CSU 24 16 20 24 84

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

Women's Basketball Falls on the Road at Columbus State on Wednesday Evening

Nya Young led all Lakers with 13 points

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Clayton State University women's basketball team battled Columbus State University on Wednesday evening.  The Cougars took control of the game early and took down the Lakers, 84-59. 
 
The first quarter proved to be high scoring as the two team combined for 42 points.  The Lakers went up, 10-7 early.  Jadah Waite and Jada Alston combined for the first 10 Laker points.  Ky'Leo Worriels eventually tied the game at 14 but the Cougars went on a 10-4 run to end the quarter and led 24-18 after the first 10 minutes of play.   The Cougars continued to distance themselves from the Lakers at the beginning of the second quarter and made the score, 30-21.  Sariya Henry hit a jumper during that stretch.
 
Alston and Henry continued to produce the offense for the Lakers to close the second quarter as Columbus State took a 40-29 lead going into the halftime break. 
 
Halftime: Columbus State 40, Clayton State 29
 
The Lakers saw early offense from Worriels and Henry, but the Cougars got off to a hot start and extended their lead to 51-33.  With six minutes left in the quarter, Alston's three sparked a 9-4 run and made the score, 55-42.  Nya Young and Etaria Gibbons scored points for the Lakers in final 2:30 but still trailed 60-46 going into the fourth quarter.  Columbus State got off to a red-hot start in the fourth quarter scoring the first nine points and grew their lead to 69-46.  At the score, 72-48, the Lakers tried to claw back into the game and as they went on a 10-3 run and made the score, 75-58.  Paige McDonald and Amiyah Edney-Holmes were among the scorers for the Lakers. 
 
The Cougars scored nine of the final 10 points and went onto win, 84-59. 
 
QUICK HITS
  • Young led all Laker scorers with 13 points
  • Henry followed behind with 10 points. 
  • Waite contributed eight points and remains seven points shy of 1,000 career points.  Waite tied Drameka Griggs for ninth all-time in career points. 
  • Waite and Alston led the Lakers with seven boards. 
  • The Lakers outscored the Cougars, 42-38, in points in the paint.
  • The Lakers outrebounded Columbus State, 42-36. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (5-10 (2-3 PBC)) host the Saints of Flagler College on Saturday, January 18th.  Tipoff inside the Loch is set for 1:30 p.m. Please visit claytonstatesports.com for ticket information. 
 
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