Morrow Leads JSU Women In Loss At Georgia State - Jacksonville State University Athletics

Wednesday, November 14

Atlanta, GA

6 p.m.

Jax State

0-2

Georgia State

2-1

Team	1	2	F
Jacksonville State	28	22	50
Georgia State	43	36	79

Morrow Leads JSU Women In Loss At Georgia State Image

11/14/2012 8:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ATLANTA, Ga. – Sophomore Briana Morrow registered her sixth career double-double with a career high 19 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the Jacksonville State women's basketball team dropped a 79-50 decision to Georgia State on Wednesday at the GSU Sports Arena.

Morrow, the Gamecocks leading scorer from a season ago, finished with 15 points along with her 19 total rebounds. The Nashville, Tenn.-native pulled down ten rebounds in the first half and nine in the second half.

The loss dropped JSU to 0-2 on the season with another road test on Saturday at Mercer, before hosting Samford on Monday, Nov. 19 at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The Panthers improved to 2-1 on the season.

The Gamecocks struggled out of the gates for the second consecutive game as GSU stormed out to a 20-5 lead after the first seven minutes of the first half. The Panthers finished the opening 20 minutes by hitting 16-of-33 from the field and draining five treys. JSU outscored GSU, 15-13 over a four minute stretch to get within 33-20 at the 3:10 mark. GSU finished the half on a 10-8 run to take a 15-point, 43-28 lead into the dressing room.

With the Gamecocks' deficit staying within the 15 point range for beginning stages of the second half, the Panthers took control of the contest with a scoring run that was aided by Jax State miscues. GSU extended the margin out to 24 points at 63-39 at the nine-minute mark of the second half. GSU took its largest lead of the game at 30 points with under five minutes left at 73-43.

Sophomore Marikate Gardler came off the bench to score ten points and five rebounds in 28 minutes of action. Miranda Cantrell, playing minutes from her hometown of College Park, Ga., added seven points and six rebounds in her first action of the season. Junior transfer Dashauna Truss pitched in five points and four rebounds along with three assists.

For the second consecutive game, JSU has out-rebounded its opposition as it pulled down 48 rebounds over GSU's 44 boards. GSU turned in a 46 percent shooting night from the field, while limiting JSU to 26 percent from the field.

GSU had three players reach double figures in the scoring column, led by Kayla Nolan's 14 points. Ashlee Cole came off the bench to tally 11 points, while Kendra Long finished with ten points.

The Gamecocks wrap up their three-game season-opening road trip on Saturday as they face its second program from the state of Georgia against the Bears of Mercer. Tip off is set for 1 p.m. CST.