Second ranked SU Lady Jaguars come out on top: Extends win streak to four

Southern University Lady Jaguars escaped the wrath of the Alabama State University Hornets on Saturday, February 20th, in Montgomery, Alabama in which they moved to second place in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Texas Southern (11-2, 15-8) takes the first place and the previous opponents, Alabama State (10-3, 12-10) perches themselves at third.
Southern escaped a stinging punishment there.
The Lady Jaguars had something to prove, hence the fact that they had previously lost to the Hornets at home in overtime on the 23rd of January 59-60. Southern had a 10-3 record in the SWAC prior to the game while ASU only had two under their belt.
Southern University snapped Alabama State’s 10 game winning streak in half.
“They stole one from us at home,” said head coach Sandy Pugh at their previous home game.
Coach Pugh received their reckoning and it paid off with high reward.
Southern had four players end the game in double digits. Guards Britney Washington and Cortnei Purnell each added 10 points while the 6’ foot Post Miaya Crowder , added 11. Southern University sophomore guard Briana Green received a double-double, finishing the game 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The game went tit for tat all night long.
If Alabama State University began to break away, Southern wasn’t too far behind and vice versa. The game came down to the fourth quarter. The Lady Jags went on a 12-4 run, leaving the hornets stunned.
The scoreboard was tied with just under two minutes left after sophomore guard Briana Green got fouled. With Briana’s and one and made free throw the jaguars gained a lead of 55-56. Southern took advantage of an offensive mistake made by the Hornets with just five seconds left of play. Briana Green was quickly fouled and went 1-2 at the line.
Britney Wright went at a game high for 22 points but no one else on the team put an offensive effort on their behalf.
Alabama State as a whole shot 15-50 from field goal range, 4-16 from beyond the arc and 21-35 from the line.
Southern on the other hand shot 17-51 from field goal range, 1-9 from beyond the arc and 22-31 from the line.
The final score ended in a 57-55 victory against the Hornets.
“We didn’t do a good job of running our offense especially out of the (Southern full-court) press,” said Head Coach Freda Freeman-Jackson of Alabama State University.
Although they did come up short, Junior Forward Britney Wright ended the game with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Center Jasmine Peeples also grabbed 11 rebounds for the hornets.
The Lady Jaguars kept their streak alive by beating Alabama A&M on Monday Night 68-62 on their home court in Huntsville.