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Lady Cougars Welcomes In Young Harris

The Lady Cougars are 12-6 all-time against Young Harris, including 6-3 in Columbus.

COLUMBUS - Following a three-point road loss, the Columbus State University women's basketball team returns home on Wednesday to host Young Harris College in a Peach Belt Conference contest inside the Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center. Tipoff will be at 5:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Lady Cougars (12-10, 5-7) couldn't get a game-tying shot off in the closing minutes, turning the ball over with six seconds to go in Saturday's 70-67 defeat at Flagler College. CSU shot a season-low 29.7% (22-for-74) from the field in the loss. 

CSU NOTES
• Columbus State is 6-2 in games played at home this season (CSU has two home forfeit losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
• Chrisalyn Boston grabbed 18 rebounds against FC on Saturday. The 18 rebounds tied a single-game high in the PBC this season and are the most for the fifth-year player since she grabbed 19 against UNC Pembroke on Jan. 9, 2021. Boston is currently third in the league in rebounding (9.3 reb/g)
• Imani Arnold had her streak of eight games of at least 11 points snapped against the Saints. She still averages 12.5 points per game, however, Amber Abusbeih is now the team leader at 12.6 points per game
• Columbus State's defense has forced 20 or more turnovers in all but one game this season. CSU is fourth in the nation (DII level) in turnovers forced per game (26.5) and leads the nation in steals per game (16.0)
• The Lady Cougars shot 72% (18-for-25) from the free throw line against Flagler. It was just the third game in 2021-22 that CSU has posted a mark of 70% or better at the charity stripe. 

SCOUTING YOUNG HARRIS
• Young Harris (11-11, 3-10) will come to Columbus in dire need of a win on Wednesday after losing its sixth straight game on Saturday at Clayton State University. YHC was in it all the way, falling 60-58 after the Lakers hit the go-ahead basket with six seconds to go
• The Mountain Lions started the year 6-0 and had eight wins in their first 10 games of the year before hitting the current rough patch. YHC's last win came on Jan. 19 against Georgia College
•YHC is winless (0-7) on the road this season inside of conference play. Overall, the Mountain Lions are just 2-8 in true road games
• Mackenzie Johnson is one of just two players in the PBC this season to be averaging a double-double. Johnson paces YHC in scoring (14.2 ppg) and ranks second in the conference in rebounding (10.6 reb/g). Johnson has 10 double-doubles but CSU held her to just eight points and 11 rebounds in the first meeting on Jan. 12
• YHC is second-to-last in the PBC in turnovers per game. The Mountain Lions average nearly 18 per game

SERIES HISTORY 
• Wednesday will be the 19th meeting all-time between Columbus State and Young Harris. The Lady Cougars are 12-6, including a 6-3 mark inside the Lumpkin Center
• CSU had a comfortable 66-48 win in Young Harris on Jan. 12 over the Mountain Lions. Boston and Abusbeih both had 18, while CSU shot 47.2% as a team
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Players Mentioned

Amber Abusbeih

#3 Amber Abusbeih

PG
5' 6"
Freshman
Imani Arnold

#22 Imani Arnold

G
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Chrisalyn Boston

#35 Chrisalyn Boston

F
6' 0"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Amber Abusbeih

#3 Amber Abusbeih

5' 6"
Freshman
PG
Imani Arnold

#22 Imani Arnold

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
G
Chrisalyn Boston

#35 Chrisalyn Boston

6' 0"
Graduate Student
F