Marshall women's basketball forced 32 turnovers by host Georgia Southern in claiming a 71-65 win in Sun Belt action on Saturday at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center in Statesboro.
The Herd (7-15, 2-9 SBC) swept the season series from the Eagles (9-14, 2-9 SBC), handing Georgia Southern its fifth loss in a row.
Georgia Southern hit 50 percent from the floor in taking a 17-13 lead at the end of one, but the Herd forced eight turnovers in the second quarter to overcome the deficit and take a 30-29 lead into the break.
The Eagles led by three, 43-40, with 5:05 remaining in the third quarter, but Marshall embarked on a 10-0 run over the next three minutes and 16 seconds to take a 50-43 lead. Georgia Southern cut that lead to one, 50-49, at the end of the third quarter, then Marshall responded by opening the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run to collect the win.
Green led the Eagles with 16 points on the day, while Shanti Simmons tied her season high with 10 points. CC Mays led three Marshall players in double figures with a game-high 25 points.
Eagle of the Game
Green notched her second straight double-double, adding 11 rebounds to go with her 16 points. She hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor and six of her 11 rebounds were on the offensive end.
Stat of the Game
Georgia Southern was perfect from the field in the third quarter, hitting 8-for-8 shots - all two-point shots. The Eagles ended up shooting 55.3 percent from the floor in the game, the highest field goal percentage for Georgia Southern in a loss since last year's 106-95 loss to Marshall on January 27 (55.6%).
Quotables
Head coach Hana Haden on the turnovers committed by the Eagles against the Herd
"Honestly, I don't even know how you can get to 65 points with 32 turnovers, but you're certainly not going to score enough points to win. The turnovers were pretty spread out, and they were just kinda contagious. It's my job to find out how we can take better care of the ball and and how we can handle the press better."
Next Up
Georgia Southern makes its first trip to Hattiesburg, Miss., in program history to take on Southern Miss on Wednesday, February 5 in a 7 PM ET matchup with the Golden Eagles in Sun Belt action.