Monday, February 5th, 2007

Women's Basketball Team Wins Fifth Straight

With a stingy defense that allowed a mere 18 baskets from the field, the Piedmont College women's basketball team extended its winning streak to five with a 69-38 victory over Great South Athletic Conference host Spelman College tonight in Atlanta, GA. The Lady Lions utilized their entire bench with 11 players notching points and every player recording at least five minutes of action.

PC opened the game on a remarkable 21-0 run and extended their lead to as many as 23 before entering the half with a comfortable 39-17 lead. At the start of the second half the Lady Lions went on a 22-5 run and cruised to the finish line, ending the game with a 31-point advantage.

Sarah Lane led the Lions with 10 points and a team-high three assists. Yetta Bailey narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds while Nikki Sosebee added eight points and seven rebounds. Ashley Covington led Spelman with a game-high 15 points.

The victory moves PC to 14-6 overall and 8-1 in the Great South Athletic Conference. The women will look to extend their winning streak to six games on Wednesday, February 7th as they host the team that gave them their only conference loss of the season in Huntingdon College beginning at 6:00 in Cave Arena.