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Duke Women’s Basketball takes on the Western Carolina University Catamounts in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC. November 29, 2020 - Reagan Lunn / Duke Athletics
Lindsey Lunn
61
Western Carolina WCU 1-7,0-0 SoCon
89
Winner Ga. Southern GS 4-3,0-0 Sun Belt
Western Carolina WCU
1-7,0-0 SoCon
61
Final
89
Ga. Southern GS
4-3,0-0 Sun Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Western Carolina WCU 20 13 16 12 61
Ga. Southern GS 19 20 28 22 89

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Marshall Records Double-Double in Loss to Georgia Southern

Catamounts return home Dec. 29 hosting South Carolina State

The Basics
 Score: Georgia Southern, 89, Western Carolina 61
 Records: Western Carolina 1-7; Georgia Southern 4-3
 Location: GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, Ga.  
 
ATLANTA, GA. – Redshirt sophomore Nadia Marshall notched the first double-double of her Catamount career, 10 points, and 10 rebounds, in Western Carolina women's basketball's 89-61 loss to Georgia Southern Monday in the final game at the GSU Holiday Classic hosted by Georgia State in the GSU Sports Arena. 
 
Turning Point:
Western Carolina's second-quarter slump, after shooting a scorching 50 percent in the first quarter and leading 20-19, doomed the Catamounts. WCU's lengthy scoring droughts coupled with the being outscored 70-41 in the final three quarters carved a path for a Georgia Southern victory. 

Individual Leaders
  • Freshman Zanoria Cruz scored 12 first-quarter points and ended the game with 14 after missing the final 12 minutes of the game after fouling out in the third quarter. 
  • Nadia Marshall recorded the first double-double of her Catamount career with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Sophomore Mia Littlejohn came off the bench in the third quarter and drained back-to-back three-pointers for her first points in the 2020-21 season. She ended the contest with six.
  • Georgia Southern's A'Tyanna Gaulden led all scorers with 19 points.
  Inside the Box Score
  • There were four lead changes and the game was tied three times. 
  • Western Carolina committed 20 turnovers turning into 28 points for the Eagles.
  • After coming out of the gate scorching hot from the field, Western Carolina ended the game shooting 32 percent with the Eagles maintained their shooting ending at 42 percent. 
  • Georgia Southern just edged WCU in rebounds ripping down 46 to the Catamounts 41. 
  • The Eagles' depth showed through in the game as Georgia Southern got 44 points from its bench. 
  • Georgia Southern had 15 steals in the contest while WCU had six. 
  • The Eagles found success and points from the free-throw line going 20-of-26. On the flip side, Western Carolina was 12-of-18. 
 
 News & Notes
  • Redshirt senior Lauren LaPlant keeps her streak alive – hitting at least one three-pointer in 38 consecutive games.
  • The Catamounts extended its three-point streak as a team – WCU has hit at least one three-pointer in 340 straight games dating back to 2009. 
  • Marshall got her first start as a Catamount against Georgia Southern.
  • The Catamounts started its second-straight different lineup in as many games. 
  • All 10 Catamounts who saw action in the game got into the scoring column. 
  • Marshall has ripped down 33 rebounds over the last three games averaging 11 rebounds over those last three contests. 
  • The Catamounts have scored 60 or more points in the last three games and four of the last five contests. 
 Up Next
Western Carolina will break for the holidays and return to the hardwood on Dec. 29 hosting South Carolina State at 2 p.m. in the Ramsey Center. 
 
For the latest information on Western Carolina women's basketball, follow @catamounts on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com.

 
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