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Women's Basketball

Lady Saints Edge ASU, 74-71

AUGUSTA, Ga. – North Georgia outscored Augusta State 11-1 over the final 3:49 to rally past the Lady Jaguars and pick up a 74-71 Peach Belt Conference victory Saturday on Homecoming in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The victory improved the Lady Saints to 8-18 overall and 5-14 in the PBC, while ASU dropped its eighth straight game, falling to 5-20 overall and 3-15 in the league.

Junior guard Brittany Jarrard booked a team-high 16 points for ASU, while sophomore forward Stacey Lampkin posted a career-high 12 points and nine rebounds. Junior forward Porsha White registered her fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

North Georgia's Syretha Marble tallied a game-high 23 points for the Lady Saints. Brooke Baker netted 14 points and Whitney Randolph chipped in 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

ASU owned a 41-31 advantage at halftime, its largest halftime lead this season. The Lady Jags moved ahead 54-37 on an Eboni Davis 3-pointer at the 14:51 mark of the second half before North Georgia countered with six straight points.

A layup from Jarrard gave ASU an 11-point lead with 11:05 to play before a Baker basket triggered a 6-0 spurt and cut the NGCSU deficit to 60-55 at the 8:15 mark. The Lady Jags pushed their lead back to 10 points when Brittany Torain canned a jumper for a 68-58 lead with 5:05 left.

The Lady Saints then rattled off a 13-2 spurt over a span of 3:47, taking a 71-70 lead on Marble's jumper with 1:18 remaining. A free throw from Randolph with 19 seconds left put the visitors up 72-70 and Baker canned a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left.

ASU, which managed just one field over the final 5:05, misfired on 5-of-6 free-throw attempts over the final 1:17.

The Lady Jags host Columbus State for Senior Night on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

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