FAMU women pull away from Savannah State

SAVANNAH, Georgia  --  Savannah State’s women survived one Florida A&M run but the second proved fatal.

Jasmine Grice had 15 of her game-high 25 points during the final 10 minutes as the Rattlers defeated the Tigers 59-49 at Tiger Arena on Saturday afternoon.

It was SSU’s third straight loss. The Tigers (6-12, 1-4 MEAC) have dropped six of seven games since losing leading scorer Ezinne Kalu to a knee injury on Dec. 20.

Erin Hogue, a transfer from Alabama, scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to keep SSU close against the Rattlers.

But the Tigers couldn’t find a second offensive threat. They shot only 29.6 percent from the floor.

“We’re a much different team than we were at the start of the school year,” SSU coach Cedric Baker said. “Right now, it’s about finding offensive chemistry. Defensively, I thought we were sound.”

A&M (6-11, 3-1 MEAC) went on an 11-1 run midway through the first half and built a 21-12 lead.
Behind Hogue, however, the Tigers fought back and had a 35-33 advantage with 10:45 to go.
Hogue had five points in SSU’s 7-0 spurt into the lead.

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