Lady Blazers Defeat Lady Pilots, 60-56
February 08, 2008
Jackson, Miss. - The Belhaven College Lady Blazers (11-10, 6-5) defeated the LSUS Lady Pilots in a GCAC battle at Rugg Arena on Thursday night by a score of 60-56.
Trailing 58-56 with 13 seconds remaining, LSUS point guard Teokea Wilkerson missed on a three pointer that would have given the Lady Pilots a one point lead with five second left.
The Lady Pilots' Edie Leonards led all scorers with 15 points. Janai Sells logged a double-double for LSUS with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Wilkerson rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points.
Samantha Kirkwood led the Lady Blazers with 14 points. Jaelyn Stringer and Jira Williams also finished in double figures for the Blazers with 13 and 11 points respectively.
The Lady Pilots (10-10, 6-5) are now in a tie with Belhaven for fourth place in the GCAC standings.
LSUS will host the No. 15 Loyola Wolfpack at The Dock on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 PM.
