AMERICUS, Ga. –
Tabitha Odabe recorded her third consecutive double-double, and ninth this season, with a career-high 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds as Flagler College held off Georgia Southwestern State University 76-72 Wednesday evening in a Peach Belt Conference women's basketball game at the Storm Dome.
Flagler extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 11-5 overall as well as 7-3 in the Peach Belt. Georgia Southwestern lost its second consecutive game and fell to 8-8 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
"We knew this game was going to be hard fought," said head coach
Erika Lang-Montgomery. "Georgia Southwestern is a scrappy and talented team. Our rebounding in the second half was huge. Tabitha made some big plays in the second half that settled us down."
Odabe scored 19 points in the second half alone.
The Saints dominated in the paint out-scoring the Lady 'Canes 58-30 and they won the rebounding battle 53-37.
Flagler held a 71-64 lead with 45 seconds left to go, but a pair of Lex Chatman three-pointers made it a one possession game. Her last trey cut the Saints lead to 74-72 with 11 seconds left.
Ivana Boyd was fouled and stepped to the line with six seconds left to put the game out of reach.
Boyd recorded her first double-double with 11 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
Chris Wilson added 19 points and seven rebounds for the Saints.
Flagler shot a sizzling 61.2 percent (19-31) from the field in the second half.
Mariya Trimble led Georgia Southwestern with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Chatman added 16 points while Lele Young and Madison Johnson each tallied 10 points.
The Lady 'Canes forced 21 turnovers and those were converted into 25 points.
Flagler hosts Francis Marion University on Saturday (Jan. 26) at 1:30 p.m. at Flagler Gymnasium on "Jersey Mike's Subs Day."
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