NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion used a 17-2 run midway through the third quarter to collect a 67-50 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Thursday evening in Norfolk.
The Monarchs improved to 17-9 overall and 9-4 in the Sun Belt with their fourth straight win, while Georgia Southern falls to 15-7 overall and 7-6 in the Sun Belt.
Georgia Southern committed 11 turnovers in the first quarter alone as Old Dominion led by a 14-10 score at the end of the period. The Eagles moved back in front by a 21-19 score on a Ja'nya Love-Hill basket with 2:57 left, but Old Dominion ended the half on a 10-0 run to take a 29-21 lead into the break.
In the second half, the Eagles cut the deficit to six, 35-29, with 6:58 left, but Brianna Jackson hit a layup and her first three-pointer of the year to spark the 17-2 run over the next four and a half minutes to build a 52-31 lead and put the game out of reach.
Taya Gibson led the Eagles with 14 points, while Love-Hill chipped in 11 points. Old Dominion placed three players in double figures, led by Makayla Dickens' 14 points.
Eagle of the Game
Gibson hit 4-of-5 shots from the floor and 6-of-8 shots from the free throw line en route to her game-high 14 points. She also added a team-high eight rebounds and notched a steal in the contest.
Stat of the Game
Georgia Southern finished the game with 20 turnovers, and Old Dominion converted those turnovers into 24 points.
Quotables
Head Coach Anita Howard on the turnovers against the Monarchs
"That hurt us. We didn't seem like ourselves tonight. Hats off to ODU, who played a phenomenal game. Everyone who played for them tonight was ready to play. We gave them them those extra possessions with those 20 turnovers, letting them shoot the ball more than us - that was the difference. We'll figure it out before App but this was a tough one for us."
Next Up
Georgia Southern finishes off the week by visiting App State for a 2 p.m. contest against the Mountaineers on Saturday afternoon in Boone, N.C.
