Game 9 | December 11, 2021 | 12 pm (CST) | Thibodaux, La. | David R. Stropher Gymnasium
South Alabama (3-5, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Rankings: — AP | — Coaches | — RPI
Head Coach: Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.] '86)
Record at USA (season): 114-132 (9)
Career Record (season): 321-310 (22)
Record vs. Nicholls: 1-2
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Jaylin Powell (10.4)
Rebs: Zena Elias (9.5)
Asts: Mahogany Vaught (19)
Blks: Destiny Samuel (5)
Stls: Mahogany Vaught (17)
Nicholls (2-6, 0-0 Southland)
Rankings: — AP | — Coaches | — RPI
Head Coach: Dobee Plaisance
Record at Nicholls (years): 165-219 (13)
Career Record (years): 246-252 (17)
Record vs. USA: 2-3
Statistical Leaders
Pts: Chynna Allen (14.1)
Rebs: Bryanna Washington (5.4)
Asts: Traya Bruce (13)
Blks: Chynna Allen (3)
Stls: Deonna Brister (17)
Series History
Overall: 16-4 (H: 10-2 | A: 6-2)
Longest USA Streak: 11
Longest Nicholls Streak: 2
Current Streak: Nicholls - 2
First Meeting: 1/6/79
Last Meeting: 12/5/20
Opening Tip
- South Alabama is 72-50 against current members of the Southland Conference.
- The last time the Jags won in Thibodaux was Dec. 5, 2009, with a score of 63-50.
- In the past 10 meetings South is 7-3 over the Colonels.
Last time with Nicholls
-Antoinette Lewis had a then season-best point total with 23, which was her ninth straight game scoring in double figures.
-It was the first occasion since defeating A-State in the opening round of the Sun Belt Conference on March 10, 2020 that the senior posted 20 or more points.
-Lewis also led the Jags in rebounding for the second time in as many contests with eight, and paced the squad in blocks with four.
-It was the first occasion in her career that Mahogany Vaught finished with 10 or more points in back-to-back outings.
- The junior guard added a personal best seven rebounds as well.
- Jadona Davis finished with a career-high point total —11— while scoring in double digits for the first time at the collegiate level.
-Devyn Lowe was credited with a career-high six assists, the most handed out by a Jaguar at that point in the season.
-Jaylen Mallard had pulled down five or more rebounds in three straight contests for the first time since joining the program at the start of the 2019-20 season after finishing the night with six.
Notes from Southern Miss
- Kiana Anderson, Nadia Howard and Janelle Jones each started for the first time in their Jaguar careers.
- Jones had a career-high rebounding total with seven while posting a season high nine points.
- For her second straight outing, Destiny Samuel led the Jags in scoring while matching her season-best figure of 10.
- Dee Haymer had a team-best three assists, her first time leading the Jags in the category this season.
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