AMERICUS, Ga. -- The Georgia Southwestern women's basketball team pushed their winning streak to three as they closed a three-game homestand with a 65-56 win over Flagler College, Saturday afternoon inside the Storm Dome on Homecoming Day. 

Kayla Smith, who picked up her fourth start this season, finished with her first career double-double as she picked up a team-high 13 rebounds while scoring 10 points. 

How It Happened: Smith put the first points on the board to start the game early in the first but Flagler quickly answered back twice to take a 4-2 lead. After draining a pair of free throws, Lex Chatman drained one from deep to cut the lead down to one. Midway through the first, Mariya Trimble drained 1-of-2 from the free throw line as she tied the game at 8. The Lady Hurricanes then went on a 11-3 run ampted by a three from Jamesha Samuel as they took a 19-11 lead going into the second quarter. 

Flagler opened the second quarter with a quick six point squirt but a three by Chatman helped end things quickly as GSW was up, 22-17. It was back-to-back scoring for both teams during the second quarter but the Lady Hurricanes didn't let the Saints get within one possession. Another three by Chatman put GSW up to a seven-point lead as they went into halftime up, 33-26.

In the third quarter, Madison Johnson got hot as she drained back-to-back three's, followed by a quick layup to push GSW up, 43-32. GSW took their largest lead of the night, 13 points, midway through the third after Dominique Jeffery backed down and scored in the post. Samuel closed the third with a deep three to keep the double-digit lead for the Lady Hurricanes. 

GSW (9-15, 5-13 PBC) kept the lead and owned the whole fourth quarter to end their three-game home stretch with conference wins. Both teams shot 28.6 percent from behind-the-arc but GSW led as they made eight while Flagler (6-18, 4-14 PBC) only made four. The Lady Hurricanes caused 21 turnovers and turned that into 19 points but the Saints held a 47-42 rebound advantage. 

Who Stood Out: Chatman led the Lady Hurricanes with 17 points and seven rebounds after draining four threes. Samuel finished with 15 points followed by Johnson, who finished with 11 points as they both drained a pair of threes. Trimble led with four blocks while Tamecia Blue finished with seven assists and six steals. 

Flagler was led by N'Mya Pierce who finished with 15 points followed by Ivana Boyd, who finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds. 

Up Next: The Lady Hurricanes will hit the road and take on foe Columbus State on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a 5:30 p.m. start.