COCHRAN —
The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets defeated their second nationally ranked team this season and extended their conference record to 8 – 0 with a 63 – 49 win over the 20th ranked National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Middle Georgia College Lady Warriors Tuesday. The Jets suffered a 77 – 59 loss in the second match-up of the night with the Middle Georgia Warriors.
South Georgia Technical College is the only unbeaten women’s team remaining in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association and they are ranked in first place. The Lady Jets have beaten Chipola and Middle Georgia College who were both ranked in the NJCAA Top 20 national rankings. The Lady Jets are 12 – 8 overall.
The Lady Jets and Middle Georgia College Lady Warriors swapped leads early in the first half, but South Georgia finally pulled ahead by as many as 11 points before ending the first half with a 29 – 20 lead.
In the second half, Middle Georgia pulled within six points of the Lady Jets, but South Georgia Tech took charge with about six minutes remaining to pull ahead by 14 points. The Lady Jets kept the pressure on Middle Georgia and wound up with a 63 – 49 victory.
Only two Lady Jets were in double-figures in the win over Middle Georgia. Shontae McCall, the 6’ 1” sophomore guard from Lynn Haven, Florida, led the Lady Jets with 28 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and seven assists. She was four of five in field goals and 20 of 22 from the free throw line.
She was joined in double-figures by Shanique Holston, a freshman from Reynolds, Georgia, who added 12 points and four rebounds. She was five of eight from the field and two of two from the free throw line.
Inna Leja, a 5’ 11” sophomore from Ventspils, Latvia, had nine points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals. She hit two of three three-point shots. Kayla Ritchie also stepped up and added eight points, two assists and five rebounds.
This was the Lady Jets fifth consecutive win.
The Jets got off to a slow start in the second half of the double-header for the night and ended up dropping their fourth consecutive conference decision 77 – 59 in the match-up with the Middle Georgia Warriors.
The Jets came out sluggish and took almost nine minutes to score their first point of the night. They did pull to within nine points at the half with Middle Georgia leading 35 – 26. Middle Georgia outscored South Georgia Tech 42 – 31 in the second half to take the 77 – 59 win. The loss puts South Georgia Tech at 1 – 5 in the conference and 8 – 10 overall.
Khiry White, a 6’ 1” sophomore guard from Shaw High School in Columbus, Georgia, led the Jets in scoring with 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Kentavious Clowers, a 6’ 5” freshman forward from Nashville, Georgia, was the only other Jet in double figures and he had 14 points, six rebounds, four steals and one block.
Both the Lady Jets and the Jets will play at home this weekend as they host East Georgia College on Saturday, January 21st in another conference double-header. The Lady Jets play at 5:30 and the Jets follow at 7:30. East Georgia’s women are 2 – 6 in the conference and the men are 4 – 3.
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Lady Jets overcome nationally ranked Middle Georgia College 63 – 49; Jets lose 77 - 59
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