The Lady Battler Basketball team secured their second win of the season at Central State in recent action by a score of 59-45.
Freshman Amanda Peoples had her best performance as a Battler with a astounding night of 15 points and 17 rebounds. It was Peoples' first double double of the season as the Lady Battlers overcame a sluggish night with 27 turnovers but their defense held Central State to only 15-59 shooting for only 25 percent for the evening.
Peoples was matched in scoring by Senior Amanda Harris as she also had six assists to go with her 15 points. Seniors Tori Charley and Caitlyn Brown also reached double digits in scoring with 12 and 10 respectively. Charley and Brown nearly joined Peoples in the double double club for the evening but fell a few rebounds short as Charley pulled down eight and Brown seven. The Lady Battlers dominated the boards on the evening as they pulled down 52 rebounds to Central State's 27.
A-B improved to 2-5 on the season and will go for their second consecutive victory against Bluefield State the 19th of December at 5:15 and will be broadcasted live on www.ab.edu/gameday and locally on 91.3 WQAB FM. It will be followed by the men's game at 7:30 and it will also be available online.
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