#SWACWBB Recaps: December 21
Today’s Scores:
Grambling State 62, Loyola Marymount 61
Alabama A&M 65, Jacksonville 60
New Mexico State 82, Alcorn State 64
Michigan 76, Southern 35
Texas A&M 70, Prairie View A&M 57
Forte’s putback lifts Grambling to win over Loyola Marymount
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico - Shakyla Hill’s jumper hit off the front iron and rebounded by Jasmine Forte, who scored on the putback with 2.7 seconds left as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team survived another close contest with a 62-61 victory over Loyola Marymount to close out play on Friday in the Puerto Rico Classic at Mario Morales Coliseum.
Grambling State (3-8) led by as many as 14 points in the second half, but suffered a six-minute scoreless drought as the Lady Tigers rallied for their second consecutive win.
The Lady Tigers, who have won two consecutive games at the Puerto Rico Classic, led 17-16 after one quarter and took a 30-27 advantage into the half. Grambling State outscored the Lions, 23-14, in the third and led 53-41 entering the fourth period.
Hill, who averaged 21.0 points and 7.0 rebounds during the Puerto Rico Classic, led Grambling State with a game-high 25 points, on 10-of-16 shooting, with five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Jazmin Boyd added 12 points, five boards and five assists. Kendriana Washington scored eight points, along with two rebounds and two steals, while Forte recorded eight points, seven boards, one block and one steal.
Gabby Green paced Loyola Marymount (7-4) with 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block. Jasmine Jones registered 13 points, five rebounds and four steals, while Bree Alford tallied a game-high 12 boards, with nine points, four steals and two assists.
- Grambling State Sports Information
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Alabama A&M moves win streak to three, downs Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — While walking off the floor, Margaret Richards shook her head in approval.
The assessment? Richards and her Alabama A&M women's basketball team had just completed a successful business trip with a pair of wins.
And the Bulldogs did it in entertaining fashion. Carnethia Brown poured in 16 points as Alabama A&M rallied past Jacksonville 65-60 Friday afternoon in the North Florida Holiday Classic.
For the entire first quarter, and early in the second, Alabama A&M struggled from the field, only making one of its first 16 attempts. During that span, Jacksonville gradually built a 10-point cushion.
But, once again, Alabama A&M proved that it does not cave under pressure. By consistently pushing the ball to Ashlyn Dotson and Elexis Evans in the paint, Alabama A&M gradually chipped away at the lead, pulling within three by halftime.
Alabama A&M outscored Jacksonville 17-11 in the third quarter to take the lead, and the Bulldogs stretched the cushion to eight points by late in the fourth quarter. Elexis Evans finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Nigeria Jones scored 12 points with six rebounds. Dotson added eight points.
- AAMU Sports Information
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Alcorn falls to New Mexico State
MIAMI- The Alcorn State University women's basketball program fell to New Mexico State 82-64 Friday at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
The Lady Braves (1-10) went toe-to-toe with NMSU (7-4) and were tied 32-32 at the half. Though, the Aggies were able to put together a big third quarter and hold off Alcorn in the fourth. Against FIU (3-8), the Lady Braves came out slow and weren't able to make the second half run that they needed.
Alcorn out-rebounded NMSU 56-44.
Individually, Diamond Hall was a highlight for Alcorn with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench against the Aggies. She was one of three double-figure scorers for Alcorn in the game along with 11 points from both juniors Jada Hargrove and Charisma Walker. Junior Toddriana Isler neared a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. The game against the Aggies was very tight early. Alcorn trailed 11-10 in the first quarter after a pair of free throws by Hall. A lay-up by Hargrove kept them down 13-12 at the 1:35 mark.
In the second quarter, Alcorn trailed 29-24 when senior De'Asia Brown drilled a three-pointer and Hall made a lay-up after a steal by Hargrove to knot it 29-29 with 1:57 remaining. The Lady Braves turned it into a 7-0 run after Hargrove's lay-up put them up 31-29 with 1:15 left. After a NMSU three-pointer, Hargrove made a free throw to even it 32-32 at the half.
Alcorn was down just 36-35 in the third when the Aggies broke it open with a 12-0 run to lead 48-35 midway through. NMSU led by as many as 15 in the quarter.
The Lady Braves didn't go down without a fight and were able to trim the deficit to 60-52 after a lay-up by Clark. Though, they couldn't get any closer as a 10-0 spurt by the Aggies later in the quarter put the game out of reach.
Brooke Salas submitted a triple-double of 32 points, 22 rebounds and 11 blocks for NMSU. The Aggies were an astounding 21-for-23 (.913) from the free throw line in the game.
- Alcorn State Sports Information
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Lady Panthers upset bid falls short at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The road has not been particularly friendly to the Prairie View A&M’s women’s basketball team thus far this season, as the Panthers misfortune continued on Friday evening as they fell to #23 ranked Texas A&M 70-57, at the Reed Arena.
PVAMU and TAMU tied four times in the first quarter, before pulling away with an 18-13 lead with 0:17 left in the period.
The Panthers came out strong in the second quarter, going into the half with a 37-29 lead after a made jumper by junior forward Mariah Campbell with 0:30 left in the quarter. Junior guard Dominique Newman led the team with 11 points.
The team was able to keep their lead throughout the third quarter, but had it cut short as PVAMU went into the fourth leading 53-48.
They were able to hold onto their lead until TAMU went on a late run in the final minutes of the game, with PVAMU eventually falling 70-57.
Newman led the team with 14 points, five assists, four rebounds and one steal. Senior center Artavia Ford followed behind with 13 points, three blocks, three steals, two assists and two rebounds. Campbell also contributed with a season high eight points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal.
- PVAMU Athletics Communications
QUICK HITS:
- Jaden Towner scored 10 points for Southern during the Jaguars 76-35 loss at Michigan Friday afternoon. Alyric Scott added nine points. The Jaguars trailed by eight after one, but the Wolverines outscored Southern 18-5 in the second quarter and with Southern shooting 28.9 percent from the floor, the deficit was too much for the Jaguars to overcome. Deja Church led Michigan with 19 points and 10 boards, and Hallie Thome added 16 points.