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COLUMBUS – In its final road game of the regular season, the Columbus State University women's basketball team will take on Flagler on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Saint Augustine, Fla.
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Live Links
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Stats:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/flagler/wbball/
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/user/FlaglerCollegeSports/live
Audio:
https://www.iheart.com/live/news-radio-540-wdak-3050/
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Last Time Out
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Columbus State (16-8, 14-6 PBC) shook off a slow start and raced past Young Harris 89-57 on Saturday. Five different Lady Cougars scored in double figures, led by
Tatiana Wayne's 19 points.
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Howard on the Matchup
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"We did not play well in the first game with Flagler. We need to continue to play the way we did over the last three quarters on Saturday and we know we will be tough to beat."
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Series History
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Columbus State and Flagler are meeting for the 13
th time. The loss to Flagler this season was just the second win in the series for the Saints.
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Last Meeting
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Flagler scored the opening four points of the game and never trailed on its way to a 71-58 victory in Columbus last month.
Tatiana Wayne finished with 19 points and
Machala Raymonville added 17.
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About Flagler
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Flagler (17-7) has won three games in a row and currently sits one game ahead of the Lady Cougars in the PBC standings.
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The Saints were ranked eighth in the opening Southeast Region poll released last week.
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Flagler dominates on the inside, ranking fourth in the conference in scoring while sitting last in 3-pointers made per game.
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Tabitha Odabe leads the PBC in rebounding and blocks and is second in field goal percentage.
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CSU Notes
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The Lady Cougars have won seven of their last eight games and moved up to fourth in the PBC standings.
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A win on Wednesday would guarantee the Lady Cougars a home game in the quarterfinal round of next week's PBC Tournament.
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Tatiana Wayne still leads the PBC in scoring at 20.4 points per game, which would currently be the top single-season scoring average in CSU history.
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Wayne has already climbed into the top 10 in CSU history with 490 points this season.
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