Coston's 22 points lead Rams to upset win over NCAA Division I Nicholls State

Thibodaux, La.- Crystal Coston scored a game-high 22 points in leading her University of Mobile team to a 59-57 upset win over NCAA Division I opponent Nicholls State University Tuesday night in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Nicholls, who fell to 2-2 overall, led 57-51 after Katherine Plummer made an underneath basket with 2:30 remaining. However, the Rams (4-2) went on an 8-0 run to close out the game.

Despite trailing by two points, Nicholls had a chance to send the contest into overtime with less than 10 seconds remaining. After Jessica Barber went 1-of-2 from the free throw line, Nicholls’ Nkechi Nwachukwu grabbed a rebound of Barber's missed shot but Jamie Octave's shot with four seconds remaining missed its mark.

Nicholls jumped out to a 6-2 lead thanks to a pair of 3-pointers by Cristin Burdette (17 points) and Octave. After tying the game at 6-6, Nicholls went on an 8-2 run to take a 14-8 advantage at the 14:32 mark. But, the Rams answered by going on an 11-0 run to jump ahead 19-14 with less than 10 minutes showing on the clock.

The first half ended with Kinga Rybarczyk making a jumper to give her team a 29-25 lead.

The Lady Colonels trailed the Rams until the 12:46 mark of the second half when Nwachukwu converted on two free throw attempts to tie the contest at 41-41.

Leading the way in scoring for Mobile were Coston and Rybarczyk. Coston recorded a double-double, as she had 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Rybarczyk tallied 15 points.

The Lady Rams will next be in action on Friday, Dec. 10, at home when they take on arch-rival Auburn University Montgomery.

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