Jags Sweep North Georgia
Men win sixth straight, Parker's 15 helps ASU push past Lady Saints

DAHLONEGA, Ga. -- Augusta State's Tyrekus "AJ" Bowman scored 20 points to lead the Jaguars to their sixth straight win Saturday afternoon, a 75-58 Peach Belt Conference victory at North Georgia in Memorial Hall. The win lifts ASU to 14-3 overall and 6-0 in PBC play.

Sophomore center Garret Siler tallied 18 points, four blocks and six rebounds. Freshman point guard Daniel Dixon posted seven assists and fellow freshman Ben Madgen collected seven rebounds. Bowman also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and booked three blocks and two steals.

Sophomore guard Jay Anderson paced the Saints with a game-high 26 points and seven rebounds. Xavier Trice and Jakirra Millsap both posted nine points. The loss dropped NGC&SU to 4-14 overall and 0-7 in the league.

The Jags hit 32-of-56 from the field, 63.3 percent in the second half. North Georgia was limited to 20 percent in the first half and 37.8 percent in the second hitting 21-of-72 from the field. The contest featured five ties and four lead changes.

In the women's matchup, sophomore forward Sherika Parker posted a career-high 15 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Deo Ngulela registered 11 points, five steals and four assists. Freshman Brittany Jarrard and Nicole Mealing both posted 10 points and senior Alla Batovska tallied six assists.

Syretha Marble booked a game-high 16 points and eight rebounds to pace the Lady Saints. Megan Huffman contributed 15 points and Lindsey Kitchens 14.

The Lady Jags (10-6, 2-4 PBC) led 35-33 at the half and tied in the second 37-37 to win the game by two. The Lady Jags outshot NGC&SU at the free throw line - 68.4 percent to 64 percent - and in three-point field goal percentage 38.5-to-30, but the Lady Saints led in field goal percentage shooting 38.7-to-30.

ASU returns to action Wednesday when both squads host Georgia College in a PBC doubleheader. The women's contest is scheduled to tip off at 5:30 p.m. with the men's matchup to follow at 7:30 p.m. at Christenberry Fieldhouse.

Official Basketball Box Score
Augusta State vs North Georgia
01/20/07 2:00 p.m. at Dahlonega, GA (Memorial Hall)

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VISITORS: Augusta State 10-6, 2-4 PBC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 Ford, Shirrell...... f  2-5    0-0    1-2    2  5  7   2   5  1  0  0  1  23
24 Paschal, Tracey..... f  2-4    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   4  0  0  0  1  17
54 Parker, Sherika..... c  5-7    0-0    5-6    1  7  8   4  15  0  2  0  0  22
04 Batovska, Alla...... g  1-7    0-3    2-2    2  1  3   1   4  6  4  0  0  29
30 Ngulela, Deo........ g  4-9    1-1    2-2    1  2  3   2  11  4  4  1  5  30
20 Wyatt, Jamica.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   0
21 Jarrard, Brittany...    3-12   2-5    2-4    1  1  2   2  10  3  0  0  0  23
22 Godwin, Jasmine.....    2-14   0-1    0-0    6  3  9   3   4  2  3  0  0  21
25 Mealing, Nicole.....    4-8    2-3    0-1    2  3  5   1  10  1  2  1  2  17
33 Paschal, Tiffany....    4-5    0-0    1-2    2  4  6   3   9  0  1  2  1  18
   TEAM................                         1  4  5
   Totals..............   27-71   5-13  13-19  18 30 48  19  72 17 17  4 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-42 35.7%   2nd Half: 12-29 41.4%   Game: 38.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-8  37.5%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 38.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-4  50.0%   2nd Half: 11-15 73.3%   Game: 68.4%    3


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HOME TEAM: North Georgia 8-9, 3-4 PBC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
14 Marble, Syretha..... f  5-7    0-1    6-10   0  8  8   2  16  3  2  1  4  33
33 Singleton, Kourtney. f  3-13   0-2    0-0    2  1  3   4   6  2  1  1  3  32
44 White, Porsha....... c  4-10   0-0    4-7    3  4  7   4  12  4  4  0  2  35
20 Huffman, Megan...... g  4-18   1-6    6-8    3  4  7   3  15  1  4  3  0  40
24 Kitchens, Lindsey... g  5-9    4-8    0-0    0  2  2   0  14  4  3  0  0  36
10 Baker, Brooke.......    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   2  0  1  0  0   7
21 Jolley, Rachael.....    2-4    1-3    0-0    0  6  6   2   5  0  0  0  0  15
22 Fagler, Lauren......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   2
   TEAM................                         3  3  6
   Totals..............   24-62   6-20  16-25  11 29 40  15  70 15 15  5  9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7%   2nd Half: 13-32 40.6%   Game: 38.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  3-11 27.3%   Game: 30.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  8-12 66.7%   2nd Half:  8-13 61.5%   Game: 64.0%    6


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Officials: Jewel Newman, Kevin Self, Andy Berke
Technical fouls: Augusta State-None. North Georgia-None.
Attendance: 2750
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Augusta State.................   35   37  -   72
North Georgia.................   33   37  -   70
Homecoming 2007
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Points in the paint-ASU 30,NGCSU 32. Points off turnovers-ASU 14,NGCSU 19.
2nd chance points-ASU 17,NGCSU 13. Fast break points-ASU 7,NGCSU 2.
Bench points-ASU 33,NGCSU 7. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-10 times.
Last FG-ASU 2nd-05:15, NGCSU 2nd-00:21.
Largest lead-ASU by 10 2nd-10:23, NGCSU by 7 1st-07:45.

Official Basketball Box Score
Augusta State vs North Georgia
01/20/07 4:00 p.m. at Dahlonega, GA (Memorial Hall)

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VISITORS: Augusta State 13-3, 5-0 PBC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
21 Siler, Garret....... f  9-9    0-0    0-0    1  5  6   4  18  0  1  4  1  20
23 Bowman, Tyrekus..... f  7-13   0-1    6-10   3  5  8   1  20  0  3  3  2  27
00 Dixon, Daniel....... g  0-2    0-2    0-0    0  4  4   1   0  7  2  0  0  18
01 Madgen, Ben......... g  3-6    1-3    0-0    1  6  7   2   7  2  5  0  0  21
03 Howard, Demetrius... g  1-3    1-1    0-0    0  4  4   0   3  1  3  0  1  16
02 Smith, Steve........    3-3    1-1    0-0    0  2  2   0   7  2  2  0  3  20
04 Quarles, Jamie......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   0  3  2  0  0  10
05 Brown, Howard.......    3-3    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   1   6  0  1  2  1   9
10 Kleiva, Robertas....    1-3    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   2  1  1  0  2   4
15 Ilunga, Etsho.......    2-3    0-0    0-0    1  4  5   3   4  0  1  1  0  15
24 Thomas, Arthur......    2-7    0-1    0-0    1  0  1   1   4  0  0  0  0  15
33 Tambon, Luke........    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  0  1  0  0   7
44 Small, Kip..........    1-2    0-0    2-2    1  1  2   1   4  1  2  0  0  18
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   32-56   3-10   8-12   9 37 46  18  75 17 24 10 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0%   2nd Half: 19-30 63.3%   Game: 57.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 30.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  5-7  71.4%   Game: 66.7%    3


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HOME TEAM: North Georgia 4-13, 0-6 PBC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Rowe, Anthony....... f  2-9    0-0    3-6    3  2  5   2   7  0  3  1  0  23
42 Trice, Xavier....... f  3-10   0-3    3-3    1  1  2   3   9  0  0  0  2  34
44 Shoupes, Robert..... c  1-9    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   1   2  1  1  1  0  26
20 Millsap, Jakirra.... g  2-11   0-3    5-6    1  3  4   1   9  2  0  0  4  31
32 Anderson, Jay....... g 12-26   2-5    0-0    4  3  7   2  26  0  4  0  2  36
10 Crumley, Don........    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  1  0  0  0   1
14 Crawford, Sam.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  3  0  1   7
21 Franklin, Ryan......    1-3    1-1    0-0    1  4  5   2   3  2  1  0  5  23
23 Shaw, Colby.........    0-2    0-1    1-2    0  0  0   0   1  0  0  0  0   6
24 Newton, Colby.......    0-1    0-1    1-2    1  0  1   0   1  0  1  0  1  13
   TEAM................                         4  1  5             1
   Totals..............   21-72   3-14  13-19  17 16 33  11  58  6 14  2 15 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  7-35 20.0%   2nd Half: 14-37 37.8%   Game: 29.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-8   0.0%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   Game: 21.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  8-11 72.7%   Game: 68.4%    3


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Officials: Tyler Huffer, Archibald Whaley, Jerry Foreman
Technical fouls: Augusta State-None. North Georgia-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Augusta State.................   30   45  -   75
North Georgia.................   19   39  -   58
Homecoming 2007

Points in the paint-ASU 46,NGCSU 26. Points off turnovers-ASU 18,NGCSU 19.
2nd chance points-ASU 10,NGCSU 9. Fast break points-ASU 21,NGCSU 6.
Bench points-ASU 27,NGCSU 5. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-4 times.
Last FG-ASU 2nd-00:54, NGCSU 2nd-00:24.
Largest lead-ASU by 23 2nd-02:32, NGCSU by 2 1st-18:08.