Women’s basketball faces Oglethorpe in Atlanta tonight (Nov. 21)

Women’s basketball faces Oglethorpe in Atlanta tonight (Nov. 21)

Written by Danny Talbert

The Panthers hit I85 East towards Atlanta to take on the Petrels of Oglethorpe tonight at 6 p.m. 

The teams

LC is 4-1 and are coming off of a dominating 80-63 win over Principia College (Nov. 18). In that game, Zyhia Johnson scored a team-high 19 points while shooting 100% from three and 58% from the field. Taylor Smith also had a great performance in this game. Smith secured a double-double by grabbing 11 rebounds and scoring 16 points. Oglethorpe is also 4-1 and most recently crushed Averett 90-52 (Nov 18). The leading scorer for the Petrels is Keimarya Rivera (11 ppg). 

The series

The Panthers are 9-10 all time versus Oglethorpe. The last time the two teams faced off, LC narrowly won 69-65 (Nov. 27, 2022). 

When and where to watch

The away game is tonight (Nov. 21), at 6 p.m. The game can be streamed live here.