GREENWOOD – Lander put together 13-0 and 15-0 scoring runs in the second half as the Lady Bearcats rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Peach Belt Conference rival Georgia Regents University 71-57 Wednesday night in Lander's annual "Think Pink Game" at Horne Arena.

Kayla West led the Lady Bearcats with 23 points, Alexis Armstrong added a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds, Portia McCray also scored 15 points, and Ty'hesha Reynolds scored all 10 of her points in the second half.

Lander improved to 11-14 overall and 6-10 in the Peach Belt. The Jaguars fell to 9-14 overall and 5-11 in the PBC.

The "Think Pink" game is held in conjunction with the American Cancer Society to help bring awareness to breast cancer. There was free admission for all who wore pink and arrived before halftime. Several breast cancer survivors were recognized at halftime.

The Lady Bearcats wore pink uniforms in the game.

Jemimah Ashby led Georgia Regents with 15 points, Brooke McCants added 10 points, and Lonna Turner led the Jaguars with 12 rebounds. Ashby added nine rebounds for the visitors, falling just shy of a double-double.

West made 14 of 16 free throws to lead Lander. Alyssia Watkins and McCray added seven rebounds apiece for the Lady Bearcats. McCray was Lander's top shooter, making seven of 12 shots from the floor.

The Lady Bearcats outscored Georgia Regents 46-26 in the second half, avenging a 14-point loss in Augusta earlier this season.

Lander made 21 of 52 shots from the floor (40 percent), 25 of 34 free throws (74 percent) and four of 18 from 3-point range (22 percent).

The Jaguars hit 22 of 67 shots (33 percent), 11 of 17 free throws (65 percent) and two of 14 from behind the arc (14 percent) while having a 47-39 edge on the boards.

Georgia Regents scored the first basket of the second half to build a 33-25 advantage. But the Lady Bearcats scored 13 unanswered points to take their first lead of the game. West scored twice, McCray hit a layup, Reynolds made a layup off a Watkins steal to tie the game at 33, Armstrong added a steal and driving layup, and Reynolds nailed a 3-pointer to give Lander a 38-33 lead with 15:34 left.

Ashby's layup capped an 8-2 Jaguars run, pulling the visitors into a 41-all tie at the 12-minute mark.

But the Lady Bearcats went on another run, scoring 15 unanswered points. Armstrong broke the tie with a pair of free throws, Reynolds made a 3, McCray scored inside, Watkins rebounded a Reynolds missed 3-point attempt and hit a backwards layup, Watkins made one free throw and Armstrong rebounded her second attempt and scored, and Watkins made one of two free throws for a 56-41 Lander lead with 7:19 left.

Kelsey Fynaardt's layup pulled Georgia Regents within 56-46 with 6:21 left. McCray's basket in the paint gave the Lady Bearcats a 60-48 advantage with 4:37 to go, and Lander was never threatened the rest of the way.

Becky Newhouse's 3-pointer gave Georgia Regents a 12-3 lead with 16:13 left in the first half. The Lady Bearcats went on a 12-3 run of their own over the next six-plus minutes to tie the game at 15. McCray scored twice during the run and Armstrong's put-back tied it with 9:43 to go.

After the Jaguars regained the lead at 23-17, West's layup pulled Lander within 23-21 at the 3:35 mark. Turner scored with six seconds left to stake GRU to a 31-25 halftime advantage.