Box Score AIKEN, S.C. – The nationally 13th-ranked
University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team rolled
to its school record-breaking 12th straight victory in a
62-33 home win over rival Augusta State on Monday evening at the
Convocation Center.
USC Aiken's 12th consecutive win snapped the previous
school record of 11 straight wins set by the 2001-02 Pacers (Nov.
20, 2001-Jan. 16, 2002).
The emphatic win over the Jaguars on Monday improved the Pacers
to 18-0 over the last two seasons when holding their foes to under
50 points. The Pacers have held their last four foes to under 50
points.
USC Aiken (13-1, 6-0 PBC) finished its fifth straight win over
Augusta State allowing the Jaguars to shoot just 26.5 percent
(13-for-49). The 33 points allowed by the Pacers was a season low
for Augusta State.
USC Aiken in turn hit upon 47.4 percent (27-for-57) of its field
goal attempts as a team in the game.
Kayla
Harris (Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield) was the only Pacer to finish
in double figures with the sophomore forward ending her efforts
with her third 20 or more point effort of the season with 21
points. She also had seven rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Brittany
Hill (Mechanicsville, Va./Quinnipiac) did not finish in double
figures, but she did manage to fill up the stat sheet quite
efficiently with seven points, seven assists, two rebounds, one
block and one steal.
Tiffani
Moody (Raleigh, N.C./Ohio Valley) ended USC Aiken's win over
Augusta State with three blocks. She also had five rebounds and
three assists.
Overall, the balanced Pacer victory ended with 10 USC Aiken
players scoring.
No Jaguar scored in double figures in the game.
USC Aiken was only tested in the opening minutes of the win over
Augusta State (7-8, 2-5 PBC). The Jaguars held an 8-6 lead with
15:23 remaining in the first half, but USC Aiken closed the first
half on a 25-9 run to take a 31-17 lead into intermission.
The Pacers would outscore Augusta State, 31-16, in the second
half en route to the 29-point victory.
USC Aiken will next travel to Pembroke, N.C. for a Peach Belt
Conference game with UNC Pembroke on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Tip-off in
the Peach Belt Conference East Division game is set for 5:30
p.m.