The Southern University Lady Jags faced off against the Women of Prairie View A&M. In the start of the first half, neither team looked to back down as both fought tenaciously in trading buckets. At the end of the first half The Lady Jags were up 29-28. Southern University shot 50 percent from the three-point line. The Lady Jags displayed their defense talents with 9 steals in the first half.
Southern was careless with the ball having seven turnovers at the end of the first. Southern shot 50 percent from the free throw line. Junior forward Briana Green had 24 points she was 6-7 from the free throw line Southern University shot just above 80-percent from the free throw line in the second half.
However, the Lady Jags had a rough second half, attempting a low number of shot attempts. They would fall to the Lady Panthers 63-70. When asked about game, Women’s Head Coach Sandy Pugh expressed that her team has to play with more heart.
“We’ve got to have more fight under pressure,” Pugh said. “We’ve got to have more effort, more intensity on the defensive end. We went five minutes without scoring in the third quarter and a lot of it was bad execution and bad shot selection.”
Sophomore guard Skylar O’ Bear put up 13 points while senior guard Cortnei Purnell had ten points. Unfortunately for SU, the road to success would get tougher.
On Saturday March 4th the women of Southern University faced off against Texas Southern University’s Lady Tigers at the H&PE Arena in Houston, Texas. Coming in the game The Lady Jags played with determination and focus. Senior forward Miaya Crowder had three blocks in the first half and the lady Jags shot 50-percent from the 3-point line.
The Lady Jags also got it done from the free throw line shooting 60-percent from the line. Junior Guard Samantha Duncan went 2-3 from deep. They out played Texas Southern on both ends of the court and ran many plays to get shooters open. However, their level of play would not be enough to earn the win.
The start of the second half wasn’t so good for the Lady Jags they seemed to lose their rhythm and focus. Turnovers played a huge role as the a “W” in the win column became slim against Texas Southern. SU turned the ball over eleven times letting Texas Southern have an advantage in taking back the lead. Junior Guard Samantha Duncan had twelve points and handed out two assists. Sophomore guard Courtney Parsons shot 4-7 from the field. She finished with 8 points on the defensive side she had 3 steals. Junior forward Briana Green put up 6 points with her great vision on the court she had 4 assists.
In the end, the Lady Jags suffer defeat from Texas Southern with a final score of 46-58. The Lady Jags are now on a two-game losing streak.
The next game for the Jagaurs will be round one of the SWAC Championship ay home against the Alcorn State University. The game is set for March 7th at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
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Tough Ride Home: Lady Jags lose Two Straight on the Road
March 8, 2017
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