Spartanburg, SC. – The Saint Augustine's women's basketball team survived on the road with a big win against the Converse University Valkyries 71-55. The Lady Falcons started off hot going on an 11-2 run out the gate. The Lady Valkyries were able to battle back to cut the lead to four at the half 25-21. The game went back-and-forth all throughout the third quarter and into the fourth. CU was able to take the lead with 6:59 to go on a 3-pointer by Colbie Perry. Lauren Banks fired back with a 3-pointer of her own to re-take the lead. With 5:39 remaining in the fourth, Christionna Faison fired a dagger 3-pointer that ignited a 12-1 run. Taniyah Greene slammed the door shut scoring 11 of the Lady Falcons' final 16 points to end on a 12-3 run.
Taniyah Greene and Lauren Banks led the Lady Falcons with 21 and 19 points respectively.
Head Coach Ebony Tanner Postgame Comments
"Great last game for the Lady Falcons closing out 2022 and the first part of the season with a win. We had a great fourth quarter, scoring 32 points. We were led by Taniyah Greene and Lauren Banks. Taniyah with 19 and Lauren with 21. We've asked the players to play within their position -- kind of figure things out these last three games. I'm very proud of their resilience and their ability to pull out a win tonight."
TEAM STATS
- Taniyah Greene and Lauren Banks combined for 21 of the Lady Falcons' 32 fourth quarter points
- The Lady Falcons shot 50 percent from 3 on the night (8-16)
- SAU shot a season-high 81.8 percent on free throws (9-11)
- The Lady Falcons outrebounded CU 40-25
- Taniyah Greene is averaging 17.7 points per game and shooting 62.5 percent over her last three games
- SAU had 15 assists on the night compared to four the previous game
UP NEXT
- The Lady Falcons will host Virginia University of Lynchburg Monday, Jan. 2
- Tipoff is set for 6:00 PM ET
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