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Shantrell Holland-Elesha Foster
Shantrell Holland had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Elsha Foster scored 19 points against Paine College.
88
Winner Albany State ALBNW 7-19, 6-10 SIAC
68
Paine College PCW 11-16, 5-10 SIAC
Winner
Albany State ALBNW
7-19, 6-10 SIAC
88
Final
68
Paine College PCW
11-16, 5-10 SIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Albany State ALBNW 28 25 16 19 88
Paine College PCW 12 20 25 11 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Hot-shooting Lady Rams destroy Paine in regular season finale

AUGUSTA, Ga.- The Albany State women's basketball team shot a blistering 66% from the field and scored 44 points in the paint to defeat Paine College by the score of 88-68. ASU avenged an earlier 68-59 loss to the Lady Lions on Jan. 14.
 
With the win, The Lady Rams close out the regular season with a 7-19 overall record and 6-10 SIAC mark. ASU has won five out of its last six games. Paine finishes the regular season at 11-16, 5-10.
 
Albany State jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter to ignite an eventual double digit advantage over the home team. A pair of free throws by Uche Ibebunjo gave ASU a 24-6 edge at the 2:03 mark. The Lady Rams led 28-12 at the end of the period.
 
In the second stanza, Albany State continued to be hot, but Paine was also able to generate some offense. ASU still outscored the Lady Lions 25-20 to take a 53-32 lead at halftime.
 
PC used the third period to cut its deficit. Paine outscored the Lady Rams 25-16 to trim the visitors' lead to 69-57 heading into the final turn. However, Albany State used a 19-11 run in the fourth to put the Lady Lions away for good.
 
Kayla Green led Albany State with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists. Elesha Foster scored 19 points, and Ashley Johnson netted 12 points. Shantrell Holland added 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Zuri Frost tallied eight points and nine assists.
 
The Lady Rams shot 6-of-10 (60%) from three-point range and 12-of-20 (60%) from the free throw line.
 
Paine was led by Simiria Huggins, who scored a game-high 22 points. Briona Andrews scored 13 points, and Zhane Green added 11 points.  
 
The Lady Lions shot 24-of-68 (35.3%) from the field, 5-of-17 (29.4%) from three-point range and 15-of-21 (71.4%) from the free throw line.
 
With the closing of the regular season, Albany State will now set its sights on competing for the 2017 conference title. The Lady Rams will participate in the upcoming SIAC Women's Basketball Tournament that will be held at Bill Harris Arena Feb. 27-March 4. Pairings and seedings for the event will be announced on Sunday.
 
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