Mitchell, Williams lead Columbus State women to easy win
Michelle Mitchell and Gabby Williams scored 13 points apiece as Columbus State rolled to an easy 81-41 victory over Fort Valley State on Friday night at the Lumpkin Center.
The game, which was part of the Peach Belt/SIAC Challenge, was the season-opener for both teams.
Four other CSU players also scored in double figures: Ashley Asouzu had 12, and Eryn Cochran, Britteny Tatum and Tatiana Wayne all scored 11.
Asouzu finished with a double-double as she grabbed 11 rebounds to lead CSU. She also had three blocks.
Mitchell had six rebounds. Cochran had four assists.
Williams had five steals and Cochran added four.
Jayme Gilbert led Fort Valley State with 15 points.
Columbus State jumped out to a 26-11 lead in the first quarter and expanded that to 41-20 by halftime.
Columbus State will play Albany State at 3 p.m. today.
Fort Valley State will play Georgia Southwestern at 5 p.m.
Georgia Southwestern beat Albany State 67-54 Friday afternoon.
FORT VALLEY STATE (0-1)
Jayme Gilbert 3-13 8-10 15; Denequa White 2-7 5-6 9; Rayneshia Clay 1-4 3-6 6; Katice Williams 2-3 1-1 5; Amber Harris 1-3 0-0 2; Briunca Caldwell 1-3 0-0 2; Kiara Baker 0-2 2-4 2; Iyuna Dugger 0-0 0-0 0; J. Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Paige Alaxander 0-2 0-0 0; Ricarsha Johnson 0-6 0-0 0; Shereba Montgomery 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 10-45 19-27 41.
COLUMBUS STATE (1-0)
Gabby Williams 4-10 5-6 13; Michelle Mitchell 5-11 3-3 13; Ashley Asouzu 5-12 2-2 12; Tatiana Wayne 3-6 3-6 11; Britteny Tatum 4-7 3-5 11; Eryn Cochran 3-7 3-4 11; Brea Walker 2-5 0-0 5; Erin Morrow 1-5 0-0 3; Ashley Johnson 0-3 2-2 2; Alexys Woods 0-0 0-0 0; Kristian Carter 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
27-68 21-28 81.Fort Valley State 11 9 14 7--41
Columbus State 26 15 19 21--813-point goals--Fort Valley State 2-10 (Jayme Gilbert 1-4; Rayneshia Clay 1-1; Katice Williams 0-1; J. Johnson 0-1; Ricarsha Johnson 0-2; Denequa White 0-1), Columbus State 6-18 (Tatiana Wayne 2-3; Eryn Cochran 2-5; Brea Walker 1-4; Erin Morrow 1-5; Gabby Williams 0-1). Fouled out--Fort Valley State-Shereba Montgomery; Briunca Caldwell, Columbus State-None. Rebounds--Fort Valley State 37 (Ricarsha Johnson 6), Columbus State 45 (Ashley Asouzu 11). Assists--Fort Valley State 3 (Briunca Caldwell 1; Jayme Gilbert 1; Ricarsha Johnson 1), Columbus State 13 (Eryn Cochran 4). Total fouls--Fort Valley State 28, Columbus State 18. Technical fouls--Fort Valley State-None, Columbus State-None. A-317
This story was originally published November 13, 2015 at 11:41 PM with the headline "Mitchell, Williams lead Columbus State women to easy win ."