Golden Eagles Drop Pair of Games

’s basketball teams lost GCAA home games to South Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Southern Polytechnic, dropping both teams’ league records to 5-9.

The men’s squad lost, as a full-court drive from SGT produced the game-winning lay-up with no time remaining to hand the Golden Eagles a 72-71 loss. The men fell to 15-10 overall.

The women’s squad fell 59-44 to the visiting Lady Jets to open the night, as the team dropped to .500 at 12-12 overall. , however, clinched at least a top-eight GCAA conference finish in the regular season and a guaranteed spot in the conference tournament.

The Lady Golden Eagles were led by Tyresha Williams’s 10 points, and Tequilla Vaughns contributed nine rebounds. Tiayra Green had nine points, five rebounds and four steals.

Sean Tate led the men with 19 points and nine assists and was 11-of-12 from the free-throw line. Tate knocked down two foul shots with 5.7 seconds remaining to give the Golden Eagles a 71-70 lead. Darius Miller registered a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 5-of-7 from the floor.

Both teams will embark on a three-game road trip, starting with Middle Georgia College this Saturday in Cochran. The Golden Eagles return home to the Smyrna Community Center on Feb. 19 against Central Georgia to close out the conference season.