MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.- The Coastal Georgia women's basketball team (5-18, 3-10) fell to St. Thomas (19-6, 10-3) by a score of 65-54 on Saturday.

The Mariners were led by Gabby Litvak who dropped in 12 points on 4-7 shooting from the three-point line. Litvak also grabbed down five rebounds and recorded a blocked shot. Sonia Forney was the only other Mariner in double figures, recording 10 points and also snagging seven boards.

Forney and Joyce Jordan, the teams leading scorers, had a tough time getting their shots to fall against the Bobcats, shooting a combined 5-23 for the game. Jordan, however, dished out a team-high six assists to help contribute in other ways.

Freshmen Andranique Voorhies and Iesha Rhodin had solid games. Voorhies recorded six points, eight rebounds and three blocks while Rhodin scored seven points, grabbed four boards, had two steals and drew a few charges early in the game.

Kelsey Leedle and Victoria Hickman also contributed on the offensive end, combining for 17 points on 6-13 shooting.

For the Bobcats, Brooke Bogatz and Connieya Bradford led the way. Bogats led the team with 15 points while also dishing out five assists and recording four steals. Bradford recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds. Kasey Gagan and Mya Moye also finished with double-digit points scoring 11 and 10, respectively.

How It Happened:

1^st Quarter:

• The Mariners jumped all over the Bobcats in the opening quarter.
• Coastal Georgia was up 14-5 thanks to back-to-back Gabby Litvak three-pointers.
• St. Thomas was able to close the gap in the closing minutes, but the Mariners went into the second quarter up 17-11.

2^nd Quarter:

• St. Thomas found a rhythm and opened up on a 10-2 run to take its first lead of the game at 21-19.
• The Mariners answered back right away as Kelsey Leedle and Victoria Hickman recorded back-to-back three-pointers to regain the lead at 25-21.
• Both teams traded baskets the rest of the way and Coastal Georgia went into the break, up 33-30.

3^rd Quarter:

• The theme of trading baskets continued after the half.
• Neither team was able to pull away but traded leads throughout the quarter.
• The Mariners, however, would retain the lead going into the fourth quarter, up 46-45.

4^th Quarter:

• The Bobcats opened up the final quarter of play strong, going on a 9-2 run before an Iesha Rhodin three-pointer stopped the bleeding.
• The Mariners were unable to muster up any more consistent offense as St. Thomas closed the game with an 11-3 run to take the game 65-54.

UP NEXT: The Mariners will return to Brunswick to face Warner University on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Coffin Gym.