AUGUSTA, Ga. – Quinasia Abercrombie made a short jumper at the buzzer to lead Augusta University to a 70-68 win over Flagler College in a Peach Belt Conference women's basketball game Wednesday night at the Christenberry Fieldhouse.
Augusta improved to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in the Peach Belt. Flagler moved to 6-8 overall and 2-3 in conference play. The Saints head to Morrow, Georgia to face Clayton State University on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Following a pair of free throws by Flagler's
Jazmine Major to tie the game at 68,
Laney Noreika drew a charge on Abercrombie who was driving the lane. The Saints called a timeout with 6.3 seconds left and had a chance to win the game. The in-bounds pass was tipped and then stolen by Elyse Autrey. Autrey gathered the loose ball on the sideline and called timeout with just 1.9 seconds to go.
Coming out of the timeout, Autumn Phillips lobbed the in-bounds pass to the paint where Abercrombie put up a three-foot right-handed jumper to end the game.
The game had been close all the way with no lead exceeding nine points. There were seven ties and four lead changes.
Destiny McClendon and
Se'Lah Reddick each scored 16 points for the Saints. Reddick added six rebounds and four steals. Major finished with 12 points.
Abercrombie scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Jaguars. Autrey tacked on 18 points. Phillips added nine points, four assists, and four steals.
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