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COLUMBUS – After a tough loss on Wednesday night, the Columbus State University women's basketball team heads to Augusta for a Saturday tilt. The Peach Belt Conference contest is scheduled to tip at 1:30 p.m.
 
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Last Time Out
 
Columbus State (5-4, 3-2 PBC) was outscored by 14 points in the fourth quarter of a 78-69 loss to North Georgia on Wednesday. Tatiana Wayne led all scorers with 31 points on the night.
 
Howard on the Matchup
 
"I want to see how our team responds after Wednesday's loss. We were not very good in the fourth quarter and let one get away. We need to be better on both ends on Saturday."
 
Series History
 
Saturday will be the 50^th meeting between the two programs in the series that dates back to the 1991-92 season. The Lady Cougars are 38-11 all-time against the Jaguars and have won 14 of the previous 15 matchups.
 
Last Meeting
 
CSU scored 34 points in the opening quarter on its way to a 98-62 victory over Augusta in December of 2016. The Lady Cougars shot 49.4 percent as a team and made a season-best 41 field goals.
 
About Augusta
 
Augusta (3-6, 1-4) is riding a three-game losing streak coming into Saturday, falling most recently at Flagler.
 
Millette Green is in her first season at the helm of the Augusta program, taking over for Nate Teymer.
 
The Jaguars hold the top 3-point shooting percentage in the Peach Belt at 38 percent for the season.
 
Joshlyn Belcher leads Augusta at 14.1 points per game and leads the PBC with 29 3-pointers made.
 
CSU Notes
 
Tatiana Wayne turned in her second 30-point scoring effort of the season on Wednesday.
 
The last Lady Cougars with multiple games of 30 points in the same season was Michelle Mitchell in 2014-15.
 
Columbus State remains one of the top rebounding teams in the country, ranking third in rebound margin (plus-12.8), rebounds per game (49.8) and offensive rebounds per game (21.0).
 
CSU also leads the PBC in points per game, 3-pointers per game and blocks per game.