Reyana Miller and
Reagan Jackson led three Lady Panthers in double figures, but Clark Atlanta fell to Embry-Riddle 80-45 in the Bahama House Regional Crossover Challenge Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Lady Panthers will be back on the floor today at 2 p.m. to take on Eckerd in the final day of the tourney. That game came be seen live, via web stream, at
http://www.sunshinestateconference.tv/embryriddle/.
Saturday, Embry-Riddle, an NCAA tournament team last season, jumped out to a double-digit lead on their home court, going ahead by as many as twelve points in the first quarter. The Lady Panthers then went to a 12-5 run over the last part of the first quarter to midway in the second to pull within five, 27-22 with 6:35 remaining after a
Jalisa Jones jumper.
Nailah-Mawusi Mitchell's jumper kept CAU within five at 29-24 with 4:46 left before the half. But Embry Riddle pushed that lead out to 11 again before the break, taking a 37-26 lead at halftime.
Embry-Riddle took control of the game in the second half, growing their lead to as many as 31 points to get the win.
Miller and Jackson each had 11 points for Clark Atlanta, while Mitchell finished with ten points and a team-high seven rebounds. Jackson also grabbed four rebounds. Jones finished with six points and four rebounds, while
Jazmin Smith and
Jamila Mitchell each had four rebounds.
Sarah Jones led Embry Riddle with 20 points and six rebounds.
After today's game, the Lady Panthers are back on the road next weekend for the Shaw University Tournament in Raleigh, N.C. They play Shaw on Friday at 4 p.m. and St. Augustine's Saturday at 2 p.m. They open the home season on Tuesday, Nov. 20
th against Lee University at 6 p.m.
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