Augusta, Ga. - Six Augusta players had at least eight points as the Augusta University women rolled Middle Georgia 69-44 on senior day at Christenberry Fieldhouse. With the win, the Jaguars clinch a first round home game in the upcoming Peach Belt Conference tournament. The Jaguars improve to 13-6 in the conference and 18-8 overall. The Knights are 9-9 in conference play and 16-9 overall.
Amari Jackson led the Jags with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Quinasia Abercrombie added 11 points as did
Camerah Langston, who tallied a career high. Langston also hit three three-pointers.Â
The Jaguars led 31-23 at the half and then dominated the final 20 minutes outscoring the Knights 38-21. AU's defense was outstanding and held Middle Georgia to 26% shooting for the game while the Jags hit on 47% of their shots. AU was out rebounded but forced 21 Middle Georgia turnovers. The Jaguars also went 9-18 from three-point range while the Knights made just 1 of 18. Â
Elyse Autrey and
Sa'Niah Dorsey each had nine points with
Cierra McGinlay added eight points in the winning effort.Â
Augusta wraps up the regular season on Wednesday night when they host North Georgia with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.Â
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