Box Score FLORENCE, SC — Georgia Southwestern State University used a 16-2 run in the third quarter to pull away for a 73-58 Peach Belt Conference win over Francis Marion University on Saturday (Jan. 9) in women's basketball action.
 
Four Patriots scored in double figures led by 6-1 senior forward Kiana Adderton with 20 points.  The Myrtle Beach native also hauled down a team-high six rebounds and collected three steals.  Three other FMU starters – junior Jasmyne May, sophomore Scarlett Gilmore, and freshman Aniyah Oliver – all registered 10 points.  Oliver also dished out four assists.
 
Francis Marion (0-3, 0-2) will play its next two games on the road at Lander University on Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. and at the University of North Georgia on Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m.  The next home contest for the Patriots will be against USC Aiken on Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
 
Junior guard Jamesha Samuel paced the Hurricanes (3-2, 1-1) with 25 points, four assists, and three steals.
 
FMU led by as many as five in the opening period before settling for an 18-15 advantage as the horn sounded.  In the second quarter, a three-pointer from the right corner by senior guard Taylor Simmons pushed the Patriot lead to 26-20.  However, GSW finished the half with an 8-2 spurt to knot the score at 28-28.
 
A lay-in by Gilmore gave Francis Marion a 35-34 lead with 6:57 left in the third quarter, but the deciding 16-2 run resulted in a 50-37 Hurricane advantage.  Two free throws by Oliver trimmed the margin to 11 (50-39) as the period ended.
 
A three-pointer by Oliver to open the fourth quarter cut the deficit to single digits (50-42), but five consecutive points by GSW expanded the lead back to double figures where it would remain for the rest of the contest.
 
Francis Marion shot 32.1 percent from the floor, including 10-of-24 from behind the three-point arc, and was 12-of-16 at the free throw line.  GSW connected on 45.2 percent of its shots, including 8-of-20 from long range, and was 9-of-13 at the charity stripe.  


01/09/21 1:30 pm at Florence, SC
GA. SOUTHWESTERN 73, FRANCIS MARION 58
GA. SOUTHWESTERN (3-2,1-1 Peach Belt)
Jamesha Samuel 10-20 1-3 25; Lex Chatman 6-14 2-2 17; Jaleah Storr 5-10 3-3
13; Kayla Grant 3-9 2-2 8; A'Aliyah Clay 2-3 1-3 6; Daelyn Craig 1-4 0-0 2;
K'Shouri Hodge 1-1 0-0 2; Amazriah Rawls 0-0 0-0 0; Kennedy Collins 0-0 0-0
0; Yasmin Perez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 9-13 73.
FRANCIS MARION (0-3,0-2 Peach Belt)
Kiana Adderton 6-13 5-8 20; Aniyah Oliver 3-9 2-2 10; Scarlett Gilmore 3-13
3-4 10; Jasmyne May 3-7 2-2 10; Taylor Simmons 2-3 0-0 5; Briana White 1-2
0-0 3; Khamele Manning 0-2 0-0 0; Ravyn Madaris 0-6 0-0 0; Abigail Bullock
0-1 0-0 0; Camryn Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-56 12-16 58.
Ga. Southwestern..............   15   13   22   23  -   73
Francis Marion................     18   10   11   19  -   58
3-point goals--Ga. Southwestern 8-20 (Jamesha Samuel 4-9; Lex Chatman 3-5;
A'Aliyah Clay 1-1; Daelyn Craig 0-1; Yasmin Perez 0-1; Jaleah Storr 0-3),
Francis Marion 10-24 (Kiana Adderton 3-4; Jasmyne May 2-4; Aniyah Oliver
2-5; Scarlett Gilmore 1-6; Briana White 1-1; Taylor Simmons 1-2; Ravyn
Madaris 0-1; Abigail Bullock 0-1). Fouled out--Ga. Southwestern-None,
Francis Marion-None. Rebounds--Ga. Southwestern 40 (Lex Chatman 11), Francis
Marion 28 (Kiana Adderton 6). Assists--Ga. Southwestern 17 (Lex Chatman 5),
Francis Marion 13 (Briana White 4; Aniyah Oliver 4). Total fouls--Ga.
Southwestern 20, Francis Marion 17. Technical fouls--Ga. Southwestern-None,
Francis Marion-None. A-125