AUGUSTA, GA – Zaria Woods, Scarlett Gilmore, and Kiana Adderton combined for 54 points, but Francis Marion University lost a narrow 74-69 overtime decision to Augusta University, Wednesday (Jan. 15) evening in Peach Belt Conference women's basketball action.

Francis Marion will host Clayton State University on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Peach Belt play.

Woods, who is second in the nation in field goal accuracy, led Francis Marion with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting. She also grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists. Gilmore, a freshman guard, tallied her third consecutive double-figure scoring game with 18 points, while adding three steals. Adderton registered 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Freshman forward Kennedi Manning and senior guard Cameryn Wilson led the Jaguars (7-7) with 16 points apiece.

The Patriots forced overtime by overcoming a six-point deficit in the final three minutes.  A basket by Woods trimmed the margin to 62-60 with 40 seconds left and Gilmore knotted the contest at 62-62 with a strong baseline drive and lay-in with 15 ticks left.

In the extra session, a reverse lay-up by freshman Kristian Wall got FMU to within 71-69 with 29 seconds remaining, but Augusta's Kiera Howard sealed the decision with a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession.

1/15/20 5:30 at Augusta, Ga.
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY 74, FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY 69  OT
FRANCIS MARION (5-7)
Zaria Woods 7-10 5-8 19; Scarlett Gilmore 6-13 3-4 18; Kiana Adderton 7-14
3-4 17; Kristian Wall 3-8 0-0 6; Camryn Johnson 2-4 0-0 4; Macy Passmore 1-3
0-0 3; Tatyana McClaney 1-2 0-0 2; Briana White 0-1 0-0 0; Bionka Massie 0-0
0-0 0; Taylor Simmons 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 11-16 69.
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY (7-7)
Kennedi Manning 6-10 4-6 16; Cameryn Wilson 7-10 0-0 16; Asia Harrison 5-8
1-2 15; Kiera Howard 3-10 7-8 13; M. Goldsborough 2-6 2-2 6; Zairya West 3-9
0-0 6; Ashleigh Boulin 1-3 0-0 2; Stella Logbognon 0-0 0-0 0; Jaelyn Autman
0-3 0-2 0; Madison Tyler 0-0 0-0 0; Crystal Corley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59
14-20 74.
FMU.........................   21    7   14   20    7  -   69
Augusta……............   22   14   12   14   12  -   74
3-point goals--FMU_W 4-14 (Scarlett Gilmore 3-7; Macy Passmore 1-3; Kristian
Wall 0-2; Kiana Adderton 0-2), Augusta University 6-10 (Asia Harrison 4-5;
Cameryn Wilson 2-2; Zairya West 0-2; Kiera Howard 0-1). Fouled
Out--None. Rebounds--FMU 31 (Kiana Adderton 8), Augusta 36
(M. Goldsborough 7). Assists--FMU 8 (Zaria Woods 3), Augusta (Jaelyn
Autman 4). Total fouls—FMU 20, Augusta 15. Technical fouls--None. A-803