MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball dropped their fourth straight game, losing to Southeastern Louisiana 64-40.
Freshman
Kelsey Thompson led the Jags in scoring with 15 points, her third double digit game of the season.
Maggie Robinson was South's second highest scorer with nine points.
Nadia Howard clocked the most minutes, totaling 35. Howard led the team in rebounds too, totaling nine.
The Lady Lions offense was led by Taylor Bell, who totaled 17 points. Hailey Giaratano was close behind, totaling 14 points for the Lady Lions.
The Jags finish up their November home stand on Sunday against Florida A&M at 1 p.m.
GAME FACTS
- Both teams started out slow, with South leading 5-2 after five minutes of play.
- SLU then went on a 9-0 run, to take an 11-5 lead with two minutes remaining in the first quarter.
- South battled back, making the score 13-8 after the first 10 minutes.
- The teams traded baskets back-and-forth to open the second quarter, with the Jags trailing by 2 with 6 minutes left in the half.
- The Lady Lions then went on a 12-1 run to end the half, taking a 30-17 lead at halftime.
- South went on a 6-0 run to open the second half, but the Lady Lions answered with a run of their own, with the Lady Lions leading 34-23 with under five to go in the third quarter.
- Both teams hit a scoring drought towards the end of the third, with Southeastern Louisiana leading 44-31 at the end of the third quarter.
- The Jags could not battle back, dropping 64-40.
NOTES
- Maggie Robinson earned her first start as a Jaguar.
- Thompson led the Jags in scoring for the third time.
- Howard earned her fifth straight start, while Thompson earned her second straight start.
- The Jags and Lady Lions both totaled 41 rebounds.
- Kiana Anderson led the team in blocks with two.
- Robinson totaled nine points in her first start as a Jag.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Terry Fowler:
Opening statement:
"Just really disappointed for our kids. I thought we had some good practices leading into this game and we had a good warmup, and I just thought we were ready to compete for 40 minutes. Defensively, I thought we did some really good things, they were in the 40s to start the fourth quarter. We just couldn't do anything offensively, we were not able to get the ball to go in the basket. On top of that, we didn't do a good job from the free throw line. To start the game, they had 16 points off our turnovers, I thought that was the big difference in the first half. Our kids are fighting. They are disappointed, they are hurting, and we've got to make sure we are ready to go after Thanksgiving."
On figuring out which lineup works:
"We are playing Kelsey at the one, where she's really not comfortable, at least not yet. Tonight, Michiyah was sick with the flu, so that put us down someone who is able to play in the point guard position. We are already playing a jigsaw puzzle and we had to play with it again today, but we've got to figure it out, there's no excuses. As a coaching staff, we've got to find solutions to help our young ladies find success."
UP NEXT
The Jaguars finish of their November home stand with a matchup against Florida A&M on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m.
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