MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's basketball earned their first road win of the season, winning a tight matchup with Nicholls 74-73.
Freshman
Kelsey Thompson paced the Jags with 19 points, her fourth double figure game of the season.
Jordan Rosier was the next-highest scorer with 15 and
Nadia Howard totaled 12. Rosier's 15 points are a season high.
The win was fourth game of the season with three Jags in double figures.
The Jags shot 49.1% from the field, a season high.
Zena Elias led the Jags in rebounding in the win, totaling eight. The win was her third time leading the team in rebounds.
The Colonels had four players in double figures, with Lexi Alexander leading the way with 20.
The Jags return home this weekend for a matchup against Alabama State Saturday at 11 a.m.
GAME FACTS
- The Jags and the Colonels traded baskets to start the game, but South was able to make some defensive stops, taking a 15-9 lead with five to go in the first quarter.
- Nicholls made back-to-back baskets to cut the lead to 14-15 with 2:30 to go in the first quarter, but the Jags answered with baskets of their own, extending the lead to 25-19 to end the first.
- Both teams started the second quarter slow, with the Jags leading 28-19 with seven minutes to go in the half.
- Despite a slow quarter, South was able to keep the lead, going into halftime up 41-33.
- Nicholls opened the third quarter with a 10-2 run, to tie the game at 43-43 with six to go in the third.
- The Colonels got momentum, taking a 51-46 lead with three to go in the third quarter.
- Nicholls led South 56-55 going into the fourth quarter.
- The teams traded baskets to open the fourth, with the game tied at 61 with five to go.
- With nine lead changes in the fourth quarter, the South led 73-71 with 58 seconds to go.
- South held off Nicholls, winning 74-73.
NOTES
- Nadia Howard earned her ninth start of the season, making her the only Jag to start all games this season.
- Howard currently has the longest starting streak on the team, starting 28 games, dating back to last season.
- The Jags started the same lineup as the previous game – Zena Elias, Howard, Tristen Washington, Jordan Rosier and Maggie Robinson.
- South's 25-point first quarter was the most for the team this season.
- Kelsey Thompson led the Jags with 19 points, her fourth game in double figures.
- Jordan Rosier totaled 15 points, her third double-digit game of the season.
- Elias totaled eight rebounds. The win was her third time this season leading the team in rebounds.
- The Jags shot 49.1% from the field, a season high.
- South led for over half the game.
- The Jags totaled 33 bench point.
QUOTABLE
Head Coach Terry Fowler:
"We got off to a great start, and that's something we have been looking forward to doing. We had a 25-point first quarter, and then carried it over to the second quarter. We knew that they would come out and respond. They came out and did it really quickly, and it basically became a 20 minute game. I thought we had some separation late, we had a technical foul that hurt us and changed momentum, but I told our kids all day we needed to come and earn it, they weren't going to give us anything, we had to earn it. We did it, we overcame some adversity, some they gave us and some we gave ourselves. Just so proud and happy for them to go and get a road win going into our next two home games to finish out before Christmas break. We've had a great week of practice and we've gotta continue that throughout the semester and into conference play."
UP NEXT
The Jaguars return home to the Mitchell Center for a matchup with Alabama State Saturday at 11 a.m.
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