The Fastbreak Club: The official booster club of Lady Dog basketball

Lady Dogs get a tough win at Marist

Wednesday December 22, 2004

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) – Freshman Tasha Humphrey had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead 15th-ranked Georgia to a 79-62 victory Tuesday night over Marist.

Cori Chambers tied her career high with 20 points and was 8-for-9 from the field. The Lady Bulldogs (9-3) shot 62.5 percent, going 30-for-48. Kristin Keller led the Marist (3-4) with 20 points and eight rebounds.

After Georgia took a 30-18 lead with 6:38 remaining in the first half, Marist went on a 15-2 run and took a 33-32 lead. But Alexis Kendricks scored as time expired to give Georgia a one-point halftime lead.

Janese Hardrick scored 13 of her 15 points after halftime for the Lady Bulldogs.

A free throw by Alexis Waters cut the Georgia lead to 58-53 with 6:17 remaining. But Hardrick responded with a 3-pointer on Georgia’s next possession. The Lady Bulldogs closed the game on a 21-9 run.

Megan Vetter added a career-high 16 points, including five 3-pointers, for the Red Foxes.



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