THOMASVILLE, Ga. – The Night Hawks took on the Life University Running Eagles in a SSAC matchup on Thursday evening at the TU Gym.
Thomas jumped out to a six-point lead early with big contributions from
Jasmyn Studamire who scored the first points of the game with a layup and
Aaliyah Ringold and
Kennedy Collins both knocked down a three to add onto the total. The Running Eagles answered back with a layup and a couple of three-pointers of their own, cutting the lead to one, but then
Kennedy Hayes answered with a three, to bring lead up to four, then Studamire and
Tieraney Bolton drained a couple of layups to extend it to eight. However, Life went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter only down one.
The Running Eagles took the lead into the second but they did not hold it for long as Ringold knocked down a floater to go back up one. Both teams struggled to score until the 6:55 mark, when Life hit a three to take the lead back. However, Thomas responded with a Latarius Montgomery layup to tie the game at 20. Life took the lead back off a layup and continued to hold the lead for the rest of the game, but the Night Hawks fought to end.
Montgomery finished as the leading scorer with 13 points and was five of six from the charity stripe, she also had four boards and a steal. Ringold ended with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists. Finally, Studamire had nine points, four boards, a block and a steal.
The Night Hawks will meet this Life team again next week as they travel to Marietta to face the Running Eagles on Saturday, January 18
th at 12:00PM
