CONWAY, S.C. - Georgia Southern opened the second half on a 16-2 run to come away with an 81-75 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball victory over host Coastal Carolina on Thursday evening at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
The Eagles improved to 10-2 overall and 2-1 in the Sun Belt with the win, the first for Georgia Southern at the HTC Center since 2017. Coastal Carolina fell to 6-8 overall and 1-2 in the league with the loss.
Georgia Southern opened up the contest with a 9-7 advantage in the first three and a half minutes, but Coastal Carolina used a 10-0 run to take a 17-9 lead with 1:46 remaining in the first quarter.