ROME, Ga. -- On Thursday night, the Reinhardt College women's basketball team dropped a 63-54 Southern States Athletic Conference decision at the Shorter College Lady Hawks inside the Winthrop-King Centre.  

Reinhardt trailed early but a 19-8 run gave the Lady Eagles a 21-15 lead with less than five minutes to go in the first half. Shorter came back to regain the advantage before Reinhardt led 28-27 at halftime. Behind most of the second half, the Lady Eagles were within 52-50 with under three minutes left but the hosts sealed the victory by making 10-of-10 free throws in the final two minutes.

Both teams struggled with their shooting from the field as the Lady Hawks made 29.3 percent (17-of-58), including 1-of-13 (7.7 percent) from three-point range, and Reinhardt 29.2 percent (19-of-65), including 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from behind the arc. The Lady Eagles forced Shorter into 20 turnovers but were outrebounded by a 57-27 margin.

For Reinhardt, Fabiola Toussaint scored 16 points and Kinsey Galyon 15, with both players coming off the bench.

The Lady Eagles are 9-20 overall and 5-14 in SSAC play while the Lady Hawks move to 19-10 overall, including 13-6 in the conference. Reinhardt will conclude its 2008-09 season with an SSAC game on Saturday at the Berry College Lady Vikings. Tipoff in Mount Berry, Ga., is set for 2 p.m., prior to the Reinhardt-Berry men's game, which is scheduled for 4 p.m.