ATLANTA—The Oglethorpe women's basketball team opened Southern Athletic Association action Thursday night with a 60-43 loss to Centre.
Briley Elder led the Stormy Petrels with 11 points while Montana Harris scored 10. Six other Petrels were in the scoring column but a huge run from Centre in the third quarter proved to be the difference. 
It was a seven-point game at the halftime break before Oglethorpe scored the first five points of the second half to make it 33-31. The game looked to be on its way to a thrilling finish but a 17-0 run over the next six minutes from Centre put the game away. 
Game Notes
	- After Elder and Harris in the scoring column was Sheraton Foster who scored six alongside six rebounds. 
- Keimarya Rivera led the rebounding effort with seven rebounds. 
- Harris added five rebounds and three steals. 
- Anna Conza had six rebounds. 
- The game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but the incoming winter storm forced teams to move the game up one day. 
Up Next
Oglethorpe hosts Sewanee Sunday at 1 p.m. The next two weekends after that will see the Stormy Petrels hit the road.