Women's Basketball Courtesy of LaGrange Athletics

Battle's career-high lifts Women's Hoops past Asbury

LAGRANGE, Ga. – The LaGrange College women's basketball team won 76-74 in a 1-vs-2 Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) matchup on Saturday afternoon at Mariotti Gymnasium in LaGrange, Georgia. With the win, the Panthers have won 10 conference games for the first time since the 2023-24 season and now sit as the top team in the CCS.

THE BASICS
Score:                  LaGrange 76, Asbury 74
Records:             Panthers 14-7, 10-2 CCS | Eagles 10-10, 8-3 CCS

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The highly touted matchup between the two teams certainly lived up to the billing in the first quarter, as each squad traded shots early. The Panthers would enjoy a 19-15 lead at the end of one.
  • The second quarter saw much of the same, with Asbury refusing to let the Red and Black garner any sort of momentum. Still, LC would lead 35-29 at the half.
  • A scoring frenzy ensued in the third quarter as LaGrange did all they could to fend off the Eagles who were hot on their tail. The all-out war between the conference's top units would continue as the Panthers clung desperately to a 61-57 lead with one quarter left to play.
  • The fourth quarter saw six lead changes as each team battled for the title of top dog in the CCS. LaGrange senior guard Laila Battle (Smyrna, Ga.) would ensure that her team came out on top as she netted the necessary buckets to clinch the win and put LC at 10-2 in conference play.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Battle finished with a career-high 35 points, in addition to six rebounds and a pair of blocks.
  • LaGrange junior guard Jasmine Owens (Franklin, Ga.) helped LC on the inside as she notched 12 points.
  • LaGrange senior guard Skylar Edwards (Canton, Ga.) was the team's main rebounder with 15.
  • Asbury's Ma'Kiya West (Louisville, Ky.) led her team with a double-double performance featuring 18 points and 14 rebounds in the losing effort.
UP NEXT
  • LaGrange is back on the court on Tuesday when they play host to Huntingon College in a 4:00 p.m. game.
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