MOBILE, Ala  —  Game 28 • South Alabama Jaguars (19-8, 8-8 SBC) vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (16-11, 8-8 SBC) • MARCH 7 2019 • 7:00 p.m. • Mitchell Center

THE COACHES
SOUTH ALABAMA
Terry Fowler, (Lane [Tenn.], '86)
at USA: 79-100, 43-67 SBC (6)
Overall: 286-277 (20)
vs. Coastal Carolina: 2-2

COASTAL CAROLINA
Jaida Williams, (Cal Poly Pomona, 2005) 
at Coastal Carolina: 84-93, 49-62 (6)
Overall: 84-93, 49-62 (Sun Belt) (6)
vs. South Alabama: 2-2

LAST GAME
The University of South Alabama women's basketball team fell to the Texas State Bobcats, 45-77 on Saturday afternoon at Strahan Arena in San Marcos, Texas. 

The Jaguars ended the second quarter on a 14-5 run to erase a 13-point Texas State lead that made it a four-point game heading into the half. Texas State came out with a renewed shot and quickly went on an 11-0 run in the third to build a lead. The Bobcats were fueled by Toshua Leavitt who notched 11 points in the quarter and shot 3-for-3 from behind the arc. All together, Texas State shot 5-of-7 from three in the quarter and outscored the Jags 23-8 to seal the win.

MULTIMEDIA
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SERIES NOTES    
South Alabama leads the all-time series vs. Coastal Carolina, 3-2. Since Coastal became a member of the Sun Belt, the Jags are 2-2 against the Chanticleers, beating them in Conway, S.C earlier this season 88-78, behind 30 points and seven-made three-pointers from Savannah Jones. South and Coastal split last season, with the Chanticleers taking the matchup in Conway 71-57 over the Jags. 

OPENING TIP
South Alabama (19-8, 8-8 SBC) is coming off of its third consecutive loss on the road, falling 45-77 against Texas State this past Saturday in San Marcos. It is the first time all season the Jaguars have lost three games in a row. The Jags are tied with Coastal Carolina for 7th place in the Sun Belt standing heading into the final weekend of regular season play. 

Antoinette Lewis posted her ninth double-double of the season and second in as many games with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Texas State. Lewis leads the Sun Belt, and ranks 17th in the country  with a .589 field-goal percentage and ranks third in the conference with 9.1 rebounds per game. The sophomore forward is averaging 14.5 points per game while also denying 1.8 shots per game on defense. 

Junior guard, Shaforia Kines dropped 22 points on 5-of-9 shooting from behind the arc when the Jaguars faced Coastal Carolina on the road on Jan. 5. Kines added six assists in the Jags 88-78 win. Kines is putting up 13.2 points per game, and is third in the league with a 1.7 assist-turnover ratio. Kines paces the way for the Jaguars playing 31.8 minutes per game.

South Alabama is coming off of its worst three-point shooting day of the season, connecting on just 1-of-24 (4.2%) against Texas State on Saturday. For the season the Jaguars are shooting .424 from the floor, .333 from three and .545 from the free-throw line. In wins, South is making 8.2 three-pointers per game and 3.9 per game in losses. 

Coastal Carolina has won eight of its last 10 games and four in a row on the road. The Chanticleers are coming off of a 57-60 loss to ULM at home last Saturday. Their leading scorer, D.J. Williams did not play in that game. 

Caitlin Roche paced the way for the Chanticleers earlier this season when the two clubs met. Roche dropped a team-high 22 points and shot 8-of-24 from the floor. Three-time Sun Belt player of the week, D.J. Williams added 19 points off the bench for Coastal in that contest. Williams leads the league in scoring (18.1 PPG), while Roche sits in ninth place at 14.1. Naheria Hamilton is shooting .530 from the floor for Coastal, she ranks fifth in the league in FG percentage and fifth with 7.9 rebounds per game. 

Coastal is shooting .432 from the floor, .330 from the three-point line, and .699 from the free-throw line. The Chanticleers are bringing in 43.9 rebounds per game to their opponents 34.1 for a +9.8 rebounding margin.

Coastal ranks second in the Sun Belt in scoring, second in FG percentage, second in rebounds and rebounding margin, and third in assists. 


THEY SAID IT 
HEAD COACH TERRY FOWLER

On Coastal turning things around: "They have inserted DJ Williams into the starting lineup and she is playing at a high level. Caitlin Roche is doing a great job. They seem to have settled in, got back to how they were playing in the non-conference season. They have got into a flow where everyone is understanding their role and playing into their strengths. 

On the Jaguars performance at Coastal earlier in the season: "We played a great, probably our best, offensive game. We really passed the ball, found the open player and made open shots. We did a good job of breaking their press. We have to get back into that, the ball was moving well. Again, it was our best offensive performance." 

NEXT GAME
South Alabama takes on Appalachian State in the regular season finale on Saturday March 9 in Mobile, Ala. Tip-off vs. the Mountaineers is set for 4 p.m. on Senior Night at the Mitchell Center. 

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