Box Score DENMARK, S.C.- The Coastal Georgia women's basketball team (1-3(0-0)) earned its first win of the season after beating Voorhees College (0-5) 77-60 on Tuesday night.
Mariner's seniors Sonia Forney and Joyce Jordan each recorded double-doubles. Forney dropped in 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Jordan scored 16 points while also grabbing 10 rebounds.
Kelsey Leedle was also in double-digits recording 11 points thanks to two three-pointers.
Azaria Varnado and Gabby Litvak both scored eight points while Nicole Hofmann dropped in seven points in her first game of the season.
Jordan and Hofmann defended the Tigers well, as they both recorded three steals.
For the Tigers, Nedisha Ford led the team with 15 points. Anaze Ravenel and Inga Colclough also recorded double-digit points scoring 12 and 10, respectively.
As a team, the Mariners shot 55 percent from the field while holding the Tigers to just 33 percent from the field. In the second half, the Mariners clamped down as the Tigers shot just 24.7 percent.
How It Happened:
1st HALF: The Mariners came out of the gate hot, jumping out to a 7-0 lead thanks to a pair of layups by Sonia Forney and a three-pointer by Kelsey Leedle.
The Tigers battled back, however, cutting the Mariner's lead to just three at the 7:20 mark. From there, the Mariners went on a 9-2 run that was capped off by an and-one by Forney.
The Mariners build on that early lead as the first quarter ended 29-14. Coastal Georgia kept its foot on the gas after the break and thanks to 12 combined 2nd quarter points from Forney and Joyce Jordan, the Mariners went into halftime with a 49-27 lead.
2nd HALF: Gabby Litvak trained a three at the beginning of the second half, giving the Mariners their largest lead of the game, 25 points. The Tigers outscored the Mariners 17-13 in the third quarter but still could not gain any momentum.
The Tigers cut the Mariner's lead down to 10 thanks to a 9-0 run starting at the 7:19 mark in the final quarter. The Mariners were able to survive that run as they held Voorhees to just one point in the last 4:43 of the game to secure its first win of the season.
