The Albany State Golden Rams women and men hosted the Lane College Dragons at the ASU West Arena on Thursday, December 16.
The Lane College women jumped out to an early lead over the Golden Rams. At the end of the 1
st quarter, the Dragons led 25-14. The Dragons scored a number of easy baskets in transition to pull away.
The Dragons led 35-24 at the half. The Golden Rams shot 32% from the field while shooting 3-11 from the 3-point line. The Dragons shot 62% from the field in the half.
Kashay Hankerson scored 7 points to lead the Golden Rams in scoring in the 1
st half. Europe Brown and Jordyn Neal led the Dragons with 10 points each.
The Golden Rams outscored the Dragons 15-6 in the 3
rd quarter to close the gap to 41-39 to start the 4
th quarter. The Golden Rams created several turnovers off of their full court pressure defense.
The Dragons went on a 10-0 run as they held the Golden Rams scoreless for 6 minutes to start the 4
th quarter. The Dragons stifling 4
th quarter defense was too much for the Golden Rams as they came away with a 56-45 victory.
Kashay Hankerson led the Golden Rams in scoring with 10 points. Jordyn Neal scored 14 points to lead the Dragons. Europe Brown chipped in with 12 points.
The Golden Rams women are now 2-9 overall while the Lane College Dragons improve to 6-3 overall. The Golden Rams women will travel to Carrollton, Georgia to play the University of West Georgia at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 18. That will be their final game in December.
In the men's game, Lane College controlled the 1
st half and eventually led 32-25 at the half. The Golden Rams struggled against the Dragons zone defense.
The Golden Rams shot 30.8% from the field in the 1
st half. To make matters worse, the Golden Rams shot a dismal 21.4% from the 3-point line. The Dragons shot 55% from the field in the 1
st half.
Malik Parker led the Golden Rams with 8 points in the half. The Dragons were paced by Maximillion Ben, Anthony Mason and Tomonique Marion, who all scored 7 points in the half.
After being down by 15 points, the Golden Rams made a furious rally in the 2
nd half and cut the lead to 47-44 with 7:52 left in the game. The Golden Rams took their first lead of the game (53-51) with 4:52 remaining in the game. The Golden Rams closed out the game and won 62-55.
Malik Parker led the Golden Rams with 19 points.
Victor Robinson finished with 17 points and
Jordan Simpson contributed with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Mason led Lane with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Golden Rams men are now 3-8 overall while the Lane College men fell to 6-4.
The Golden Rams men will host Thomas University at the ASU West Arena at 7:00 pm on Friday, December 17. That will be the Golden Rams final game in 2021.
