Eagles lose crucial PC game to Gulf Coast State

By Karl Hunt, TCC Sports Information

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (January 28, 2015) – The Tallahassee Community College Eagles women's basketball team suffered one of their worst losses of the 2014-15 season on Wednesday evening, losing to Gulf Coast State College 74-54. 

Tallahassee (19-6) has dropped three of its last four games and is now 4-3 in PC play. Gulf Coast State improved to 2-4 in conference action. 

The Eagles got off to a slow start and were unable to make anything happen most of the night. 

The Commodores jumped out to an early 4-0 lead before Jeremica Edwards got the Eagles on the board. 

Tallahassee struggled shooting from the floor in the first half, at one point going over seven minutes without a basket.  That drought ended when Eboni Watts hit a three-point basket at the 9:45 mark to make the score 30-13 in favor of the host Commodores.  

The Eagles did not see another basket scored until the 3:56 mark in the first half.  Tallahassee was able to string together multiple scoring possessions - Aryn Tarver got it started with a basket at the rim and also included a three-pointer by Watts. 

Turnovers played Tallahassee in the first half, as it gave up the ball 17 times and entered the half trailing 40-24. 

The second half did not favor the Eagles either as they went 10-of-42 from the floor.  At one point, the Commodores were able to push the lead to 30. 

Watts led the Eagles with 14 points on the night and went 4-for-8 from the three-point line.  

Edwards also scored in double-figures with 12 and had four rebounds, an assist, and a block.  

The Eagles next game will be at home on Tuesday, February 3 against Chipola College. Tip-of will be at 5:30 p.m.