GREENWOOD – Ty'Hesha Reynolds scored 11 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Lander Lady Bearcats hit six consecutive 3-pointers in the final period, clinching the Peach Belt Conference East Division championship with a 73-64 Homecoming victory over league rival Augusta University Saturday afternoon at Horne Arena.

Reynolds hit three 3s and Ashleigh Zandi added two in the final period as Lander, which led most of the game, rallied from a six-point deficit early in the fourth.

The Lady Bearcats improved to 21-6 overall, clinching the East at 15-3 with one PBC game left at home Wednesday versus Georgia College.

Lander has won two straight East division titles and five overall.

Augusta dropped to 20-7, 13-5.

Reynolds led the Lady Bearcats in points (19), rebounds (8) and assists (6). Mylea McKenith added 17 points, making seven of seven free throws. Bre Crum added 11 points, seven boards and five assists, Zandi had nine points and led Lander with three steals, and Jada Wallace also had seven rebounds.

Breonna O'Conner paced the Jaguars with 19 points, Kariel Hutt posted a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, Tavia Sykes scored 11 points, and Kayla Lovett added 10 points and a team-high six assists.

Lander made 22 of 55 shots from the floor (40 percent), 19 of 23 free throws (83 percent) and 10 of 24 from 3-point range (42 percent) while out-rebounding Augusta 35-32.

The Jaguars hit 24 of 54 shots (44 percent), 10 of 15 free throws (67 percent) and six of 11 from behind the arc (55 percent).

Lander got off to a fast start, building a 15-2 lead on Breshay Johnson's game-opening layup, McKenith's three free throws, a layup by McKenith, back-to-back 3s by McKenith and Zandi, and Crum's put-back.

But the Lady Bearcats were held to two free throws over the final 4:38 of the first quarter and led 17-12 going into the second period.

O'Conner converted a three-point play and added two free throws, closing the Jaguars within 21-17 at the 6:16 mark.

Lander responded with a 9-0 run to regain its first 13-point lead since it was 15-2. McKenith scored, Reynolds made a 3, Wallace hit a layup, and Crum converted two free throws to make it 30-17 with 4:39 to go.

But O'Conner went on a personal 8-0 run, making consecutive 3s and a fast-break layup off Lovett's steal to pull the Jaguars within 30-25 with 2:28 left in the first half.

After Reynolds scored for the Lady Bearcats, Augusta drew within 32-30 with 44 seconds left on a Sykes 3 and Camille Gee's basket, completing a 13-2 run that O'Conner had started.

McKenith's two free throws gave Lander a 34-30 halftime lead.

Crum's jumper in the paint gave the Lady Bearcats a 43-36 lead with 5:38 left in the third quarter. But Augusta used a 7-0 run capped by Lovett's three-point play to tie the game for the first time at 43-all with 3:32 to go.

It was 46-all going into the final period.

Hutt scored twice and Cynara Pitt made a layup as the Jaguars took their first lead of the game, building it to 52-46 with eight minutes left in the game.

Zandi hit a 3 from the left side and Reynolds got a steal and scored to tie it at 54-all with 5:47 to go. Zandi's 3 started Lander's 6-for-6 run from behind the arc.

Lander took its first lead in the fourth quarter on McKenith's 3, making it 60-59 at the four-minute mark. After Sykes hit a 3 for Augusta, Reynolds answered with a basket from beyond the arc to put the Lady Bearcats back on top 63-62 with 3:39 left.

After an empty possession for the Jaguars, Zandi drained a 3 to the right of the top of the key, and Reynolds hit a trey from the left corner for a 69-62 lead with 2:16 left. Johnson added two free throws for a 71-62 advantage with 1:43 to go.