ASU Escapes Braves' Upset Bid
No. 12 Jaguars post fourth consecutive 20-win season
Web Posted 2/8/10
 

PEMBROKE, N.C. – Augusta State placed all five starters in double figures Monday night and held off a valiant effort from UNC Pembroke for an 82-77 Peach Belt Conference road win at the English E. Jones Center.

With the victory, ASU (20-12, 12-1) recorded its fourth consecutive 20-win season and its 15th straight win against the Braves. The victory lifted the Jaguars to 101-21 overall and to 60-9 in the PBC since the beginning of the 2006- 07 campaign. The win also gave head coach Dip Metress his sixth 20-win season in 14 years as a head coach.(MORE)

No. 12 Jags Run Past Lander
Balanced effort propels ASU to 81-54 conference road win
Web Posted 2/6/10
 

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Augusta State used a 20-2 run midway through the first half Saturday to pull away from Lander and post an 81-54 Peach Belt Conference road win at Finis Horne Arena.

Senior Ben Madgen scored a game-high 17 points while Fred Brathwaite and Franck Ndongo tallied 11 points each. Alex Smith, Greg Hire and Tye Beal all netted nine points. Junior Howard Brown grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and Daniel Dixon handed our four assists.

The victory -- the Jags’ fourth in a row and seventh straight in the series with Lander -- lifted them to 19-2 on the season and 11-1 in the PBC. The loss dropped the Bearcats to 8-12 and 3-9, respectively. (MORE)

ASU Holds Steady Atop Region Poll
12th-ranked Jags travel to Lander Saturday afternoon
Web Posted 2/4/10
 

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State held its ground in the second Southeast Region poll of the 2009-10 regular season, released Wednesday, Feb. 3 by the NCAA.

The Jaguars are one of five Peach Belt Conference schools to appear in the second regional rankings, joining No. 2 Georgia College & State, No. 3 Francis Marion, No. 8 USC Aiken and No. 10 North Georgia. ASU owns a 3-1 record against the other four teams. (MORE)

Record Crowd Sparks ASU
Behind balanced effort, Jaguars avenge loss to Pacers
Web Posted 2/3/10
 

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead in front of a record crowd Wednesday night and went on to a 73-59 Peach Belt Conference victory over rival USC Aiken in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

Senior Alex Smith led the way for the 12th-ranked Jaguars with 19 points and eight rebounds. ASU and PBC career scoring leader Ben Madgen booked 18 points, while Fred Brathwaite booked his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Daniel Dixon pitched in 10 points and four assists.

The 3,718 in attendance were the most to ever witness an ASU athletic event. The attendance figure also marked a new conference record. (MORE)