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Georgia Southern completed a historic 118-point win.
Georgia Southern defeated Carver 133-15 for the second-largest margin of victory in women's basketball history. (0:37)
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Georgia Southern beat Carver College 133-15 on Monday, the second-largest margin of victory in women's Division I history.
The margin of 118 points is the second-lowest in the history of the game, behind the record of 129 set by Savannah State. The women's record for a game involving two teams is set by the Bears when they beat the Eagles 140-32.
Georgia Southern had two players score 18 points and another had 17 off the bench. Eight players scored in double figures, and no Georgia Southern starter played more than 15 minutes.
Georgia Southern's coach said that Carver was one of their non-DI opponents. I talked to our kids about what we do. You do your job when you go to work. Our job is to defend, rebound and run. We need to do this kind of defensive effort against both Kennesaw and Bethune-Cookman. They are challenged to do every game.
The Carver College men's basketball team gained attention last year when they lost by huge margins during a season that was disrupted by the swine flu. The National Christian College Athletic Association includes Carver.
Georgia Southern has scored over 200 points in each of its last two games, and Monday's performance broke its single-game scoring record. The Eagles set a program record for fewest points allowed.
The Eagles scored 19 points in the first quarter and 33-0 in the second for a 60-5 lead at halftime. In the first half, they were 2 of 25 from the field. Georgia Southern had runs of 19-0 and 18-0 in the third quarter, and held its largest lead at the final buzzer.
Daeja Holmes had 12 points, nine assists, and seven steals, and Taya Gibson had 15 points, seven rebound, and five steals, for Georgia Southern. The Eagles scored 78 points off of Carver turnovers. Georgia Southern's 28 steals were a school record.
Taiyee Treasure scored nine points. Tishana Key and Fatima Bakayoko both scored four points. The Georgia Southern went over the.500 mark in shooting while the The Cougars went over the 12 percent mark.
Information from The Associated Press was used.
