Jags clamp down at Alabama St.

 
The Lady Jaguars flexed its defensive muscle defeating Alabama State 71-51.
Southern (7-8, 6-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference) held the hornets to shoot 30 percent from the field.
Kendra Coleman led the Jaguars in the scoring category with 23 points and played 33 minutes.
“We moved Coleman to the point guard to free up our offense. We wanted to get her hands on the basketball so that she would have more opportunities to create,” said women’s head coach Sandy Pugh.  
Jamie Floyd led the team in rebounds with grabbing 10, also scoring 12 points.
Alabama State (6-10, 3-4 SWAC) played without starting point guard Temara Wadlington who suffered a knee injury in their loss to Alcorn State.
ASU’s Quentori Alford led her team scoring 12 points and also blocking three shots.
The Jaguars played well defensively — holding the Lady Hornets to 29 percent shooting for the game —  while finishing the game shooting 47 percent from the field.
“We have a tremendous task before us and must continue to improve,” Pugh added.
With this win the Jags improve their home record to 4-2 and will return to action Saturday to face Alcorn State at 2 p.m. at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.