Columbia College Loses on the Road

CLEVELAND, G.A. - The Fighting Koalas basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Truett-McConnell College this past Saturday, January 15th 2011 in a SSAC East division battle. Columbia College controlled the pace of the first half and shined behind the 3 point shooting of guards Krystle Remigio and Laporcha Williams.  Williams led Columbia with 16 points on a night where four players scored in double digits.  The Koalas ended the first half shooting .500 and led 42-32.

The Fighting Koalas struggled to hold onto their 10 point lead and could not hold back the Lady Bears offense led by Jasmine Butler’s 16 points and 18 rebounds. In the end, the Lady Bears pulled away in the final 5 minutes of the second half sealing the 66-62 win.  Also in double figures for the Koalas were Krystle Remigio (11), Nikki Craig (10), and Kiara Fefie (10).

Columbia College looks to continue conference play this week on Thursday, January 20th against Southern Wesleyan University @ 6:30 p.m. in the Godbold Center and Saturday against Emmanuel College @ 2:00 p.m.