Box Score SAN MARCOS, TEXAS- South Alabama dropped a tough road contest to Texas State in a 65-54 final Saturday afternoon.
The first quarter was a slow start for both sides as baskets came at a premium. The Jaguars started to gain some momentum, going on a 10-0 run. South's defense was in full effect, allowing just seven points and forcing nine turnovers in the first quarter.
South struggled at the start of the second as the hosts jumped out to an 8-0 run to begin the quarter.
Rachel Leggett connected for a three to slow down the Bobcats' momentum. Unfortunately the hosts pushed their lead out further with another run as the half approached. The Jaguars entered into the half trailing 31-17.
South's offense had a resurgence at the beginning of the third, with
Chrysta Narcisse and
Rachel Leggett converting back-to-back buckets to put a dent in the lead. The Jaguars went on a commanding 8-0 run in which
Tara Green recorded her first basket as a Jaguar that was immediately followed up by a steal and layup from
Daniela Gonzalez to make it a single-digit affair. Both teams remained resilient as the hosts would head into the fourth ahead 45-34.
At the beginning of the fourth, the Bobcats went on a deep run that extended their lead to as much as 15. South continued to fight and made a valiant effort in the final minutes by hitting shots and playing stellar defense. The Bobcats would put the game out of reach unfortunately as South Alabama fell in a 65-54 final.
STATS
Rachel Leggett was efficient for the Jaguars, leading the team with 14 points on an excellent 6-9 split while grabbing six rebounds and recording a season-high five steals.
Michiyah Simmons played valuable minutes off the bench, scoring 13 points and pulling down five rebounds.
QUOTES
Yolisha Jackson on the result, "Definitely not okay with the outcome tonight but from where we were on Thursday to how we performed tonight it was much better. We talked about competing and juicing each other up and playing hard and I think we had a group that did that. We got to fix some things, we have to shoot the ball better but when you look at it we turned them over 28 times, we had 18 more shots than they did. We just have to find a way to knock down a couple of more shots. I also want to say that every kid that came in today did their job and I was super proud of that. This was Tara's first game since her time at UIC and for her to come in and impact the way she did hopefully she can build off that".
UP NEXT
South will continue their road slate as they face familiar foe Troy on Thursday, January 16.
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