Box Score MOUNT VERNON, Ga.- The Coastal Georgia women's basketball team (1-7, 0-2) fell to Brewton-Parker (7-2, 1-1) 75-64 Tuesday afternoon.
The Mariners were led by seniors Sonia Forney and Joyce Jordan who finished with 18 and 17 points respectively.
Forney also added 17 rebounds to set a new career high while Jordan grabbed 12 rebounds which tied her career high. Jordan also finished an impressive 4-7 from the three-point line.
Wings Kelsey Leedle and Nicole Hofmann combined for 20 points, 13 of which came from Leedle to tie her season-high in scoring.
Azaria Varnado made her return after being out with injury and recorded nine points on a very efficient 3-4 shooting.
For the Barons, Sy-Marieona Williams led the way with 16 points off the bench thanks to four three-pointers. Cisley Cooper and Madison Evans pitched in as well scoring 12 points each while Tajahnae Wiggins and Drexelle Ward would combine for 18 points to round out the major scorers for Brewton-Parker.
As a team, the Mariners shot 41 percent from the field and grabbed 49 rebounds while the Barons shot 35 percent from the field and recorded 50 rebounds. The big difference in the game was that Brewton-Parker only turned the ball over eight times to the Mariners' 18 and recorded 36 points in the paint to the Mariners' nine. A big part of the paint-scoring discrepancy was that 20 of the Barons' 50 rebounds were offensive, leading to second-chance points.
How It Happened:
1ST QUARTER: The Barons jumped out to an early 8-2 lead thanks to a pair of triples. The Mariners were not deterred, however, and marched back to take a 12-10 lead with 2:02 left in the quarter. Coastal Georgia increased its lead to 18-13 going into the second quarter thanks to four straight points by Azaria Varnado.
2ND QUARTER: Brewton-Parker quickly tied the game back at 20-20 and after trading baskets the whole quarter, the Barons gained a little breathing room with a last-second jumper to go into the break, up 37-33.
3RD QUARTER: The Barons were able to take a commanding lead in the third quarter. After back-to-back buckets by Sonia Forney tied the game at 37-37 with 7:56 left on the clock, Brewton-Parker went on an 11-2 run which they would not relinquish as they went into the final quarter up 61-49.
4TH QUARTER: The Mariners traded buckets with the Barons all quarter but could not muster the run they needed in order to get back in the game. The Barons took the game 75-64 to improve to 7-2 on the year.
UP NEXT: The Mariners will host the Barons on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Coffin Gym.
