Columbus State University Athletics

Lady Cougars Upset by North Georgia, 65-62 February 4, 2012 CSU went scoreless in the final 4:13 of the game. [full story]

Lady Cougars Prepare to Face Off Against North Georgia February 3, 2012 CSU has won the past six meetings in Columbus. [full story]

Dominique Gilbert Named Stitch Central Cougar of the Week January 30, 2012 Dominique Gilbert was chosen as Columbus State University’s Stitch Central Cougar of the Week for the week ending on January 30. [full story]

Gilbert Chosen as PBC Player of the Week January 30, 2012 It is the second time in three weeks that Gilbert has been chosen as the POW. [full story]

2/4/12 Lady Cougars Upset by North Georgia, 65-62 CSU went scoreless in the final 4:13 of the game.

2/3/12 Lady Cougars Prepare to Face Off Against North Georgia CSU has won the past six meetings in Columbus.

1/30/12 Dominique Gilbert Named Stitch Central Cougar of the Week Dominique Gilbert was chosen as Columbus State University’s Stitch Central Cougar of the Week for the week ending on January 30.

1/30/12 Gilbert Chosen as PBC Player of the Week It is the second time in three weeks that Gilbert has been chosen as the POW.

1/29/12 Davenport Powers Lady Cougars Past Patriots Davenport scored a career high 18 points.

1/28/12 First Half Run Lifts Columbus State to 64-48 Victory over Lady Braves CSU is now 13-0 against UNCP in Columbus.

1/27/12 Lady Cougars Aim to Take Down Lady Braves in PBC Tilt Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. inside the Lumpkin Center.

1/23/12 Defense Sparks Lady Cougars to 51-41 Victory over Augusta State The 51-points scored by the Lady Cougars tied a school record for the least amount of points scored in a CSU victory.

1/21/12 Bearcat Defense Stifles Lady Cougars CSU committed a season high 32 turnovers.

1/20/12 Lady Cougars Hit the Road Trying to Knock Off Lander Lander has won three straight games over CSU.

1/17/12 Dominique Gilbert Named Stitch Central Cougar of the Week Dominique Gilbert was chosen as Columbus State University’s Stitch Central Cougar of the Week for the week ending on January 15.

1/16/12 Dominique Gilbert Selected as PBC Player of the Week. It is the first time this week that a Lady Cougar has won the award.

1/14/12 Columbus State Women's Basketball Breezes Past Flagler 83-48 Baleigh Coley had a career high five assists.

1/13/12 Lady Cougars Look to Take Down Flagler Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. inside the Lumpkin Center.

1/12/12 Lady Cougars Overpower Pirates 80-69 Dominique Gilbert scored a season high 24 points.

1/11/12 Lady Cougars Look to Rebound Against Pirates Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the Lumpkin Center.

1/7/12 No. 14 USC Aiken Defeats Lady Cougars 68-47 The Pacers outscored CSU 31-10 in the final 12:19 of the first half.

1/6/12 Lady Cougars Travel to Aiken Looking to Knock Off No. 14 USC Aiken Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m.

1/4/12 Despite Shooting Woes, Lady Cougars Down Bobcats 57-46 CSU shot just 29.2 percent from the field.

1/3/12 Lauren Matheney Named Stitch Central Cougar of the Week Lauren Matheney was chosen as Columbus State University’s Stitch Central Cougar of the Week for the week ending on January 1.

12/31/11 Lady Cougars Snap Skid, Defeat Carson-Newman 68-61 Dominique Gilbert became CSU's all-time block shot leader rejecting three shots. She now has 80 career blocks.

12/19/11 Upset Bid Falls Short, No. 5 Lakers Defeat Lady Cougars 55-54 Clayton State has now won 22 straight regular season Peach Belt Conference games.

12/16/11 Lady Cougars Fall to West Alabama 60-54 Dominique Gilbert posted her fourth double-double of the year.

12/15/11 Lady Cougars Come Up Short Against Valdosta State, Fall 54-51 Chatil Bradford led CSU with 10 points.

12/14/11 Lady Cougars Return to the Court in the Days INNvitational CSU will take on Valdosta State and West Alabama during the tournament.

12/6/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Bounces Back Defeating Montevallo 73-51 The win was the program’s 400th win since CSU joined the Peach Belt Conference, the most by any school during that time span.

12/5/11 Lady Cougars Look for Redemption Against Montevallo Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

12/2/11 Lady Cougars Spoil Big Lead, Fall to West Florida 73-65 CSU was up by 20 points three times during the game.

12/1/11 Lady Cougars Look to Make it Four in a Row Against West Florida UWF holds a slight 3-1 edge in the all-time series history.

11/28/11 Asha Alexander Named Stitch Central Cougar of the Week Asha Alexander was chosen as Columbus State University’s Stitch Central Cougar of the Week for the week ending on November 27.

11/27/11 Columbus State Runs Past Albany State 68-49 Asha Alexander recored her first double-double of her career.

11/26/11 Columbus State Cruises to a 84-51 Victory Over Fort Valley State Kiersten Ried scored 12 points off the bench for CSU.

11/25/11 Columbus State Women's Basketball Set to Host PBC/SIAC Challenge CSU will play Fort Valley State on Saturday and Albany State on Sunday.

11/19/11 Columbus State Women's Basketball Sneaks by West Georgia 51-50 Dominique Gilbert recorded her second straight double-double.

11/18/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Inks Three Edmundson (Panama City Beach, FL), Brittany Eskridge (Mill Creek, WA) and Kayla Richards (Cumming, GA) have all inked to play for CSU.

11/18/11 Lady Cougars Look For a Victory Against West Georgia CSU is 8-2 all-time verus West Georgia.

11/12/11 Gilbert's Performance Not Enough as Lady Cougars Fall to Nova Southeastern 78-69 Gilbert tallied her first double-double of the year.

11/11/11 Lady Cougars Take Down Barry 86-76 to Open the Season Shan Basley lead all scorers with 27 points.

11/8/11 Columbus State Women's Basketball Preview The Lady Cougars look to improve upon last season's 15-12 overall and 8-9 conference record in 2011-12.

11/1/11 Lady Cougars Win Exhibition vs. Piedmont, 75-56 Asha Alexander, Shan Basley and Dominique Gilbert led the way with 16 points apiece.

10/28/11 Columbus State Women's Basketball Tabbed Fourth in the PBC Preseason Poll Defending National Champions, Clayton State are the preseason favorites

10/27/11 Gilbert Named to PBC Preseason All-Conference Team CSU's outstanding post comes off a season in which she averaged a double-double for the year.

10/13/11 Columbus State Basketball Programs Open Practice Saturday Each squad will have a double-session beginning with an early morning practice before they come back later in the afternoon to conclude their first training day.

7/28/11 CSU Basketball to Host Coaches Clinic The clinic will be held on August 5 and 6 at the Lumpkin Center.

7/7/11 Columbus State Women's Basketball Faces Challenging Schedule in 2011-2012 The schedule features 26 games including 13 inside the Lumpkin Center.

6/8/11 Columbus State University Selected to Host 2012 Peach Belt Conference Basketball Tournaments CSU previously hosted the men's and women's PBC Tournament in 2002 and 2003.

4/21/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Adds Four More to Recruiting Class Columbus State women’s basketball coach Jonathan Norton has announced the addition of four more student-athletes.

3/5/11 Dominique Gilbert Earns All-Peach Belt Conference Honors Dominique Gilbert led the Peach Belt Conference in double-doubles during the regular season.

3/2/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Loses 63-45 to Georgia College in Peach Belt Conference Tournament The Columbus State women’s basketball team was never able to get in an offensive rhythm as they fell 63-45 to Georgia College

2/26/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Drops 55-37 Contest to Montevallo The Columbus State women’s basketball team lost the regular season finale.

2/23/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Punches Ticket to PBC Tournament with 80-73 Win over Georgia Southwestern Columbus State shoots a season best 52.6% from the field.

2/19/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Loses 64-48 to Georgia College Columbus State couldn't hang on as they fell 64-48 Saturday afternoon.

2/16/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Falls to No. 1 Clayton State 64-54 The Columbus State women’s basketball team hung with the top ranked team in the land but eventually fell 64-54 Wednesday night.

2/12/11 Lady Cougars Wins Third Straight Defeat Armstrong Atlantic 67-50 Dominique Gilbert posts 14th double-double of the season.

2/10/11 CSU Women’s Basketball Rolls Past Flagler 68-43 Marina DeFoor pours in career high 18 points.

2/5/11 Lady Cougars Take Down North Georgia 72-55 Columbus State bounces back for a huge victory over the Lady Saints.

2/4/11 Lady Cougars Set to Battle North Georgia Columbus State is looking to get back on the winning track.

2/2/11 CSU Women’s Hoops Falters at Montevallo, 73-68 The Columbus State women’s basketball team led at halftime but was unable to hang on eventually falling to Montevallo 73-68 Wednesday evening.

2/1/11 Lady Cougars Take on Montevallo in Pivotal PBC Road Match-up Women's basketball hits the road to take on Montevallo at 6:30 pm Wednesday night.

1/31/11 Dominique Gilbert Earns PBC Player of the Week Award Dominique Gilbert earns second PBC Player of the Week Award of the season.

1/29/11 Lady Cougars Sprint Past Augusta State 79-42 Columbus State holds ASU to just 15 points in the opening half.

1/28/11 Lady Cougars Look to End Two Game Slide at Augusta State Lady Cougars look to snap a two game losing streak as they hit the road to take on Augusta State in women's basketball action.

1/27/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Nearly Pulls Off Upset of No. 1 Lander The Columbus State women's basketball team went toe-to-toe with the top ranked team in the country before falling late.

1/26/11 Lady Cougars Face Second Straight Top Five team as they Travel to No. 1 Lander Columbus State looks to take down No. 1 Lander in women's basketball action Thursday evening.

1/24/11 Dominique Gilbert's Double-Double Not Enough as No. 3 Clayton State Tames Lady Cougars The Columbus State women’s basketball team led halfway through the first half on the road versus No. 3 Clayton State but was unable to hold on.

1/23/11 Lady Cougars Set to Take on No.3 Clayton State The Columbus State women’s basketball team will look to win its second game in a row and sixth game in its last eight, when it travels to Morrow, Ga to take on Clayton State Monday night at 5:30 p.m. in Peach Belt Conference action.

1/22/11 Lady Cougars Run Past Georgia Southwestern 70-54 Dominique Gilbert and Tandria Milton combine to score 43 points leading the Lady Cougars to victory.

1/21/11 Lady Cougars Look to Snap Skid against Georgia Southwestern The Columbus State women’s basketball team returns to action tomorrow against Georgia Southwestern in Peach Belt conference play looking to snap a two game losing streak.

1/19/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Rally Falls Short Versus Georgia College The Columbus State women’s basketball team fell behind by as many as 17 points in the second half but their late game surge came up short as Georgia College held on for a 51-46 victory Wednesday night in the Lumpkin Center.

1/18/11 Lady Cougars Look to Rebound against Georgia College The Columbus State women’s basketball team returns to the hardwood looking to rebound from a tough loss to Francis Marion when they take on Georgia College at 5:30 pm Wednesday night inside the Lumpkin Center.

1/16/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Falls 77-72 to Francis Marion Dominique Gilbert registered her seventh double-double of the year against Francis Marion.

1/15/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Holds on For 57-55 Win over UNC Pembroke The Lady Cougars escape with a two point victory to win a key conference match-up.

1/14/11 Lady Cougars Look for Weekend Sweep in PBC Action CSU women's basketball looks for two key conference victories over the weekend.

1/11/11 Columbus State Basketball Doubleheader at Clayton Postponed The scheduled basketball doubleheader between Columbus State and Clayton State tomorrow evening has been postponed to January 24.

1/8/11 Lady Cougars Take Down North Georgia 66-63 The Columbus State women’s basketball team captured a crucial road win over North Georgia on Saturday afternoon 66-63.

1/7/11 Lady Cougars Hit the Road to take on North Georgia Lady Cougars travel to face conference foe North Georgia on Saturday

1/2/11 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Rallies for 56-50 Victory Over Palm Beach Atlantic Dominique Gilbert pours in a season high 23 points in the CSU victory.

12/31/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Set to Take on Palm Beach Atlantic Columbus State will face Palm Beach Atlantic Sunday afternoon in the Lumpkin Center at 1:00 p.m.

12/23/10 Dominique Gilbert Garners PBC Player of the Week Honors Dominique Gilbert ranks in the Peach Belt Conference top 10 in scoring, rebounding and blocks.

12/18/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Defeats Mount Olive 75-64 Lady Cougars catch fire late in the second half on their way to a 75-64 victory over Mount Olive Saturday afternoon.

12/17/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Falls to Anderson 58-50 Dominique Gilbert registers third double-double of the season.

12/15/10 Women’s Basketball to Participate in 2010 Hampton Inn & Suites Fall Finals Classic Lady Cougars hit the road for two non-conference matchups

12/11/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Falls to USC Aiken 45-38 The Columbus State women’s basketball team lost its Peach Belt Conference opener 45-38 to USC Aiken Saturday afternoon in the Lumpkin Center.

12/8/10 Women’s Basketball Preview: Lady Cougars Look to Rebound vs. USC Aiken Columbus State (5-1) will open up Peach Belt Conference play on Saturday afternoon as they take on the Lady Pacers of USC Aiken (8-2) in women’s basketball action.

12/4/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Suffers First Loss 70-63 to West Florida Columbus State forced 27 turnovers but drops first game of the year.

12/3/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Stays Unbeaten With 63-56 Victory Over Alabama-Huntsville Three Lady Cougars in double-figures including Dominique Gilbert's third double-double of the season.

12/2/10 Women’s Basketball Preview: Lady Cougars Hit the Road for Two Non-Conference Matchups Columbus State to participate in the 2010 Highpointe Hotel Corporation.

11/29/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Grounds Hawks 66-51 Columbus State used tremendous defense and timely offense to outlast the pesky Shorter Lady Hawks 66-51 in women’s basketball action Monday night.

11/28/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Prepares For Shorter Lady Cougars take on Shorter University at 5:00 p.m. as part of a basketball double-header

11/27/10 Columbus State Wins 59-57 Thriller Over Fort Valley State Lady Cougars stifle FVS offense, three in double figures for CSU

11/23/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Runs Past Valdosta State 58-41 Balanced offensive attack propels Columbus State to victory over Valdosta State Tuesday night.

11/23/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Readies For Valdosta State Lady Cougars set to tip-off against Valdosta State at 6:00 p.m. in the Lumpkin Center.

11/18/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Signs Two In Early Signing Period Shan Basley and Kiani Parker set to join Lady Cougars in 2011-2012.

11/14/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Wins Season Opener 52-49 over Barry Columbus State women's basketball takes season opener.

11/13/10 Women’s Basketball Set to Battle Barry in Regular Season Opener Columbus State women's soccer to host Barry in season opener Sunday afternoon.

11/10/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Defeats LaGrange 78-63 Nakita Holt and Dominique Gilbert pace Lady Cougars with 16 points each.

10/26/10 Columbus State Women’s Basketball Selected Sixth in PBC Preseason Poll Columbus State Women's Basketball looks for another solid year in 2010.

7/13/10 Columbus State Basketball to Host Free Coaches Clinic August 6-7 Clinic Open to Coaches of All Levels

5/25/10 Join Us This Summer for CSU Sports Camps! Something for Everyone This Summer at CSU!

5/19/10 Norton Adds Eight to 2010-11 Signing Class for CSU Women's Basketball Eight Spring Signees and One Early Signee Comprise Class; Seven of Nine Call Georgia Home

4/15/10 CSU Women's Basketball to Hold Tryout April 23 Tryout Open to High School Seniors Who Have Completed Eligibility and to Junior College Players Who Have Completed Eligibility

3/11/10 CSU's Phebe Smith Named to Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team Senior Forward Earns Honor for Second Straight Year - Now Eligible for All-American Team

3/5/10 Phebe Smith Named PBC Player of the Year for Second Year in a Row Smith Becomes Just Third Women's Player to Win Back-to-Back Awards

3/2/10 Last-Second Shot Refuses to Fall as Lady Cougars Fall 65-64 at Clayton State Smith Leads CSU with 21 Points and 14 Rebounds

2/27/10 Lady Cougars Force Overtime, Win Final Regular Season Game at Montevallo Kelsey Weynand's Three-Pointer Forces Extra Frame; CSU Shuts Out Falcons in OT

2/24/10 Lady Cougars Hold off Hurricanes 65-62 on Think Pink and Senior Night Seniors Smith, Jefferson and Stafford Lead CSU to Win

2/22/10 "Pink Out" Planned for Wednesday's Final Home Basketball Games at the Lumpkin Center Fans Encouraged to Wear Pink in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness

2/20/10 Lady Cougars Struggle Offensively, Fall 55-43 at GCSU Smith Held to 10 Points and Six Rebounds in Game

2/17/10 Lady Cougars Pick Up Huge Win in Overtime at Clayton State Four Players Score in Double Figures for CSU

2/13/10 Lady Cougars Win Second Straight, 64-51 over AASU Smith Posts Another Double-Double in Win

2/11/10 Lady Cougars Pull Away Late for 76-60 Win over Flagler Monique Jefferson Scores 19, Phebe Smith Scores 18 with 20 Rebounds in Win

2/10/10 CSU SAAC and Alpha Omega Pi Sorority Holding Peanut Butter Drive This Week Fans Encouraged to Bring Jars of Peanut Butter to Donate to Haiti Relief Effort

2/6/10 Lady Cougars Fall in Double Overtime Thriller at North Georgia Free-throw Shooting Costly in Heartbreaking Loss

2/3/10 Lady Cougars Ground Falcons 67-53 Phebe Smith Scores 25 with 10 Boards in PBC Win

1/30/10 Lady Cougars Cruise Past Augusta State 62-46 Phebe Smith Leads Trio of CSU Players in Double Figures

1/28/10 #11 Lander Outlasts Columbus State 76-69 Smith Scores 19 with 13 Rebounds in Loss for CSU

1/23/10 Lady Cougars Get 64-57 Road Win at Georgia Southwestern Smith Posts Another Double-Double; Urbizo in Double Digits Again

1/20/10 Offensive Struggle Leads to 53-45 Loss to GCSU for Lady Cougars CSU Misses First 13 Shots in Game

1/18/10 Smith Named PBC Player of the Week Senior All-America Continues to Lead the PBC in Scoring and Rebounding

1/17/10 Lady Cougars Fall 90-85 in Epic Battle with #18 Francis Marion Phebe Smith Pours in 36 Points and Grabs 17 Rebounds in Close Loss

1/16/10 Lady Cougars Hold Off UNC Pembroke 53-48 on the Road On a day when both offenses struggled, CSU able to prevail for PBC win.

1/9/10 Lady Cougars Open Peach Belt Play with 86-76 Win over North Georgia Phebe Smith Scored 30 points to lead Lady Cougars to first PBC Win at home on Saturday

1/2/10 Lady Cougars Open New Year with 66-56 Home Loss to Fort Valley State Dismal free-throw shooting costs CSU

12/19/09 Lady Cougars Cruise to Fifth Straight Win, 95-32 over Edward Waters Kelsie Weynand Leads with 16 Points

12/18/09 Lady Cougars Nip #12 Tampa 57-56 in Savannah Turelle Jones Scores 22; Lauren Ringfield Hits Game-Winner at Free-Throw Line

12/8/09 Defense Comes Up Big in Overtime Win for CSU at Valdosta State Monique Jefferson's Trey Ties Game in Final Seconds of Regulation

12/7/09 Phebe Smith Earns PBC Honor Named Player of the Week for First Time in 2009-10 Season

12/5/09 Second-Half Run Leads Lady Cougars to Second Straight Win Lady Cougars Buck Trend and Hit Free-Throws Down the Stretch in Win

12/4/09 Lady Cougars Bounce Back with 73-58 Win over West Alabama in UWF Argo Classic Smith and Jones Lead CSU to Win

11/28/09 Second-Half Rally Falls Short as Carson-Newman Defeats Lady Cougars 68-64 Smith Collects Fourth Straight Double-Double in Loss

11/27/09 Tusculum Rallies to Hold Off Columbus State 82-81 in Hughston Thanksgiving Classic Free-Throw Shooting Woes Continue for Lady Cougars in Loss

11/24/09 Norton Adds Point Guard During Early Signing Period Northwest Georgia Guard Has Family Tie to CSU

11/21/09 Smith Leads Columbus State to 80-76 Win over Mars Hill Senior Tallies 26 Points and Grabs 19 Rebounds

11/20/09 Lenoir-Rhyne Tops CSU in Overtime at Mars Hill Classic Smith Leads Lady Cougars With Double-Double

11/20/09 Women's Basketball Officially Opens 2009-10 Tonight Tip Off at 8 PM (EST) at Mars Hill Classic

11/14/09 CSU Women Impressive in Exhibition Win over Huntingdon Phebe Smith Scores 19 Points in Dress-Rehearsal

11/2/09 CSU's Phebe Smith Named to Preseason All-Peach Belt Conference Team Reigning Player of the Year Had Record-Setting Year in 2008-09

10/29/09 Lady Cougars Picked Fourth in Peach Belt Preseason Poll Phebe Smith Tabbed for Preseason All-America Team

8/20/09 Norton Names Assistant Coach for Lady Cougar Basketball Fala Suiaunoa Fills Void on CSU Staff

Dominique Gilbert Named Stitch Central Cougar of the Week
Dominique Gilbert was chosen as Columbus State University’s Stitch Central Cougar of the Week for the week ending on January 30.[more]