COLUMBUS —
A 11-point lead and domination on the glass couldn’t lift the Lady Hurricanes to victory on Sunday.
Instead, 30 turnovers helped Fort Valley State roar back and stun Georgia Southwestern 66-61 on Sunday at Columbus State in the Peach Belt/SIAC Challenge.
“We didn’t shoot very well, and we just turned the ball over on some poor decisions,” said coach Kelly Britsky. “We allowed ourselves to get frustrated, and when they got back in the game we couldn’t convert any shots. To put it very lightly, we’re extremely upset and it’s hard getting over it.”
GSW (6-1) shot 28 percent and committed 19 turnovers in the second half as a 33-22 first-half lead evaporated four minutes into the second half.
Fort Valley (1-2) led by as many as six when GSW answered with a 10-0 run for a 57-54 lead. The Lady Hurricanes were held the final 5:19 without a field goal as the Lady Wildcats finished the game on a 12-3 run.
Terra Branch led all scorers with 18 points, and Jessica Jones had 10 with 10 rebounds for GSW; a game after scoring 23 and grabbing 16 boards in a 79-69 win against Albany State on Saturday, Marshall transfer Adrian Randall was held to 8 with 14 rebounds.
GSW’s five starters all averaging double figures in points, with Branch leading the way with six games in double figures.
Britsky said the bench is still growing, and that’s caused the starters to play a majority of the minutes.
The Lady Hurricanes return home for a 6:30 p.m. tip against Truett-McConnell on Wednesday.
“We haven’t played an easy schedule, so we don’t have that time or liberty to put kids in and let them make mistakes and grow up,” said Britsky. “That’s one difficult thing about the schedule. I don’t know a lot about them (Truett-McConnell), but they seem to be competing fairly well.”
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Georgia Southwestern’s Adrian Randall had 8 points and 14 rebounds in the team’s loss to Fort Valley State on Sunday. Chris Fenn/Georgia Southwestern
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