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Clark Atlanta University Athletics

Corriana Evans
Oscar Daniels
Corriana Evans
77
Johnson C. Smith JCS 0-1,0-0 CIAA
86
Winner Clark Atlanta Clark 1-0,0-0 SIAC
Johnson C. Smith JCS
0-1,0-0 CIAA
77
Final
86
Clark Atlanta Clark
1-0,0-0 SIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Johnson C. Smith JCS 16 22 20 19 77
Clark Atlanta Clark 14 11 35 26 86

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Evans Leads Panthers to Season-Opening Win

ATLANTA, Ga. – Corriana Evans had team-highs with 26 points and nine rebounds as Clark Atlanta erased a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Johnson C. Smith 86-77 in the season opener.

The Panthers would use a 19-2 second half run to take control of the game as they scored the final 10 points of the third quarter before starting the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run.


Clark trailed 38-25 at halftime and the Panthers outscored the Golden Bulls 35-20 in the third quarter and closed the frame by scoring the final 10 points for a 60-58 lead.

The Panthers led 69-60 following its 9-2 run to start the fourth and they never looked back 

Evans was 11 of 14 from the field in the win.

Janiah Ellis added 20 points, Hannah White came off the bench and scored 13 points while Denise Stine finished with 10 points in the win for the Panthers.

Clark shot 49.2 percent in the win (29 of 59) and made 11 of 29 from behind the arc. Johnson C. Smith was 23 of 56 (41.1 percent) and connected on 12 of 31 from downtown (38.7 percent).
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