Mitchell paces Lady Cougars to 76-54 win at Tuskegee

TUSKEGEE, Ala. -- Michelle Mitchell scored 24 points Saturday to lead No. 16 Columbus State to a 76-54 win over Tuskegee at Chappie James Arena.

Mitchell was 10-of-16 from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe.

CSU (4-1) led by seven points at the end of the first quarter and took an 8-point lead into halftime at 30-22.

The Lady Cougars added to the lead in each of the third and fourth quarters.

Gabby Williams chipped in 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

Ashley Asouzu had nine points and pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds for the Lady Cougars.

Ashley Johnson scored nine points and Tatiana Wyane added eight for CSU.

Columbus State was 29-of-64 (45.3 percent) from the field but went just 4-of-19 from behind the arc. CSU was 14-of-20 (70 percent) from the free throw line.

The Lady Cougars held Tuskegee to just 13-of-39 (33.3 percent) from the field. Tuskegee (1-6) got to the foul line often but converted only 25-of-40 chances.

CSU is back in action Tuesday when the team travels to Albany State for 5:30 p.m. game.

This story was originally published December 5, 2015 at 10:15 PM with the headline "Mitchell paces Lady Cougars to 76-54 win at Tuskegee ."