MORROW, GA – An 8-0 run to close out the first half sparked Clayton State University to a 71-44 win over Francis Marion University, Wednesday night (March 4) in the quarterfinal round of the Peach Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.

Francis Marion ends its season with a 14-13 record, a two-win improvement over the 2018-19 campaign.  The Patriots lose only one senior off this year's squad.

Sophomore 5-10 center Zaria Woods led FMU with 16 points, on 7-of-11 shooting, and seven rebounds. Junior 6-1 forward Kiana Adderton tallied 15 points, five rebounds, and two steals.

Third-seeded Clayton State (20-9) was led by Kelsie Towns and Taneria Wilson who each scored 14 points while grabbing four rebounds.

 

3/4/20 6:00 PM at Morrow, Ga.
CLAYTON STATE 71, FRANCIS MARION 44
FRANCIS MARION (14-13)
Zaria Woods 7-11 2-8 16; Kiana Adderton 7-15 0-2 15; Scarlett Gilmore 2-14
1-2 5; Macy Passmore 1-9 0-0 3; Kristian Wall 1-2 0-0 2; Taylor Simmons 1-3
0-0 2; Camryn Johnson 0-0 1-2 1; Khamele Manning 0-1 0-0 0; Briana White 0-1
0-0 0; Tatyana McClaney 0-1 0-0 0; Mary Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 4-14 44.
CLAYTON STATE (20-9)
Towns,Kelsie 6-11 1-1 14; Wilson,Taneria 5-16 4-5 14; Swanson,Timi'a 3-5 0-0
9; Russell,Praise 3-5 0-0 9; Williams,Christal 3-9 1-2 7; Francois
Lubin,Jada 2-6 2-4 6; Williams,Brittany 3-7 0-2 6; Hayes,Jhade 2-3 0-0 4;
Montgomery,Dejah 1-1 0-0 2; Hill,Kyndall 0-0 0-0 0; Poole,Jonnise 0-0 0-0 0;
Mackey,Bre'l 0-1 0-0 0; Davis,Destinee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 8-14 71.
Francis Marion...............   14   13   11    6  -   44
Clayton State.................   19   20   17   15  -   71
3-point goals--Francis Marion 2-25 (Macy Passmore 1-9; Kiana Adderton 1-5;
Taylor Simmons 0-2; Khamele Manning 0-1; Mary Davis 0-1; Scarlett Gilmore
0-6; Zaria Woods 0-1), Clayton State 7-15 (Russell,Praise 3-3;
Swanson,Timi'a 3-3; Towns,Kelsie 1-4; Francois Lubin,Jada 0-1; Mackey,Bre'l
0-1; Williams,Christal 0-1; Wilson,Taneria 0-2). Fouled out--Francis
Marion-None, Clayton State-None. Rebounds--Francis Marion 34 (Zaria Woods
7), Clayton State 46 (Hayes,Jhade 5; Williams,Christal 5; Montgomery,Dejah
5). Assists--Francis Marion 8 (Briana White 2; Kiana Adderton 2; Khamele
Manning 2), Clayton State 11 (Francois Lubin,Jada 2; Towns,Kelsie 2;
Williams,Christal 2; Hayes,Jhade 2). Total fouls--Francis Marion 11, Clayton
State 15. Technical fouls--None. A-364