Friday, December 28, 2012

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MACON, Ga. – FGCU grabbed a victory at home over SEC foe LSU; the Eagles seventh win over a BCS conference opponent in its last three seasons.

The Eagles landed the three top scorers in tonight's Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball play with Sarah Hansen sinking a career high 30 points. FGCU's Joyce Iamstrong tied a career high with 20 points while teammate Brittany Kennedy also marked a career high with 19 points.

Kennesaw State's Sametria Gideon pulled down 12 rebounds vs. Gardner Webb; the most in tonight's A-Sun play.

Women's Basketball Contests
• No. 23 North Carolina 85, ETSU 44
• Gardner Webb 68, Kennesaw State 59
• FGCU 76, LSU 70

Top-Three Points
1. Sarah Hansen, FGCU - 30 points
2. Joyce Iamstrong, FGCU - 20 points
3. Brittany Kennedy, FGCU - 19 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Sametria Gideon, Kennesaw State - 12 rebounds
2. Destiny Mitchell, ESTU - 10 rebounds
T3. Sarah Hansen & Brittany Kennedy, FGCU - 9 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Brittany Kennedy, FGCU - 6 assists
2. Chantel Kennedy, Kennesaw State - 4 assists
T3. Joyce Iamstrong & Sarah Hansen, FGCU - 3 assists

Top-Three Steals
1. Joyce Iamstrong, FGCU - 5 steals
2. Kristina Wells, Kennesaw State - 4 steals
3. Sarah Hansen, FGCU - 3 steals

Top Blocks
1. Sametria Gideon, Kennesaw State - 2 blocks

A-Sun women's hoops continues on Saturday, December 29 with USC Upstate hosting Furman.

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