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Elesha Foster-Kayla Gree-Shantrell Holland
61
Winner Albany State ALBNW 8-19
59
Kentucky State University KSUW 11-15
Winner
Albany State ALBNW
8-19
61
Final
59
Kentucky State University KSUW
11-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Albany State ALBNW 8 14 17 22 61
Kentucky State University KSUW 18 22 11 8 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Green’s basket lifts Lady Rams past KSU in SIAC tourney play

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Kayla Green's fast break layup with .07 seconds left in regulation capped a furious comeback and lifted the Albany State women's basketball team to a pulsating 61-59 victory over Kentucky State in the first round of the 2017 SIAC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.
 
ASU, the fourth seed from the SIAC East Division, improves to 8-19 overall and advances to face #1E Benedict on Wednesday, March 1 at 1 p.m. #4W KSU finishes the season with an 11-15 record.
 
Albany State had to battle tournament jitters and foul trouble during the first half. Junior forward Elesha Foster picked up two early fouls during the first quarter, and Kentucky State took advantage. The Lady Rams trailed 18-8 after period.
 
In the second stanza, ASU was able to cut its deficit to 18-12 at the 8:28 mark. However, Kentucky State remained hot from the field, shooting 60% in the quarter. When halftime arrived, the Lady Thorobreds built a 40-22 edge.
 
The Lady Rams used the third quarter to begin their rally. Zuri Frost scored eight points, and ASU outscored KSU 17-11 to pull within 12, 51-39, heading into the final period.
 
Trailing 51-41 in the fourth quarter, Albany State used a 14-4 run over six minutes to tie the game with a layup by Green. Brooke Wallace put Kentucky State back in front 56-55 with a free throw, but Foster, with 3:06 left to play, made two gratis tosses of her own to give ASU its first lead of the game at 57-56.
 
On the Lady Rams' next possession, Shantrell Holland extended Albany State's lead to 59-56 with 2:27 remaining. Aliyah Gipson's three-pointer provided KSU with another tie at 59 at the 2:08 mark.
 
After both team exchanged turnovers and missed shots, ASU was able to rebound a miss by Brittani Rizzi. Frost found a streaking Green down the court, who scored a layup with .07 left in the game. Rizzi got off a three-pointer at the buzzer, but it wasn't close.
 
Frost finished the game with 20 points and six rebounds, and Green recorded 15 points. Foster added another 10 points.
 
The Lady Rams shot 26-of-62 (41.9%) from the field, 0-of-4 from three-point range and 9-of-15 (60%) from the free throw line.
 
Aliyah Gipson scored a game-high 23 points for Kentucky State. Rochelle Reece and Wallace each added nine points. Wallace also had a game-high eight rebounds.
 
The Lady Thorobreds shot 22-of-53 (41.5%) from the field, 5-of-15 (33.3%) from three-point range and 10-of-13 (76.9%) from the free throw line.
 
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