MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Taniyah Bowman's short jumper with 5.7 seconds remaining gave the University of South Carolina-Beaufort a 65-63 Peach Belt Conference women's basketball victory over Georgia College & State University Wednesday (Dec 17) evening inside the Centennial Center.

The Bobcats had one last chance to tie or take the lead on their final possession, but Nicole Azar's three-pointer from the right corner bounced off the rim as time expired.

USCB improved to 7-5 overall and to 4-1 in the league, while the Bobcats fell to 2-8 and 0-4. GCSU returns to the court Saturday (Dec. 20) for the final time before the holidays when they travel to Rome, Georgia, for a noon tip against Shorter University.

The game was back and forth as it featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes. 

USC Beaufort took its largest lead at 10 points (41-31) on an old-fashioned three-point play from Izellah Kendrick with 5:40 remaining in the third quarter. GCSU fought its way back into the game with nine unanswered points over a five-minute stretch to take a 48-45 lead on a turnaround jumper from Elizabeth Wynn with 8:43 remaining in the game. Neither team enjoyed more than a four-point lead the rest of the game.

The Sand Sharks led 60-56 with 3:03 to go, but GCSU got three points from Moly Burns and two free throws from Natalia Bolden to give the Bobcats a 61-60 lead nearly two minutes later.  USCB got a jumper from Sami Bardonrdo with 22 ticks left, but after a GCSU timeout, Wynn got a layup two seconds later to knot the game at 63.

Wynn led the Bobcats with 18 points and nine rebounds, while Deshona Gaither collected nine points, five rebounds and four assists. Bolden tallied seven points and seven rebounds, while Caroline Beavin grabbed five rebounds. Azar and Sloane Vick each added six points.

Bowman led the Sand Sharks with 20 points.

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