GREENWOOD, S.C. - The Columbus State University women's basketball team lost a thrilling 57-58 game to Peach Belt Conference foe Lander University Wednesday night inside the Finis Horne Arena. Columbus State falls to 9-6 (3-is 4 PBC) while Lander improves to 6-10, 3-4 PBC).

The Lady Cougars started hot in the first half, outscoring the Bearcats 25-16 in the first period and going into halftime with a 38-30 lead. The second half is where the story changed.

Lander came out of the locker room strong, outscoring CSU 19-9 in the third, making it a 49-47 game. The Lady Cougars and Bearcats were back-and-forth within the last few minutes, and even though CSU outscored LU 10-9 in the final period of play, it wasn't enough to take home the victory.

NOTES:

• Emilia Tenbrock led CSU with a double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. She shot a perfect 100 percent (4-for-4) from the free-throw line.
• Amber Abusbeih bucketed 13 points, added eight rebounds and made three steals and three assists.
• Olonna Rawls scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds.
• Maya Jackson tallied 10 rebounds.
• The Lady Cougars shot 62.5 percent from the free-throw line.

UP NEXT:
Columbus State returns to the Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Center in Columbus on Saturday, Jan. 21 for another PBC match against the University of North Georgia. Tip off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.