CHARLESTON, S.C.- The Jags fell short in their road contest against the College of Charleston in an 82-63 final. 

The Jags came out hot in the opening quarter jumping ahead to a 7-3 run backed by a three pointer from Daniela Gonzalez. The Jags offense stayed consistent as they pushed their lead to seven as Terren Coffil connected for three to take a 16-9 lead. South entered the second quarter ahead 20-17. 

South Alabama began to struggle in the opening minutes of the second quarter as the Cougars went on a fiery 16-2 run to take a 33-22 lead. South managed to make a dent in the lead with a Jordan Rosier three at the end of the quarter as they trailed 41-33. 

The Jags began the third with a quick jumper from Rosier to cut the lead to six, but would unfortunately fall behind as the Cougars went on another commanding run that would give them a 69-48 lead heading into the fourth. 

Rachel Leggett converted on back-to-back layups at the start of the fourth to give the Jags offense some life, but the Cougars offense would go on to best South despite their best efforts in an 82-63 final. 

STATS

The Jags had solid shooting splits, shooting 41.2% from the field, 39.1% from three, and a season high 91.7% from the charity stripe. Jordan Rosier led South with 16 points on an efficient 6-11 clip including going 4-8 from behind the arc. Amyria Walker and Daniela Gonzalez each chipped in 11 with Rachel Leggett adding 10 points off the bench. 

QUOTES

Head Coach Yolisha Jackson on the result, "I think what College of Charleston does really well is they do really well. They rebound the ball and they get two feet in the paint to score and unfortunately tonight we did not gang rebound and keep them off the boards and we had a hard time guarding the drive. Dani was solid, she just got into foul trouble early. I was really proud of how Chrysta Narcisse came in for the first time in her college career, I think that she did a really good job. We just have to find a way to limit our turnovers that are careless. We are going to turn it over, we just can't have careless turnovers. We also need to defend the paint and box out. We will be ready for Sunday. 

UP NEXT

The Jags will close out their lengthy road trip as they take on Charleston Southern on Sunday. 

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