Box Score
COCHRAN, Ga. – The Thomas University women's basketball team dropped their third game in a row tonight on the road against the Lady Knights of Middle Georgia State College 81-57.
 
The Lady Night Hawks jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the first five and half minutes of the game and held on to it for much of the first half of play before the Lady Knights charged back to take the 17-16 lead with 9:36 remaining in the half.  After each team traded basket for basket the next seven minutes of play, the Lady Knights pulled away to take the 38-32 lead into the half.
 
Middle Georgia opened the second half on a 9-2 run to increase their lead to 13. The Lady Night Hawks continued to fight back on offense, but turnovers and offensive fouls hampered the potential comeback.  The Lady Knights ultimately increased their lead to 25 at its height before closing out the game 81-57.
 
While the Lady Night Hawks came up short in tonight's matchup, there were positives to be gained from their time on the court. 
 
Junior center Laura Cherranfant recorded her first double-double of the season scoring 11 points while bringing down 11 boards.  Cherranfant went 4-for-7 from the field while making three of her four free throws. The Lady Night Hawks had two other players in double figures in scoring.  Senior Courtney Saunds led the Lady Night Hawks with 13 points while senior forward Ivory Smith added 11.  Saunds went 3-for-8 in the field while landing two of her five shots from behind the arch. Smith pulled down three rebounds while also contributing one assist.
 
"[Tonight], I thought we played hard in spurts," stated head women's basketball coach Coretta Brown.  "We actually got to the free throw line more times than they did. We have got to learn to compete for 40 total minutes–that's how the game is played. There's a certain mentality that you need to have, and that's the message I've been preaching for months. It has got to be a collective effort though, and that starts every single day in practice."
 
The Lady Knights improved to 4-0 on the season sending TU to a 4-3 record overall.

The Lady Night Hawks return to the court on Monday, Nov. 24 when they travel to Atlanta, Ga. to take on NCAA Division I opponent Georgia State University in an exhibition. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
For up-to-date information on this game and other TU Athletics, visit www.TUNightHawks.com.  Stay up-to-date with news, scores, photos, game summaries, and feature stories of your TU Women's Basketball Lady Night Hawks by following them via Twitter at @NightHawksWBKB.