STATESBORO, Ga. – Women's Basketball kicks off a two-game road trip with a visit to Georgia Southern on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m., inside Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia. For the Wildcats, the trip serves as their first to Georgia Southern since Nov. 19, 2021.
 
What: Game Three
Who: Bethune-Cookman (1-1) at Georgia Southern (2-0)
When: Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.
Where: Statesboro, Ga. – Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325)
 
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Bethune-Cookman Game Notes
 
Georgia Southern Game Notes
 
IN THE RANKINGS
▪ Bethune-Cookman is not ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25
▪ Georgia Southern is not ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25
 
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NEWS & NOTES
▪ For just the second time in the Janell Crayton Del Rosario era at Bethune-Cookman, the Wildcats eclipsed 100
points in a game when scoring 102 at home to the University of Fort Lauderdale on November 9.
▪ Asianae Nicholson was selected as this week's Wildcat Women's Athlete of the Week after a pair of
performances against South Florida and Fort Lauderdale, respectively. The junior forward from South Euclid, Ohio, poured in 28 points and averaged 14 points per game, adding 16 rebounds and five steals.
▪ Against Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, Bethune-Cookman placed all 12 participating players into the scoring column, including a game- and career-high 26-point outburst from Alabama A&M transfer junior forward Asianae Nicholson.
▪ The Wildcats have scored 76 points in the paint across their first two games this year, including 58 against UFTL.
▪ Bethune-Cookman has connected on at least one (1) three-pointer in 41 consecutive games. The last time the B-CU failed to register a three-pointer was February 6, 2023, at Texas Southern.
▪ Freshman guard Jordan Brooks made her second start against UFTL, dishing out a game-high six assists.
▪ As a team, the Cats are outrebounding opponents by an average of six boards per game.
▪ Through the first two games, the Cats have made more free throws (43) than their opponents have attempted (28).
 
B-CU VS. GSU SERIES
▪ In a short series that dates back to1991, Bethune-Cookman holds a slight 5-3 advantage over Georgia Southern.
▪ The Cats won the first four meetings in the series, respectfully, with two games coming in DeLand,
Florida, as part of the Hatter Classic hosted by Stetson.
▪ The Eagles have claimed the last two meetings between the two sides, including a 63-60 victory in Daytona
Beach back on Nov. 22, 2022.
▪ The last win for B-CU came courtesy a 75-57 decision on Nov. 23, 2019, at Richard V. Moore Gymnasium.
 
SCOUTING GEORGIA SOUTHERN
▪ Georgia Southern arrives to Tuesday's contest with a perfect 2-0 record having taken wins from Ohio and North
Florida, respectively.
▪ The game against Bethune-Cookman will be the home opener for the Eagles at Hanner Fieldhouse.
▪ The Eagles are led in scoring by Nakiyah Mays-Prince (16.0 ppg), as well as Indya Green (15.5 ppg) and Nicole
Gwynn (15.5 ppg). The rebounding is supplied by three different players averaging 6.5 boards per game – Green,
McKenna Eddings and Leah Johnson.
▪ In their last game against North Florida, Georgia Southern opened up the game with a 25-3 first quarter run over
the Ospreys.
▪ The Eagles shot 53.6 percent from the floor (30-of-56), which was the best road shooting performance since
Dec. 4, 2010 (56.4 percent).
 
RECAPPING B-CU'S LAST GAME (vs. Fort Lauderdale)
Asianae Nicholson poured in 26 points to help Bethune-Cookman to a 102-27 home opening win over the University of Fort Lauderdale at Richard V. Moore Gymnasium. Bethune-Cookman wasted little time building an insurmountable lead, running out to a 32-9 advantage at the end of the opening quarter. In fact, B-CU led 24-0 until a three-pointer from Fort Lauderdale guard Nina Solomon put the visitors on the board with 2:07 remaining in the period.
 
Bethune-Cookman shot 58.8 percent from the field in the first quarter, using a 4 of 5 showing from the floor from Asianae Nicholson, a junior transfer from Alabama A&M. The second stanza saw the Cats build a 54-16 halftime lead behind 14 first half steals as a team, and turning the Eagles over 21 times overall across the opening 20 minutes. Senior center Kayla Clark added a perfect 3-for-3 shooting touch from the field in the first half for eight points – adding 2 of 3 at the free throw line. And it was Nicholson almost outscoring the Eagles herself with 14 first half points in a 6-for-7 effort shooting from the floor. The Cats allowed just five points in the third quarter in holding the Eagles to just a single field goal – a three-pointer from Kindal Glanton, and a pair of free throws. That allowed B-CU to extend its lead to 77-21 at the end of the period.
 
In the fourth, B-CU eclipsed the century mark for the first time since a 114-37 defeat of Trinity Baptist a season ago, when a Janessa Kelley three-pointer with 1:03 remaining put the cats up, 100-26. On the day, Bethune-Cookman forced Fort Lauderdale into 38 turnovers on 23 steals. The Cats outscored the Eagles 45-0 in points off turnovers, adding a 59-7 advantage in bench points – as the Eagles made the trip with just eight players. In the end, they were forced to finish the final minute of the game with three players, Samiya Morris, Brinyia Rolax, Yadira Marshall and Clinnesha Simmons all fouled out. For points in the paint, it was B-CU outscoring the Eagles in that department by a commanding 58-4 edge.
 
Fort Lauderdale was led in the contest by 13 points from Maiya Petit, adding three (3) three-pointers, three steals and two assists. Rolax had six rebounds and three blocks before fouling out late.
 
It was Nicholson leading the charge offensively for the Cats, with her game-high 26 points on 11 of 14 shooting from the field – eventually completing her double-double with 11 rebounds to boot. Clark finished with 12 points, four assists, four steals and four boards. Daimoni Dorsey added 11 points and four rebounds. And it was Kayla White reaching double figures scoring with 11 points, five assists and five steals. Freshman point guard Jordan Brooks provided six assists.
 
UP NEXT
Bethune-Cookman stays on the road when the Wildcats visit Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday,
Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. The game serves as the third away game in the first four contests of the season.
 
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