MOBILE, Ala. – Behind four double-figure scorers, South Alabama defeated the ULM Warhawks 72-62, to earn their second conference win of the season. The win was the first time this season South had four players in double figures.
 
The Jags led for 39 minutes of the contest, trailing for just 11 seconds before going on an 8-0 run to retake the lead.
 
Michiyah Simmons tied her career-high with 18 points, her second game in a row reaching that mark. Behind Simmons were Kiana Anderson with 13 points, Kelsey Thompson with 13 points and Casey Ferguson with 12.
 
Anderson recorded her second double-double of the season, totaling 12 rebounds in addition to her 13 points. Maggie Robison totaled 10 rebounds in the contest, with Thompson racking up nine, just one shy of a double-double.
 
The Warhawks had three players in double digits and were led by Bre Sutton, who totaled 15. ULM did not record a three-pointer in the loss, the first time a Jag opponent has gone 0% from behind the arc since Houston Baptist did it in 2013.
 
South Alabama (6-18, 2-11 Sun Belt) looks ot build on the momentum of the win, hosting Louisiana Saturday at 2 p.m.  
 
GAME FACTS

• The Jags took an early lead, up 7-2 with six and a half to go in the first quarter.
• The Jags maintained the lead through the first, up 22-17 at the end of the first quarter of play.
• South and ULM traded baskets to start the second quarter, with South maintaining their five-point lead with five minutes to go in the half.
• South hit a scoring drought late in the second quarter, but maintained the lead, up 34-29 at halftime.
• South had another scoring drought in the third, allowing ULM to take their first lead of the game, up 37-36 with five minutes to go in the third quarter.
• After ULM took their first lead, the Jags went on an 8-0 run to retake the lead.
• South stayed up through the third, leading 51-44 with one quarter left.
• The Jags hit another scoring drought late in the fourth quarter, but held onto the lead, up six with 1:20 left to play.
• South was able to hold off the Warhawks, winning 73-63.

 
NOTES

• Maggie Robinson holds the longest streak for games started, with 20.
• Michiyah Simmons led South for the second game in a row, tying a career-high with 18 points.
• The win was Simmons's fifth double-figure game and her fourth time leading South in scoring.
• Kiana Anderson recorded her second double-double of the season, totaling 13 points and 12 rebounds.
• Kelsey Thompson recorded her ninth game in double figures, while Anderson totaled her 10^th.
• Casey Ferguson has recorded double digits twice this season.
• South led for 39:11, trailing for just 11 seconds in the entire game.
• Anderson's 12 rebounds are a season-high for any Jag this season.
• ULM recorded zero three-pointers, the first time a Jag opponent has done that since 2013.
• South recorded a season-high six blocks.

 
 
QUOTABLE
Associate head coach Dan Presel:
On the ability to hold on to the win:
"That's been the hurdle for us. We've been talking to our guys about it a lot. You've got to take steps throughout the season, and you never stop improving. Our hurdle has been adversity in tough times, sometimes we shrink, and we don't do it together. Today, we told them in every huddle, we've got to do this together. To our credit, I think we took a step today."
 
On what it's going to take to perform consistently:
"We are still building belief. I think we built a little more belief today, and I think you build belief by doing things together, so hopefully, we can continue to build belief and we can take the good lessons and the bad out of this one to move forward. We told them in the locker room that we can play much better basketball. We were fortunate enough to get good looks today, we didn't make as many as we could have. There's a lot more good basketball in us than what we've been showing, we've just got to keep taking it one step at a time and it's never too late, we've just got to get better every time we get together."
 
Freshman Michiyah Simmons:
On the win:
"Today's win was about trusting each other and just staying disciplined to our assignments and just getting stuff done."
 
On her performance:
"I felt like my shot was off, so I was just attacking the basket and getting my teammates involved first, and then the lane opened up for me, so that was my opportunity to get to the basket, get buckets and draw fouls."
 
On what it's going to take to perform consistently:
"We have workouts through the week working on finishing, so I think that played a big part in how I played today, it's been helpful."
 
UP NEXT
The Jaguars host Louisiana Saturday at 2 p.m.     
 
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