MOBILE, Ala.- The Jags put together a great effort, but would fall short in a 78-70 loss against Louisiana Tech Thursday afternoon. 

South came out firing on all cylinders in the first quarter as Michiyah Simmons scored seven straight points to put South ahead 15-7. Louisiana Tech continued pushing the tempo and would get to within one at 2:27. Amyria Walker stepped up and hit back-to-back threes to extend South's lead and give them a 25-18 lead after one. South was on fire in the first quarter, shooting 55% from the field and 62.5% from three.  

The second quarter was tight, as the visitors crawled back in by taking a 28-27 lead early on. South continued to push as the quarter winded down, shooting well from the charity stripe to even the score at 35 as they headed into half. 

The third quarter, much like the second, was a tight contest between both sides. Daniela Gonzalez got the Jags on the board in the early minutes, scoring the first seven points for South Alabama to put them ahead 42-38. The visitors started to make a push and would go on to outscore South for the remainder of the quarter 22-10. 

The Jaguars fought hard in the fourth, as Rachel Legget converted on a tough layup to bring them within six in the opening minutes of the fourth. The visitors would pull away as the game winded down, converting on free throws and second-chance opportunities. The Jaguars would make one last push, but would unfortunately come up short in a 78-70 final. 

STATS

Michiyah Simmons led the way for South as she finished with 16 points on an efficient 6-12 from the field. Daniela Gonzalez finished with 11 points and nine rebounds with Jordan Rosier and Amyria Walker both chipping in 11. As a whole, South Alabama was efficient from the field, shooting 42.6% overall, and 44.4% from behind the arc. The Jags shot well from the charity stripe, shooting 76.9%. 

QUOTES

Head coach Yolisha Jackson on where we are as a team, " I thought are effort today was very good. Of course you always get a little bit more energy when you have 2,000 kids in the building. Our effort was at an all-time high, I think it was much better than Monday night. This team is starting to figure itself out. You got eight new faces and we have changed some things on how we do things defensively and offensively from last year so we are mixing and molding together but I like where we are on November 7. 

UP NEXT

South will hit the road for the first time this season as they head to Houston to take on Rice on Monday at 7:00 PM. 

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