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Fanta Gassama, 23, was the leading scorer for the Lady Jets in the match-up against Pensacola.   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets showed the 12th ranked Pensacola State College Lady Pirates why they are currently ranked 4th in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 women’s basketball rankings with a 68 – 57 win in the pre-cursor game of the Lady Jets Holiday Classic basketball tournament in the Hangar Thursday night.    “I thought we played...

Camyrn James, 24, of Macon scored 35 points for the Lady Jets in wins over Central Georgia Tech and Tallahassee Community College on the road over the Holiday break.   The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I 4th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets captured wins against Central Georgia Technical College and Tallahassee Community College over the holidays to bring a 14-game win steak into a match-up against the 12th ranked Pensacola Lady...

Shown above are the NJCAA 4th ranked Lady Jets sophomores: Luana Leite, 1; Loes Rozing, 2; Da’Nae Williams, 3; Alexia Dizeko, 5; Susana Yepes, 10; Mame Thiaw, 12: Laurie Calixte, 13; Fanta Gassama, 23; and Camryn James, 24.    Holiday flight cancelations caused a change in the South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets Holiday Classic women’s basketball tournament this weekend including the game scheduled for tonight, Thursday, December 29th at 6 p.m.  Instead of facing Snow College from Ephriam,...

Shown above are the NJCAA 4th ranked Lady Jets sophomores: Luana Leite, 1; Loes Rozing, 2; Da’Nae Williams, 3; Alexia Dizeko, 5; Susana Yepes, 10; Mame Thiaw, 12: Laurie Calixte, 13; Fanta Gassama, 23; and Camryn James, 24.

Shown above are the NJCAA 4th ranked Lady Jets.    Three of the top four National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division 1 Women’s Basketball teams will be participating in the Lady Jets Holiday Classic at South Georgia Technical College in Americus, GA, December 30th – January 1st.    Eastern Florida State, the top ranked team in the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Standings, as well as the currently number two team in the nation, Gulf Coast Community College, will join the...

Fanta Gassama, 23, had a double-double night against Central Georgia Tech with 19 points and 19 rebounds.Macon, GA – The 4th nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets had a very sluggish first half against the 1 – 5 Central Georgia Technical College Titans in Macon in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference match-up but managed to take the 59 – 46 victory.    “We did not play well at all in the first half,” said South Georgia Technical College...

Aaron Pitts, 4, led the Jets in scoring with 25 points against Chattahoochee Valley Community College.Phenix City, AL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets dropped their fourth consecutive loss recently when they traveled to Phenix City, AL, to take on Chattahoochee Valley Community College.  The Pirates took a commanding 92 – 67 decision over the Jets who fell to 3 – 7 on the season.    “We are just not making our shots,” said SGTC Jets head coach Chris Ballauer.  “We have...

Shown above are the six Lady Jets and Jets players that are listed nationally for their individual accomplishments this season. Shown on the top row are: Lady Jets Luanna Leite, 1, Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, On the bottom row are Alexia Dizeko, 5, Fanta Gassama, 23, and Samaj Henderson, 2.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved up three spots into 4th place in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll...

Fanta Gassama, 23, is shown going up for a layup against East Georgia. She had 29 points against the Bobcats.The nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets moved to 12 – 1 overall and 5 – 0 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) after securing an 86 – 74 victory over East Georgia State College on Friday and then took a 69 – 38 win over Albany Technical College on Saturday.    The Lady Jets are currently the only unbeaten team in the GCAA and moved...

Fanta Gassama, 23, led the Lady Jets in scoring with 24 points. She also had 15 rebounds on the night.Phenix City, AL - The 7th place National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) nationally ranked South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets traveled to Phenix City, AL recently and took a 71 – 63 victory over Chattahoochee Valley Community College.    This was the Lady Jets 10th consecutive win this season and it put them at 10 – 1 overall.  They are also tied for first place in...

Shown above are the six Lady Jets and Jets players that are listed nationally for their individual accomplishments this season. Shown on the top row are: Lady Jets Loes Rozing, 2, Veronika Palfi, 4, and Alexia Dizeko, 5. On the bottom row Fanta Gassama, 23, Samaj Henderson, 2, and Deonte Williams, 12.     The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets maintained their 7th place ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division I women’s basketball poll...

Jets Sophomore guard Semaj Henderson, 2, scored 41 points in two losses over the weekend in Florida.Melbourne, FL – The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost two tough decisions in the Eastern Florida Classic in Melbourne, FL this past weekend.  The Jets fell to Eastern Florida State College in the opener 84 – 66 and then dropped a 95 – 83 decision to 17th ranked Daytona State in the second matchup.  The losses put the Jets at 3 – 6 on the season.    South Georgia Technical...