Game 2. • South Alabama Jaguars (1-0, 0-0 SBC) vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (2-0, 0-0 CUSA)
Nov. 14, 2018 • 7:00 p.m. • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.
THE TEAMS
South Alabama
'18-19: 1-0, 0-0 (Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], '86)
at USA: 61-92, 35-59 SBC (6)
Overall: 268-270 (20)
vs. Southern Mississippi: 1-4
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Antoinette Lewis (18.0)
Rebs: Antoinette Lewis (13.0)
Asts: Shaforia Kines (7)
Stls: Christen Carter (3)
Blks: Antoinette Lewis (5)
Southern Mississippi
'18-19: 2-0, 0-0 (CUSA)
Head Coach: Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Mississippi, '84)
at Southern Mississippi: 232-209 (14)
Overall: 461-365 (27)
vs. South Alabama: 6-7
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Shonte Hailes(12.5)
Rebs: Kelsey Jones (9.5)
Asts: Shonte Hailes (11)
Stls: Alarie Mayze (8)
Blks: Amber Landing (3)
LAST GAME
Antoinette Lewis recorded a double-double to lead four South Alabama players in double figures as the Jaguars opened the 2018-19 season with a 75-57 win over Spring Hill at the Mitchell Center. Lewis paced the Jags with 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Savannah Jones scored 15 points, Shaforia Kines added 14 and Damaya Telemaque chipped in with 12 in her collegiate debut. South connected on 11 three-point fields while posting 12 blocked shots on the other end of the court. Tiffany Valentine scored a game-high 22 points for the Badgers and Tiffany Stokely contributed 10, while Daja Walker led SHC with seven boards.
NEXT GAME
South Alabama will head out on the road for the first time this season when the Jaguars travel to Conway, Ark., to take on Central Arkansas on Sat., Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.
MULTIMEDIA
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SERIES NOTES
- The two teams have meet 31 previous times with Southern Mississippi holding a 19-12 series advantage in those meetings.
- The Golden Eagles have won six of the last 10 meetings in the series.
- The Jaguars snapped a four-game skid to USM with a 78-57 win in Hattiesburg a year ago.
- South holds a narrow 8-7 advantage in game played in Mobile and have won five of the last seven played in the series at the Mitchell Center.
- The first meeting in the series between the two programs came during the 1975-76 season.
- Despite being relatively close rivals, the two teams met just twice during the '90's, both of which came in 1997.
- Since the start of this century, the two teams have met every season with the exception of two — 2003-04 and 2006-07 — including each of the last 11 seasons.
- Of the 32 previous meetings, 12 have come in the month of November with the two teams splitting those meetings.
OPENING TIP
- South Alabama (1-0) comes into Wednesday night's contest versus the Golden Eagles after picking up a 75-57 victory over Spring Hill in its season opener a week ago.
- In the victory, the Jaguars placed four players in double figures led by sophomore forward Antoinette Lewis' 18 points and 13 rebounds. Lewis was an efficient 9-of-12 from the field in the win.
- Lewis also registered a career-high five blocks in the middle for South. As a team, South Alabama recorded 12 rejections against the Badgers, which tied with three other clubs for second-most in a single game in program history.
- Christen Carter, who made her first collegiate start in a Jaguar uniform, joined Lewis in double figures on the glass as she pulled down a career-high 10 boards.
- As a team, South Alabama dominated the glass, outrebounding Spring Hill 56-32 for a +24 advantage.
- Of South's 75 points, 32 came in the paint. The Jags also did damage from the outside as they knocked down 11 treys.
- Savannah Jones — who had 15 points — led the club from outside the arc as all five of her made field goals came from long range.
- Guards Shaforia Kines and Jayla Morrow did an excellent job running the offense as the duo combined for 12 assists, while only turning the ball over three times in a combined 54 minutes of action on the floor.
- Kines had 14 points in addition to her game-high seven assists, while Morrow set new career marks in assists (5) and rebounds (5).
- Southern Mississippi (2-0) travels to Mobile after opening the 2018-19 campaign with a pair of wins.
- The Golden Eagles opened the season with a 74-48 win over William Carey, who the Jaguars defeated 82-38 in an exhibition win, and then picked up a 68-47 win over Grambling State on Sunday.
- Southern Miss scored 44 points in the paint against GSU and also registered 37 points off 27 forced turnovers, which included 17 steals.
- Shonte Hailes led the club in three categories in the victory over GSU with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
- Through her first two outings, Hailes lead the club in scoring with 12.5 points per outing. She is also shooting 52.9 percent from the field and has hit eight of her nine free throw attempts.
- USM also has three other players averaging double figures entering Wednesday's contest. Megan Brown, Alaire Mayze and Kelsey Jones are each averaging 11.0 ppg apiece.
- Brown (15), Mayze (14) and Jones (10) each finished the night in double digits against Grambling.
- Jones leads the Golden Eagles on the glass with 9.5 boards per game. As a team, Southern Miss is outrebounding opponents 49.0-28.0.
- USM also holds a plus-23.5 scoring advantage after its first two games.
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On his thoughts on his team heading into game two of the season: "We continue to shoot the ball well. I'm pleased with the pace that we're playing at. We've got an inside-outside type of game going right now with Antoinette Lewis in the post and our perimeter players who can shoot the ball and score. We had four players finish in double figures the other night against Spring Hill and we feel like we have players who are capable of doing that every game. We need to limit our turnovers and we have to improve our free-throw shooting. We have to get better in those two areas."
On the play of guards Shaforia Kines and Jayla Morrow early on: "With Shaforia and Jayla, we basically have two point guards on the floor at the same time. We value their ball handling and their decision making. They tend to feed off each other and complement each other really well. They need to continue the way that they are playing, especially against the pressure we expect to see out of Southern Miss Wednesday night."
On Southern Miss: "They really get on the offensive boards so we need to control the glass. They have a lot of movement and set plays with motion in their offense, so we need to be able to stop them in the half-court. The biggest thing for us though is to control their transition game."
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