Box Score

ST. AUGUSTINE – No. 2 (USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25) Clayton State University used a 16-0 run to open the second half to defeat Flagler College 80-44 in a Peach Belt Conference women's basketball game Thursday night at Flagler Gymnasium.

Clayton State extended its winning streak to 14 games and improved to 17-1 overall and remained undefeated in conference play through seven games. Flagler suffered its fourth consecutive loss and dropped to 2-14 overall and 1-8 in conference play.

Shacamra Jackson led the Lakers with a game-high 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Drameka Griggs and Shannon Smith came off the bench to add 24 points and 13 rebounds. Tanisha Woodard tacked on 10 points, nine rebounds, handed out six assists and blocked three shots.

The Lakers shot 52.6% (20-38) in the second half. Clayton State missed its first 10 shots from the field in the game, and struggled to a 25.6% (10-39) mark in the opening half. The Lakers dominated the paint, out-scoring the Saints 50-20, and held a 56-37 edge in rebounding. The Lakers also held a 24-4 advantage in scoring points in transition. Clayton State forced 28 Flagler turnovers and converted them into 26 points.

Charlsea Owen (St. Augustine, Fla., Pedro Menendez HS) tallied a team-high 10 points, grabbed five rebounds, and added three assists and two steals to her line. Treva Mason (Orlando, Fla., West Orange HS) contributed seven points and four rebounds. Jen Knurek (Orlando, Fla., Lake Mary HS) came off the bench to provide six points and a team-high seven rebounds.

The Saints opened the game with a pair of free throws and a steal by Taye'Lor Trotter (St. Petersburg, Fla., Lakewood HS) led to a Mason layup to give Flagler a 4-0 lead. Flagler held a 20-17 lead with 6:16 to play after Rachel Brown (Clearwater, Fla., Clearwater HS) banked in an 8-foot jumper.

Woodard sank a 3-pointer the next time down the court for Clayton State to tie the game at 20 and then Jackson scored on the first of two consecutive fast break layups by the Lakers.

Owen sank a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining in the half to tie the game at 30-all.

Jackson sank a 10-foot jumper to open the second half which sparked the 16-0 run which lasted 4:44.

Flagler hosts the University of Montevallo on Saturday (Jan. 21) at 1:30 p.m. at Flagler Gymnasium.

Clayton State vs Flagler
01/19/12 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Gym)
At St. Augustine, Fla. (Flagler Gym)

CLAYTON STATE 80, FLAGLER 44

CLAYTON STATE (17-1, 7-0 PBC)
Shacamra Jackson 6-10 3-7 15; Shannon Smith 6-6 0-2 12; Drameka Griggs 4-11
4-5 12; Tanisha Woodard 4-8 0-0 10; Brittany Hall 3-6 2-3 8; Keona Dixon 2-6
1-2 6; Alexiss Griffin 2-4 0-1 5; Brandice Howard 0-3 4-4 4; Kayla Mobley
1-7 2-2 4; Genesis Kelly 2-11 0-0 4; Shadawn Clanton 0-2 0-1 0; Jessica
Covington 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 16-27 80.

FLAGLER (2-14, 1-8 PBC)
Charlsea Owen 4-15 0-0 10; Treva Mason 3-5 1-2 7; Jen Knurek 2-4 2-6 6;
Rachel Brown 3-4 0-0 6; Shelbi Lindsey 2-8 2-2 6; Taye'Lor Trotter 1-8 2-2
4; Latesha Johnson 0-3 2-5 2; Ashley Crider 1-2 0-0 2; Shakia Roche 0-3 1-2
1; Marie Taylor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-53 10-19 44.

Clayton State.................   30   50  -   80
Flagler.......................   30   14  -   44

3-point goals--Clayton State 4-22 (Tanisha Woodard 2-4; Keona Dixon 1-2;
Alexiss Griffin 1-3; Brittany Hall 0-3; Kayla Mobley 0-1; Genesis Kelly 0-5;
Shadawn Clanton 0-2; Drameka Griggs 0-2), Flagler 2-13 (Charlsea Owen 2-7;
Shelbi Lindsey 0-2; Taye'Lor Trotter 0-4). Fouled out--Clayton State-None,
Flagler-Shelbi Lindsey; Treva Mason. Rebounds--Clayton State 56 (Shacamra
Jackson 10), Flagler 37 (Jen Knurek 7). Assists--Clayton State 17 (Tanisha
Woodard 6), Flagler 13 (Latesha Johnson 7). Total fouls--Clayton State 18,
Flagler 21. Technical fouls--Clayton State-None, Flagler-TEAM. A-78

Clayton State ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division II.