DAHLONEGA, Ga. – North Georgia College & State University had a two-point lead at the half and pulled away for an 87-82 victory over previously unbeaten Francis Marion University, Saturday afternoon (Dec. 1) in Peach Belt Conference women's basketball action.
Francis Marion (4-1, 0-1) was led by junior Creshenda Singletary with 17 points, Brittany Young and Yasmean Dixon with 14 points each, and Jennifer Dyer with 10. Dixon was 7-of-7 from the floor.
The Patriots forced 33 Lady Saint turnovers, but FMU managed only 3-f-23 from three-point range.
North Georgia got off to a quick start when Megan Huffman put home a lay-up on a pass from Krystyn Young for a 4-0 lead.
North Georgia held the lead until Young gave the Patriots a one-point lead on a running lay-up with 9:15 left in the half to make it a 17-18 Francis Marion edge. The Patriots would extend that lead to five points at 25-20 on a jumper by Shannon Singleton-Bates with 7:06 left.
The Lady Saints would take the lead back with four ticks left before the break on a lay-up by Victoria Peevy on the dish from Meredith Montgomery to make it a 36-34 halftime score.
The Patriots took the lead in the second and held on until the 12:28 mark when Huffman knocked down a pair of free throws to give North Georgia a 57-55 lead. The Lady Saints would go on a run that lasted just under five minutes and saw them outscore the Patriots 19-5 to pull away for a 74-60 lead with 7:59 to play.
Francis Marion would not go away, cutting the Lady Saints lead to three points on consecutive possessions with less than three minutes to play. However, a running a lay-up from Huffman gave her 20 points for the game and an 87-82 North Georgia win.
Kourtney Singleton led the way with 26 points followed by Huffman with 20 and Syretha Marble with 16. Krystyn Young also hit double-digits with 12 points while adding four assists. Both Singleton and Marble recorded double-doubles with 10 and 12 rebounds each respectively.
FMU returns to action at the Coker College Classic on Dec. 14-15.
North Georgia (5-1, 1-1) will take two weeks off before returning to action at home against Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m.
12/01/07 2:00 PM at Dahlonega, GA
NORTH GEORGIA 87, FRANCIS MARION 82
FRANCIS MARION (4-1, 0-1)
Singletary,Creshenda 6-11 3-3 17; Young, Brittany 6-10 2-3 14; Dixon,
Yasmean 7-7 0-1 14; Dyer, Jennifer 4-9 1-2 10; Grayson, Rita 3-6 3-4 9;
Ransom, Kevina 3-8 2-2 8; Singleton-Bates, Sha 2-5 2-4 6; Ruff, Evelyn 1-5
0-0 2; Bell, YaRiah 1-4 0-0 2; Mack, Shavone 0-0 0-0 0; Morgan, Shaquana 0-4
0-2 0; Allen, Ebony 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 33-74 13-21 82.
NORTH GEORGIA (5-1, 1-1)
Singleton, Kourtney 9-13 8-13 26; Huffman, Megan 6-15 8-12 20; Marble,
Syretha 7-12 2-4 16; Young, Krystyn 5-7 1-2 12; Swanier, Kiara 2-3 2-4 6;
Peevy, Victoria 2-2 0-0 4; Montgomery, Meredith 0-1 3-4 3; Ervin, Jennifer
0-1 0-0 0; Baker, Brooke 0-1 0-0 0; Kitchens, Lindsey 0-0 0-2 0; Jolley,
Rachael 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-55 24-41 87.
Halftime: North Georgia 36 Francis Marion 34.
3-point goals-Francis Marion 3-23 (Singletary,Creshenda 2-6; Dyer, Jennifer
1-5; Grayson, Rita 0-2; Ransom, Kevina 0-3; Singleton-Bates, Sha 0-1; Ruff,
Evelyn 0-2; Bell, YaRiah 0-1; Morgan, Shaquana 0-1; Allen, Ebony 0-1; Young,
Brittany 0-1), North Georgia 1-6 (Young, Krystyn 1-3; Huffman, Megan 0-2;
Baker, Brooke 0-1). Fouled out--Francis Marion-Allen, Ebony, North
Georgia-Singleton, Kourtney. Rebounds-Francis Marion 36 (Grayson, Rita 7),
North Georgia 43 (Marble, Syretha 12). Assists-Francis Marion 14 (Young,
Brittany 4), North Georgia 12 (Young, Krystyn 4). Total fouls-Francis Marion
33, North Georgia 21. A-472
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