Box Score MORROW, GA. – Forward Teshymia Tillman scored a career-high 27 points and second-ranked Clayton State University led from start-to-finish during a 80-60 victory over Francis Marion University, Saturday afternoon (Feb. 12) in Peach Belt Conference women's basketball action at the Athletics and Fitness Center.
Clayton State (24-0, 13-0) remains the only unbeaten team in Division II and the Lakers showed no remnants of a letdown following Thursday's last-second victory over top-ranked Lander University.
Senior point guard Robin Colbert led FMU (15-7, 8-6) with 15 points and nine rebounds, while senior Shannon Singleton-Bates and sophomore Courtney Mealing each scored 12 points.
Tillman connected on 11-of-14 field goal attempts, while Brittany Hall and Breanna Fort each scored 11 points. Tanisha Woodard dished out 11 assists, just missing her Laker single-game record by one.
Clayton State scored the game's opening six points and raced to a quick 20-6 lead as Tillman scored 10 points during the first five minutes. Francis Marion responded with a 14-1 run that featured a lay-up and two three-pointers by Singleton-Bates, the second-leading scorer in the Peach Belt. That outburst cut the Clayton State lead to 21-20 at the 11:20 mark.
The Laker lead was four points after a three-pointer by FMU's Monica Mann, but Clayton State finished the first half on an 8-0 run to lead 39-27 at intermission.
The Lakers took control by starting the second half with an 18-5 spurt. A three-point play by Hall gave the Lakers a 57-32 lead at the 14:12 mark, their largest lead of the game.
The Lakers converted 24 Francis Marion turnovers into 30 points.
2-12-11 1:30 p.m. at Morrow, Ga. (Athletics & Fitness Center)
#2 CLAYTON STATE 80, FRANCIS MARION 60
FRANCIS MARION (15-7, 8-6 PBC)
Colbert, Robin 7-14 1-3 15; Mealing, Courtney 5-13 0-0 12; Singleton-Bates,
Sha 4-11 2-2 12; Mann, Monica 3-14 0-0 8; Trice, Simone 1-4 2-2 4; Downs,
Danelle 1-2 1-3 3; Belcher, T.T. 1-3 1-1 3; Christian, Brittany 1-5 0-0 3.
Totals 23-66 7-11 60.
#2 CLAYTON STATE (24-0, 13-0 PBC)
Tillman, Teshymia 11-14 3-6 27; Fort, Breanna 5-8 1-2 11; Hall, Brittany 4-7
2-3 11; Griggs, Drameka 4-9 0-0 8; Bruce, Latonda 3-9 0-0 8; Mobley, Kayla
3-4 0-0 6; Woodard, Tanisha 2-8 0-0 4; Griffin, Alexis 1-3 0-0 3; Jackson,
Shacamra 1-5 0-0 2; Bennett, Timethia 0-0 0-0 0; Jackson, Renee 0-3 0-1 0.
Totals 34-70 6-12 80.
Halftime: Clayton State 39 Francis Marion 27
3-point goals--Francis Marion 7-20 (Singleton-Bates, Sha 2-4; Mealing,
Courtney 2-5; Mann, Monica 2-6; Christian, Brittany 1-5), Clayton State 6-19
(Bruce, Latonda 2-6; Tillman, Teshymia 2-3; Hall, Brittany 1-2; Griffin,
Alexis 1-3; Woodard, Tanisha 0-3; Griggs, Drameka 0-1; Fort, Breanna 0-1).
Fouled out--Francis Marion-None, Clayton State-None. Rebounds--Francis
Marion 38 (Colbert, Robin 9), Clayton State 46 (Woodard, Tanisha 6; Griggs,
Drameka 6; Jackson, Shacamra 6). Assists--Francis Marion 18 (Mann, Monica
5), Clayton State 27 (Woodard, Tanisha 11). Total fouls--Francis Marion 13,
Clayton State 11. Technical fouls--None. A-522.
