TAMPA, Fla. -- Augusta State fell 76-48 at Tampa on Tuesday night in non-conference action. With the loss, the Lady Jags dropped to 3-5 on the year, while the Spartans improved to 9-1.

Senior Tracey Paschal paced the Lady Jags with 13 points and nine rebounds. Junior Porsha White had seven points and three rebounds, while sophomore Kenisha Sheppard tallied seven points. Junior Brittany Jarrard and junior Jasmine Godwin added six points each.

Junior Tiara Cook paced the Spartans with 19 points and six rebounds, while junior Caitlyn Mitryk added 12 points and seven rebounds. Tampa shot 100.0 percent from the free-throw line and 53.4 percent from the field.

Tampa held ASU to 10 first-half points while building a 38-point lead at the break. The Spartans shot 72.4 percent from the field while limiting the Lady Jags to 15.4 percent during the first half.

The Lady Jags recorded eight steals and shot 87.5 percent from the free-throw line but suffered 19 turnovers. ASU outscored the hosts 38-28 in the second half and got 20 points from its bench.

ASU returns to conference play on Saturday Jan. 3, when the Lady Jags take on Clayton State in Morrow, Ga., at 5:30 p.m.