AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Lander women's basketball team placed four players in double figures Wednesday night as the Lady Bearcats remained unbeaten in Peach Belt Conference play with a 75-60 victory over Augusta State in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

Lander improves to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the PBC, while Augusta State drops to 7-6, 2-3.

Brittni Johnson led Lander with a game-high 20 points after connecting on 7-of-10 field goals, including five-of-six three pointers, and 1-of-3 free throws. Ciara Lyons added 19 points and Keondra Barnes 12. Kaylyn Small posted a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 points.

Jemimiah Ashby led the Lady Jaguars with 14 points, while Brittany White and Laci Schreiber posted 10 each. Ashby also led the team in rebounds with seven.

Lander, which outrebounded ASU, 43-32, connected on 19-of-34 field goals for 51.7 percent, including 7-of-11 three pointers for 63.6 percent. The Lady Bearcats sank 6-of-13 free throws for 46.2 percent.

ASU made 26-of-64 floor shots for 40.6 percent, including 5-of-15 threes for 33.3 percent. The Lady Jags netted 3-of-9 free throws for 33.3 percent.

After the third tie to start the game made it 10-10 with 14:10 left in the first half, Lander went on an 8-0 run fueled by a Lyons field goal and threes by Kami Phillips and Johnson to claim an 18-10 advantage with 12:54 left.

The Lady Bearcats stretched the margin to 22-12 at 11:24 on a Barnes layup, but Augusta rallied back and cut the Lander lead to 28-25 at 6:33 on Schreiber layup.

Another Phillips three jump-started a 7-0 run that gave Lander a 38-25 lead with 3:05 remaining. Johnson's three at the buzzer gave the Lady Bearcats a 43-32 halftime advantage.

Lander opened the second half with a 12-2 to take a 51-34 lead with 16:40 left in the game, and posted its biggest lead at 21 points (62-41) on a Johnson three with 11:05 remaining.