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COLUMBUS – Coming off a win Monday night, the Columbus State University women's basketball team welcomes Flagler to the Lumpkin Center on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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Last Time Out
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Columbus State (9-6, 7-4 PBC) closed the game on a 36-12 run for an 82-56 victory over Georgia College on Monday.
Tatiana Wayne went for 29 points, while
Machala Raymonville and
Tatum Jarvis added 18 and 17, respectively.
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Howard on the Matchup
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"Flagler has played great basketball this year. They have a pair of talented post players that will challenge the interior of our defense. We need to build off the teamwork and communication that we had on Monday night."
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Series History
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The CSU and Flagler series is still relatively young with the two sides having met only 12 times previously. The Lady Cougars have won 11 of the 12 matchups.
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Last Meeting
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Columbus State dominated the final two quarters for a 93-71 win at Flagler last season.
Eboni Williams finished with 12 points off the bench for the Lady Cougars.
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About Flagler
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Flagler (11-4, 9-2) enters Wednesday with back-to-back wins after downing Francis Marion 61-47 Saturday.
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With 11 games remaining, the Saints are already just four wins shy of the top program mark since moving to NCAA Division II.
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FC is currently the top shooting team in the PBC at 44.7 percent and ranks second in rebound margin, blocks and opponents' field goal percentage.
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Senior Bri Roberts leads the Saints in scoring at 14.5 points per game.
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CSU Notes
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The Lady Cougars knocked down 12 3-pointers on Monday night, their second-highest total of the season.
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CSU shot 48.3 percent in the win for its best shooting night since defeating UNC Pembroke in mid-December.
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Monday's 29-point performance was the seventh game of at least 20 points this season for
Tatiana Wayne.
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Kaihla Carter scored eight points Monday, including six huge points to close the third quarter, marking her highest scoring output since the second game of the year.
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