BLUFFTON -- Both Brielle Bartelt and Taniyah Bowman posted 15 point scoring efforts Saturday afternoon, but the Sand Sharks fell to Georgia Southwestern 86-48 inside the Cove. 

"We have a long way to go," said head coach Sharon Versyp. "But we're playing five or six freshman when they are playing juniors, seniors, fifth years, so I think the first half was okay but the second half they started hitting the threes and that really hurt but still played with a lot of heart and I'm proud of our team." 

The Sand Sharks battled through a tough first quarter, keeping it to within single digits but it was the second quarter that the Hurricanes extended its lead to double-figures and went into half up 13. 

GSW found its grove in the second half shooting 60 percent from the field and kept Beaufort to only nine points in the fourth period. 

USCB hits the road next week with trips to Georgia College on Wednesday before heading to North Georgia on Saturday.