By Brackin Lambert
uscbathletics.com
BLUFFTON — Brielle Bartelt and Taniyah Bowman scored 15 points apiece on Saturday, but USCB women’s basketball fell to Georgia Southwestern 86-48 in The Cove.
“We have a long way to go,” USCB coach Sharon Versyp said. “But we’re playing five or six freshman when they are playing juniors, seniors, fifth years, so I think the first half was OK, but the second half they started hitting the threes and that really hurt. But still played with a lot of heart, and I’m proud of our team.”
The Sand Sharks battled through a tough first quarter, keeping it within single digits, but in the second quarter the Hurricanes extended their lead to double-figures and went into half up 13.
GSW found its grove in the second half, shooting 60 percent from the field, and kept Beaufort to only nine points in the fourth period.
USCB (4-8, 0-4) hits the road next week with trips to Georgia College on Wednesday and North Georgia on Saturday.
