STATESBORO, Ga. (2/8/20) – A fourth quarter comeback came up short on Saturday at the Hanner Fieldhouse, as Arkansas State battled back from as much as a 26-point deficit to cut it to single digits, but dropped an 80-67 decision at Georgia Southern.
The Red Wolves (9-13, 6-5 SBC) outscored the Eagles (7-15, 4-7) 27-18 in the final stanza, with Jireh Washington scoring 11 of her team-leading 20 points in the quarter. Morgan Wallace also registered double-digit points, dropping 17 and nailing a pair of threes.
Peyton Martin was A-State's leading rebounder (8), while Wallace grabbed five boards to go along with three steals.