ATLANTA, Ga. (Seminoles.com) – Sophomore guard Tanya Latson scores her 12th career 30-point game and No. 23 Florida State women's basketball uses huge minutes in the fourth quarter to defeat Georgia. They defeated Tech University 78-67. Sunday afternoon at the McCamish Pavilion.
Latson's 17 points in the fourth quarter helped the Seminoles (15-7, 6-4) come back from a 55-51 deficit at the end of the third quarter to defeat the Yellow Jackets (13-8, 4-4). exceeded. 5) 27-12 in the final period. Latson had 33 points, six rebounds and five assists to complete FSU's regular season sweep over Georgia Tech.
During his short FSU career of just 52 games, Latson passed FSU's all-time leading scorer Sue Galkantas for the most points in school history with 30 points. Remarkably, Latson posted four 30-plus point performances against Georgia Tech in all four games played, including stat lines of 30, 31, 32, and 33 points against the Yellow Jackets. There is.
The Seminoles tightened their defense in the fourth quarter, holding Georgia Tech to 3-of-16 shots on target. He scored 9 of FSU's 19 points in the fourth, and midway through the quarter he went on a 10-0 run that ultimately pulled away from the Yellow Jackets.
Junior guard Omariah Gordon also had a great performance, posting 12 points and three rebounds. She leads FSU with 19 double-digit scoring games this season.
With help from Makayla Timpson (eight points), Snoop Turnage (seven points) and Sakia White (five points), the Seminoles had one of the best defensive efforts in conference play, defeating Georgia Tech on the glass. We defeated them 45-33. A win over Georgia Tech would be a strong way to start the second half of the conference schedule for FSU, who earned his 6-4 ACC record.
Timpson became the 19th Seminole player with over 600 career rebounds in Sunday's matchup.
The turning point in the game came with FSU's 10-0 run led by Latson. The Miami, Fla., native started to falter throughout the second half, giving the Seminoles their first lead of the quarter at 61-60 with 6:21 left. Alexis Tucker also played a key role, making a strong layup on a drive to the rim followed by a big mid-range jumper to put FSU ahead 69-64 with 1:43 left.
FSU then made three big defensive stops until Georgia Tech's Luzne Augustinite made a 3-point field goal to cut the deficit to 74-67 with 16 seconds left. Latson's first free throw with 25 seconds remaining in a Georgia Tech foul situation secured his 30th point, securing his career record.
Georgia Tech's Kara Dunn led the Yellow Jackets in the loss with 19 points.
Florida State is the last team in the ACC to earn a bye game, but it will be this week since the Seminoles don't play Thursday. FSU's next game is a big game at 11 a.m. Sunday at home vs. Miami. The game will be part of the Noles' National Girls and Women in Sports Celebration.
