MORROW, Ga. – The Clayton State University women's basketball team hosted the Lions of Emmanuel University for its regular season opener on Tuesday evening.
Tianna Dismuke grabbed a career-high 19 boards as the Lakers earned the 63-54 win.
The Lakers held the Lions to 10 points and forced 11 turnovers in the first quarter. Clayton State were led by
Nya Young with five points while
Tianna Dismuke followed with four points and a pair of boards. Young kicked off the game with a three pointer and Dismuke scored all her points at the free throw line.
Kyla Greene also buried a three in the quarter and the Lakers pulled out to a 14-10 lead at the end of the first 10 minutes. The Lakers held most of the momentum in the second quarter as they outscored the Lions, 15-9. The second quarter featured a 13-1 run by the Lakers as they led 27-13. Greene, Dismuke,
Mia Donald, and
Kyjana Jordan all hit shots while
Laila Harvey buried a three.
The Lakers took a 29-19 lead going into the halftime break. Young led the Lakers with seven points while Dismuke tossed in six and added eight boards. She brought down six rebounds in the second quarter, alone.
Halftime: Clayton State 29, Emmanuel 19
Emmanuel started the climb back into the game in the third quarter as they outscored the Lakers, 21-17. The Lions scored eight of the first 12 points and closed the gap to 33-27. The Lakers then saw baskets from
Awa Diouf, Young, and Harvey, stretching the lead back to 12 at 41-29. However, Emmanuel scored 11 of the final 16 of the quarter and made the score, 46-40 going into the final quarter of play. Donald and Greene made baskets for the Lakers during that stretch.
Baskets by
Andreonia Doe, Greene, and Young set the tone for the Lakers in the fourth quarter as they took a 52-44 lead. The Lions closed the gap to as little as four points, but the Lakers used timely defense to thwart any potential comeback. Young and Greene led the Lakers down the stretch and scored some very critical points. Dismuke also came up big in the half and in the game bringing down a career-high 19 boards, four rebounds off of the school record.
The Lakers forced 28 Lion turnovers and earned the season-opening 63-54 win inside the Loch.
QUICK HITS
- Young tied her career-high with 21 points and stole seven passes. Young attempted a career-high 23 shots, which is five attempts from the school record.
- Greene followed behind with 15 points.
- Dismuke grabbed 19 rebounds and scored six points. 11 of those rebounds were on the defensive glass.
- The Lions outrebounded the Lakers, 45-37.
- The Lakers forced 28 Lion turnovers which led to 21 points.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers (1-0) travel up north as the play in the Conference Challenge, hosted by Shorter University, on Friday, November 13
th and Saturday, November 14
th. They play Anderson on Friday at 4 p.m. while playing host Shorter on Saturday at 4 p.m. Please visit claytonstatesports.com for more information.
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