MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Barton women's basketball team (0-2) fell to Georgia College (2-0) by a 74-68 score on Saturday afternoon on the final day of the Peach Belt/Conference Carolinas Challenge at the Centennial Center.
Four players scored in double figures for the Bobcats including Alexa Geary (Calhoun, Ga.) with a team-high 17 points as the home team remained unbeaten on the young season.
Barton was led by junior guard
Leila Copeland (Reston, Va.) with a career-high 24 points on nine-of-16 shooting while junior guard
Lauren Walker (Charlotte, N.C.) added 18 points in the losing effort. Both players hit two treys in the setback as well.
Clinging to a 63-62 advantage with 2:40 remaining in the contest, the Bobcats reeled off seven straight points capped off by a lay-up by Ashyia Willis (Gainesville, Ga.). Willis finished with 10 points on the day for Georgia College, who held a 44-37 advantage on the boards. Barton was limited to four-of-17 (23.5 percent) shooting from behind the three-point line.
Barton remains on the road to take on Saint Augustine's in Raleigh, N.C., beginning at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday while Georgia College hosts Limestone Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
