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THE GAME

The Georgia College women's basketball team (13-3, 6-3 PBC) travels to Young Harris College (11-4, 6-2) for an inter-division game in the West. The game pits the No. 2 Mountain Lions against the No. 3 Bobcats with each team entering the game with six conference wins. GC Hall of Fame Broadcaster Scott MacLeod and sports information assistant Mark Jagord will have the call on Country 102.3FM. 

SERIES HISTORY

The Mountain Lions hold the all-time series lead 2-1. In 2013, the teams split their season series 1-1 with Georgia College losing the first meeting at Young Harris, 46-66 Jan. 12. The Bobcats rebounded at home with a 68-55 win on Jan. 27. Young Harris beat Georgia College in their first meeting this year 60-55 in overtime Jan. 11, and today's contest will be the final meeting of this regular season. 

LAST TIME OUT for the 'cats 

The Georgia College women's basketball team (13-3, 6-3 PBC) doubled the offensive output of USC Aiken (4-13, 2-7 PBC) in the second half (47-23) on its way to a 72-48 win Wednesday night at the Centennial Center. Juniors Enisha Donley and Shanteona Keys led the way for the Bobcats with 45 points collectively. 

After netting 22 points in each of the last two games, Donley led Georgia College with 23 points tonight. She shot 67 percent from the floor on 8-of-12, and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe. 

Keys' 22 points allowed her to claim the No. 12 spot on the Georgia College all-time scoring list with 1,111. She leap-frogged Alison Barry (1,096) and Chimere Jordan (1,099), 

Senior Thresia Elskamp returned to action for the Bobcats and led the team in rebounds with eight and assists at four. Freshman LaRice Walker had a career-high seven boards and added 11 points. Senior Brandi McKinney, senior Abby Slocumb, and Keys registered two steals apiece. 

Georgia College never trailed in the game, but found itself tied at the half at 25. The Bobcats stormed out of the gate in the second with an eight-point run. In a 25-second span midway through the second, Keys secured three rebounds before delivering a three-pointer that gave the Bobcats' its first double-digit lead in the midst of a 12-point run. Less than five minutes later, a Keys layup would double that lead to 20 and the rout was on. 

Scouting YOUNG HARRIS

The Mountain Lions have three players listed in nine top-10 PBC categories.

Leading the way is Ladondra Johnson, who is in the PBC top-10 in seven categories. She is second in field goals with 126, fourth in points at 297, fifth in points-per-game with 19.8, sixth in field-goal percent at .548, tied-sixth in rebounds-per-game with 8.9, tied-seventh in rebounds with 133, and 10th in steals at 32. 

Lauren Smith leads the PBC in assist with 70, and is fourth in steals at 36.

Breanna Gleeson is second in three-point percent at .429. 

last time against YOUNG HARRIS

The Georgia College women's basketball team (11-2, 4-2 PBC) lost an overtime thriller to Young Harris (9-3, 4-1 PBC), 60-55 two weeks ago on Jan. 11 at the Centennial Center. It was the team's first loss since breaking into the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division II Top-25 Coaches' Poll at No. 22. 

Senior Thresia Elskamp sank a three-pointer with 32 seconds left to force the extra session. For the night, Elskamp was 2-for-2 beyond the arc, finishing with eight points and two steals. Freshman LaRice Walker gave the Bobcats a two-point lead with a layup at 2:16 remaining, but the Mountain Lions went on a five-point run before Elskamp tied the contest in the final minute. 

Junior Enisha Donley led the team in scoring (12) and rebounds (eight), while junior Shanteona Keys (Roswell,Ga) added 10 points, seven boards, and three assists. Sophomore Kayla Upchurch matched a season-high at seven points in 12 minutes. 

Both teams were nearly identical in their shooting from the floor, with the Bobcats hitting nearly 36 percent (22-of-62) and the Mountain Lions over 34 percent (21-of-61). Young Harris was better at the charity stripe going nearly 71 percent (17-of-24) as opposed to the Bobcats' 60 percent (6-of-10). Georgia College attempted 17 more threes converting five. 

The Bobcats seemed in control in the first half and only trailed for 38 seconds, but ended up losing their lead at the intermission when Lauren Smith's layup at the buzzer gave the Mountain Lions a 24-23 lead. 

Georgia College looked in control again in the second half when an Upchurch jumper gave the Bobcats a 40-39 lead that started a 7-1 run. The Mountain Lions climbed back to tie the contest at 47 apiece with under three minutes before Walker would give the Bobcats their last lead at 49-47.

The Bobcats drew within a point midway through overtime when Walker sank a free-throw to make it 54-53, but Young Harris would finish the game on a 6-2 run. 

The win for Young Harris gave them two victories in three days over top-25 teams. They were led by Ladondra Johnson's double-double with 23 points and11 boards. Smith finished second to Johnson in both points with 10 and eight rebounds for the afternoon. The pair also accounted for seven of their team's eight points in the extra session. 

Senior Abby Slocumb had a season-high four blocks while matching her season-high in points and rebounds with six and seven, respectively.  

MILESTONE WATCH

Shanteona Keys picked up her 1,111th point in the win against USC Aiken Jan. 22. She now needs 15 points to enter the top-10, which is currently held by Dalana Watson (99-03) and Ashley Williams (04-08) at 1,126. She needs 28 points to reach No. 9 held by May Neloms (84-88) at 1,139. Keys' 238 career free-throws are just five free throws away from tying Carla Hull's (85-89) total of 243 at No. 6. and eight short of No. 5 Alicia Wilson (94-97) at 246 on the Bobcats' all-time free-throw list. Keys also has made 123 career threes, and is two threes away from tying No. 10 Karen Nunn (1989-93) at 125, and four threes from No. 9 Beth Heyer (97-01) at 127. 

Senior Abby Slocumb is two blocks away from tying No. 5 Marquita Driskell (05-07) at 91 blocks on the GC career all-time blocks list. Alicia Wilson (94-97) is at No. 4 with 93, while Dalana Watson (99-03) and Ashley Williams (04-08) are tied-second with 94. Antoinette Reames (08-10) holds the school record for blocks with 140. 

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The Bobcats host Clayton State on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in a PBC tilt at the Centennial Center starting at 5:30 p.m.