Albany State women fall to Clark-Atlanta

ATLANTA — After winning a dramatic game against Clark Atlanta on Jan. 9, the Albany State women’s basketball team could not complete the season sweep of the Lady Panthers. ASU was unable to hold on to its halftime lead and lost to Clark-Atlanta 73-62.

After the loss, the Lady Rams own an overall record of 2-15 and an SIAC mark of 2-6. Clark Atlanta improved to 6-9, 2-4.

After trailing early in its last few games, Albany State began the contest with aggression. A jumper by Kayla Green gave the Lady Rams an 18-10 advantage with 57 seconds left in the first quarter, which ended with the visitors ahead 18-13.

In the second period, ASU continued to hold its lead. Toward the end of the stanza, Green nailed a 3-pointer and Tyra Thompson scored off an offensive rebound to give Albany State a 35-27 edge at halftime.

The third quarter is where the Lady Rams lost their advantage. After competition saw three ties and three lead changes, CAU’s Sydni Davis made a jumper to give the home team a 46-45 lead heading into the final turn.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Panthers began to pull away. Maquaisha Rattray gave Clark Atlanta a 61-50 lead with 5:05 left in regulation. The Lady Rams could get no closer than nine points the rest of the way.

Green led Albany State with 14 points and four rebounds and Elesha Foster scored 13 points. Zuri Frost added 10 points, seven steals and six rebounds.

Albany State will return home on Saturday when it hosts Claflin University. Game time is set for 1 p.m.