Senior Day Success

Senior Day Success

AMERICUS, Ga.- The Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team wrapped up their 2015-16 season with a 66-63 win over North Georgia on Wednesday night in the Storm Dome.

This win gave the Lady 'Canes a final record of 13-13 overall and 7-12 in the Peach Belt Conference while North Georgia moves to 17-11 and 9-10 in the PBC.

Yvonna Dunkley scored the first basket of the game with a 3-pointer followed by Jasmine McSwain with a jump shot to give GSW a 5-0 lead three minutes in.

North Georgia tied the game 5-5 with 3:20 remaining in the first quarter and put in a 3-pointer to the lead 8-5. The Nighthawks kept the lead and ended the first quarter up 13-11.

Chanice Whitton tied the game 13-13 with two free throws and Aleah Holden made an old fashioned 3-point play with a layup and a free throw to give the Lady 'Canes back the lead two minutes into the second quarter.

North Georgia took back the lead with a layup and a 3-pointer. Emili Russ put in a jump shot to tie it and Holden made a free throw to give GSW the lead again.

The lead changed two more times before GSW took and kept the lead with a nine point streak.

Va'Queshia Hall made a jump shot to start followed by Dunkley with a layup, Khayla Owens with a layup and a free throw and Hall finished it off with a layup.

The Nighthawks finished the second quarter off with two 3-pointers to head into halftime down 28-26.

North Georgia tied the game fifteen second into the third quarter and GSW went on another nine point streak.

Dunkley put in a jump shot followed by Holden with a layup then Dunkley with a 3-pointer and Ja'Quasha Sesler capped it off with a jump shot.

North Georgia came within two points of the lead with 2:51 left in the third but the Lady 'Canes were able to keep a four point advantage heading into the final quarter.

The Nighthawks tied the game and took a one point lead two minutes into the fourth. Owens put in a jump shot followed by Dunkley with a 3-pointer and Russ made two free throws to give GSW a six point cushion.

North Georgia tied the game 63-63 with 41 seconds left in the game. Dunkley put in a layup with 19 seconds remaining and Owens finished the game with a free throw to give GSW a three point win.

Dunkley put up 17 points to lead GSW and Holden had 11 points and picked up seven rebounds.

The lead changed eight times and the game was tied six times. GSW out-rebounded North Georgia 43-33.

The Lady 'Canes recognized their four seniors (Kenyona Armstrong, Dunkley, Sesler and Russ) during a pregame ceremony and Dunkley was honored into the 1000 point club.