SAVANNAH, Ga.- Despite outscoring Armstrong State in the second half, the Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team suffered a 69-62 loss Monday night in Alumni Arena.

GSW falls to 7-9 overall and 1-8 in the Peach Belt Conference while Armstrong goes to 11-7 and 3-6 in the PBC.

The Lady 'Canes were down by 16 with 3:25 left in the first quarter when Khayla Owens put in a jump shot to try to give GSW some momentum. With 1:44 remaining Yvonna Dunkley made a 3-pointer followed by a layup to put GSW in the double digits and close the first quarter down 25-13.

The Lady 'Canes started off the second quarter with a jump shot from Aleah Holden, a 3-pointer from Dunkley, another jump shot from Holden followed up with two free throws to come within three points of the lead.

Armstrong put in a 3-pointer, two lay ups and a jump shot to take a 12 point lead with 4:46 left. Chanice Whitton put in a lay up and a free throw to close the gap to nine.

Armstrong went on another streak putting in three lay ups, a jump shot and a free throw to head into half time up 44-25.

GSW put up nine points in the third quarter compared to Armstrongs 12 to trail by 22 points going into the final quarter.

The Lady 'Canes went on a bender and cut the lead to 13 points after Dunkley put in a free throw and a 3-pointer followed by a jump shot by Whitney Young and a 3-pointer from Kris Beckham.

Armstrong put in two free throws and GSW responded with a jump shot from Beckham and a layup from Ja'Quasha Sesler to come within 11 points of the lead.

With 2:29 remaining the Lady 'Canes rallied starting with Holden with two free throws and a jump shot followed by Jasmine McSwain with a layup. Holden put in two more free throws followed by Dunkley with a free throw to come within four points of the lead.

Unfortunately GSW fouled three times in the last 22 seconds and Armstrong was able to make three free throws to win 69-62.

Although the Lady 'Canes put up 28 points in the fourth quarter compared to Armstrong's 25 points combined between the third and fourth, the turn overs in the first quarter were too much for a come back.

GSW recorded 17 of their 24 turn overs in the first quarter.

Holden led the Lady 'Canes with 16 points and 10 rebounds and recorded her second double double in her GSW career, her first being last game.

Dunkley had 13 points and five rebounds, Whitton had 8 points and five rebounds and Hall led with 7 rebounds.

The Lady 'Canes are on the road Saturday to play UNC Pembroke at 1:30 p.m.