Mitchell scores 26 as Columbus State women improve to 3-0

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Columbus State went on a 19-2 run in the second quarter on its way to a 65-53 victory over King on Friday afternoon.

Arnelle Collins hit a 3-pointer to give King an 11-10 lead with 9:40 left in the second quarter.

CSU scored the next 10 points and 19 of 21 to take a 29-13 lead. The Lady Cougars took a 29-15 into halftime.

Michelle Mitchell led the Lady Cougars (3-0) with 26 points as she made 13-of-25 shots from the floor.

Eryn Cochran added 12 points for the Lady Cougars.

Ashley Asouzu led CSU with 13 rebounds. Mitchell added nine.

Cochran hit a 3-pointer and Mitchell added a basket as CSU built its biggest lead of the game, 17 points (36-19) with 6:29 left in the third quarter.

KIng made a run to get within nine at 38-29, but Cochran hits two straight 3-pointers to put the game away. CSU's lead would not fall below double digits for the remainder of the game.

King (1-3) was led by Ashley Albertson with 10 points.

"We didn't shoot the ball well tonight at all, but we rebounded well and created some turnovers to give us some extra opportunities to score," CSU coach Jonathan Norton said in a news release. "It feels good to get the first road win of the season under the belt."

CSU opened the season last week with wins over Fort Valley State (81-41) and Albany State (81-46).

CSU continues its road trip with a game at Carson-Newman in Jefferson City, Tenn., at 2 p.m. Saturday.

COLUMBUS STATE (3-0)

Michelle Mitchell 13-25 0-0 26; Eryn Cochran 4-10 0-0 12; Ashley Johnson 4-7 1-4 9; Ashley Asouzu 4-13 0-0 8; Gabby Williams 2-10 0-0 4; Brea Walker 1-4 0-0 3; Erin Morrow 1-3 0-0 3; Alexys Woods 0-0 0-0 0; Kristian Carter 0-0 0-2 0; Britteny Tatum 0-3 0-2 0; Tatiana Wayne 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 1-8 65.

KING UNIVERSITY (1-3)

Ashley Albertson 3-10 4-4 10; Amy Van Deventer 3-6 2-5 8; Kristen Cupples 3-7 1-1 7; Sheena Johnson 2-5 2-4 6; Madison Davis 3-5 0-0 6; Brittany Stringer 2-5 0-0 6; Jalan Harper 1-3 2-2 4; Arnelle Collins 1-4 0-0 3; Whitney Mitchell 1-5 1-3 3; Stephanie Brantley 0-3 0-0 0; Allison Littleton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 12-19 53.Columbus State 10 19 20 16--65

King University 8 7 21 17--533-point goals--Columbus State 6-19 (Eryn Cochran 4-10; Brea Walker 1-4; Erin Morrow 1-3; Britteny Tatum 0-1; Michelle Mitchell 0-1), King University 3-15 (Brittany Stringer 2-3; Arnelle Collins 1-3; Kristen Cupples 0-2; Madison Davis 0-1; Whitney Mitchell 0-2; Stephanie Brantley 0-2; Ashley Albertson 0-2). Fouled out--Columbus State-None, King University-None. Rebounds--Columbus State 49 (Ashley Asouzu 13), King University 40 (Ashley Albertson 9). Assists--Columbus State 13 (Britteny Tatum 4), King University 7 (Arnelle Collins 2; Whitney Mitchell 2; Brittany Stringer 2). Total fouls--Columbus State 19, King University 14. Technical fouls--Columbus State-None, King University-None. A-114

This story was originally published November 20, 2015 at 9:01 PM with the headline "Mitchell scores 26 as Columbus State women improve to 3-0 ."