Box Score Greenood, SC- The Augusta University women's basketball team fell to the No. 10 ranked Lander Bearcats 105-66 on Wednesday evening in PBC play. Augusta moves to 9-4, 2-2 in PBC play while Lander improves to 11-2, 3-1 in PBC play.
Augusta (9-4, 2-2 PBC)
FG% 39.1
3PT% 22.2
FT% 77.8
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Lander (11-2, 3-1 PBC)
FG% 63.5
3PT% 37.5
FT% 66.7
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Ranked 10
th in the nation, the Lander Bearcats opened the game on a 14-0 run. A layup by
Ashleigh Boulin followed by another layup from
Kiera Howard gave Augusta its first four points of the contest. After entering the second quarter don 21-8, Augusta scored 22 points to the home team's 32 pointsÂ
The second half saw the home team extend its lead further. Lander out-rebounded Augusta 44-30. AU scored 19 points off of 15 Lander turnovers.
Zairya West led scoring for Augusta shooting 7-of-4 for 21 points. Kiera Howard added 16 points and 4 rebound to accompany 2 steals
The Jaguars return home this Saturday January 15
th for a 1:30 matchup against Columbus State. Live video and stats can be found atÂ
www.augustajags.com
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