Game 6 • South Alabama Jaguars (5-0, 0-0 SBC) vs. Tennessee State Tigers (0-7, 0-0 OVC)
Nov. 29, 2018 • 6 p.m. • Gentry Center • NASHVILLE, Tenn.
THE TEAMS
South Alabama
'18-19: 5-0, 0-0 (Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Terry Fowler, (Lane [Tenn.], '86)
at USA: 64-92, 35-59 SBC (6)
Overall: 272-270 (20)
vs. Tennessee State: --
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Shaforia Kines (14.5)
Rebs: Antoinette Lewis (8,6)
Asts: Jayla Morrow (17)
Stls: Shaforia Kines (6)
Blks: Antoinette Lewis (12)
Tennessee State
'18-19: 0-7, 0-0 (OVC)
Head Coach: Jessica Kern, (Penn State '02)
at Tennessee State: 16-44 (3)
Overall: 26-64
vs. South Alabama: --
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Taylor Roberts (17.0)
Rebs: Jaden Wrightsell (7.9)
Asts: Terrysha Banner (13)
Stls:Taylor Roberts (16)
Blks: Outlow/Wooten (2)
LAST GAME
The University of South Alabama women's basketball team out-played East Tennessee State on Monday night at the Mitchell Center to come away with an 81-74 victory. With the win, South improves to 5-0 on the season and becomes just the second team in program history to start a season with five wins in a row. The Jags were led by a stellar performance from Antoinette Lewis.
Lewis dropped a team-high 24 points, brought home 12 rebounds, and blocked six shots on the way to her second double-double of the season. The sophomore forward from Memphis, Tenn. connected on 10-of-12 shots from the floor and was ferocious on the glass, leading both teams with five offensive rebounds.
Shaforia Kines and Savannah Jones were there to shoot the ball from outside tonight, as they both went 4-of-7 from behind the arc. Kines played a game-high 35:47 and put up 23 points, while Jones finished with 18. The pair hit back-to-back threes to start off the fourth quarter, which set up a 12-2 run for the Jags and helped build their lead back up to double digits.
NEXT GAME
South Alabama will head out on the road to take on Alabama on Wednesday, Dec. 5. Tip off versus the Crimson Tide is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Coleman Coliseum and can be seen on ESPN+.
MULTIMEDIA
Television: ESPN+
Radio: 99.5 The Jag FM
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Live Audio: USAJaguars.com
Live Video: USAJaguars.com
SERIES NOTES
This marks the fourth game in the series between the two teams. South holds a 2-1 advantage over Tennessee State. The inaugural game in the matchup came on December, 2 1989 in Memphis, which the Jags won 71-62. This will be the second contest held in Nashville, South won the previous matchup at home 59-43. This will be the first time Coach Fowler has faced the Tigers with South Alabama
OPENING TIP
- South Alabama (5-0) is coming off a home win vs. East Tennessee State on Monday night at the Mitchell Center.
- The Jags remain as the lone unbeaten team in the Sun Belt.
- South received a vote in the week four USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll for the first time since January of 2018.
- Antoinette Lewis dropped a team-high 24 points, brought home 12 rebounds, and blocked six shots on the way to her second double-double of the season.
- The sophomore forward from Memphis, Tenn., leads the NCAA in field-goal percentage (.769).
- Shaforia Kines and Savannah Jones both finished the game vs. ETSU shooting 4-of-7 from the three and finishing in double digits.
- Kines put up a season-high 23 points, and now leads South with 14.5 points per game.
- Savannah Jones leads the Jags with 14 threes through its first five games, and connects on 2.4 per game.
- The pair hit back-to-back threes to start off the fourth quarter, which set up a 12-2 run for the Jags and helped build their lead back up to double digits.
- South ended the first quarter on a 10-1 run to build a 22-13 lead.
- South shot 56.4 percent from the field for the entire game, and shot 66.7 percent in the fourth.
- The Jags put up nine blocked shots in the contest to ETSU's zero.
- South led by as much as 14 in the game vs. ETSU and didn't trail by more than two.
- Tip-off on Thursday night v. the Jaguars will mark Tennessee State's first official home game of the season.
- The Tigers are 0-4 on the road, and 0-3 on a neutral court.
- Taylor Roberts leads the Tigers with 17.0 points per game and dropped a season-high 25 points against Wisconsin on Nov. 24.
- The sophomore guard has put up 20 points in four of her teams seven games.
- Last season, TSU finished with a 6-21 record (4-14 conference record). The 2017-18 campaign was the second in Coach Jessica Kern's tenure.
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