ATLANTA, Ga. - In the first game of the 2015-2016 home schedule, the women's basketball team for Clark Atlanta lost to Georgia College, 74-67.  In the loss, a trio of Panthers scored in double digits.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: Georgia College 74, Clark Atlanta 67
Record: Georgia College (5-1), Clark Atlanta (1-3)
Date: Nov. 23, 2015 | Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Epps Gymnasium | Atlanta, Ga.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Clark Atlanta held the lead after the opening quarter, 18-13.  The five point lead would be the largest of the night for CAU.
 
The Panthers trailed, 13-6, with 4:58 to play before ending the quarter on a 12-0 run.  Mykala Jones started the drive with a 3-pointer and Nekia Sockwell ended the run with a jumper with nine seconds to play.
 
Georgia College outscored Clark Atlanta in the three remaining quarters; 20-12, 22-19, 19-18.
 
The Bobcats took the lead , 20-19, with 5:51 until halftime and would not trail again.  GC would lead by as much as 10 points in the third quarter, 47-37.
 
THE NUMBERS:
Jones scored 20 points on 8-for-18 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range and 1-for3 on FT attempts.
 
Sydni Davis added 14 points on 5-for-14 shooting.  She added a team-high five assists.
 
Siera Bubb scored 12 points and pulled in nine rebounds.  Bubb went 5-for-9 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the line.
 
Clark Atlanta shot 41% from the floor, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 58.3% on FT attempts. 
 
The Panthers scored just six points in the paint, and received 10 points from the bench.
 
CAU did maintain the 14-8 advantage in points off turnovers, forcing 17 turnovers in the game.
 
The difference in rebounds, 49-30, favored Georgia College.  GC received 20 points - 23 rebounds from Kadesha Gibbs.

UP NEXT:
CAU will host Shorter University tomorrow from Epps Gymnasium at 6:00 p.m..  The two teams squared off last week in Rome, Ga. with Shorter winning the home contest, 81-61.