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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.
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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.
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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)
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