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74
Fort Valley St. FVSU 7-14,3-11 SIAC
95
Winner Savannah St. SSU 24-1,16-1 SIAC
Fort Valley St. FVSU
7-14,3-11 SIAC
74
Final
95
Savannah St. SSU
24-1,16-1 SIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fort Valley St. FVSU 20 16 21 17 74
Savannah St. SSU 27 18 25 25 95

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 12 Lady Tigers Power Past Fort Valley State, Close Regular Season

SAVANNAH, Ga.—The No. 12 Savannah State women's basketball team wrapped up their regular season with a 95-74 win over Fort Valley State at Tiger Arena, before a crowd of 1,122.
 
The win improves Savannah State to 25-1 overall and 14-1 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Last week, they claimed the SIAC East Division Title and will head into the 2022 SIAC Championship as the No. 1 seed out of the division.
 
It was the final regular season home game for seniors Le'Andrea Gillis, Ta'Kyla Austin, Shekinah Howard and Azhana Maxwell, who were honored before the game on senior night.
 
The victory also matches the school record of most wins in a regular season (25) with the 1977-78 team that was coached by Jimmy Westley. Earlier this season, the Lady Tigers set a new school record for most consecutive wins to open a season at 14-0.
 
Following the game on Thursday, Savannah State Athletics honored the women's team for their historic season. Director of Athletics Opio Mashariki presented Head Coach Cedric Baker and the entire team a plaque for their accomplishments during the 2021-2022 season.
 
 
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Head Coach Cedric Baker and the Lady Tigers are honored following their win over Fort Valley on Thursday. [Photo by Sarah Peacock]

Fort Valley State jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the opening quarter. Trailing 19-12 with 2:46 left in the first quarter, the Lady Tigers closed the quarter with a 15-1 spurt to go ahead 27-20. Savannah State has never trailed in any of their 26 games this season after the first period.
 
Torri Myers opened the second quarter with a jumper for FVSU to draw the visitors to within five but Savannah State answered with a layup from Amari Heard, a jumper by Austin and a 3-pointer by Nyla Allen to increase their advantage to 34-22.
 
A layup by Diamond Jones got FVSU to within six at the 2:48 mark but the Lady Tigers defense forced five turnovers to end the half as Savannah State took a 45-36 lead into the locker room.
 
Six straight points to open the third quarter allowed Fort Valley State to whittle their deficit to 45-42 but a 3-pointer by Gillis jump-started an 8-0 run by Savannah State that increased their advantage to 53-42 with 6:24 left in the third quarter. 
 
FVSU was able to get within seven but back-to-back 3-pointers by Gillis opened up a 66-53 edge at the 2:01 mark. SSU outscored the Wildcats 25-21 in the third quarter to take a 70-57 lead into the final ten minutes of regulation.
 
Savannah State opened the final quarter with a 11-2 spurt to go ahead 81-59 with 6:44 remaining for their largest lead of the game.
 
The Wildcats never got any closer than 14 the rest of the way.
 
All five Savannah State starters scored in double figures. Gillis had 19 points followed by Austin (16), Howard (13), Bria Gibbs (12 points and 11 rebounds) and Maxwell (11).
 
Allen contributed nine points and four assists, Heard had eight points, Ta'Quasia Lampkin had five points and nine rebounds while Jourdyn Ayers chipped in two points.
 
Fort Valley State (7-14, 3-11 SIAC) received a game-high 29 points from Jones.
 
 
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