NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks put
together their most complete game of the season Saturday, avenging an earlier
season loss to Texas State with a 81-59 dismantling of the Bobcats at William
R. Johnson Coliseum.
Four Ladyjacks scored in double-figures, including a
career-high 16 points from freshman Porsha Roberts. The Waco, Texas native went
8-of-13 from the field (5-of-6 in the second half) to bounce back from just a
two-point performance on Wednesday at UT-Arlington.
Joining Roberts in double-digit scoring was Daylyn Harris
(12 points), Amina Sawyer (11 points) and Annette Davis (10 points).
Harris, playing in just her fourth game back from a foot
injury, went 4-of-4 from three-point territory off the bench while also pulling
down seven rebounds. Sawyer recorded her second double-double of the season
with 11 points and 11 rebounds, and has now scored in double-figures in
back-to-back contests. Davis (10 points) had her finest offensive performance
since a 12-point effort back in January at Tulsa.
As a team SFA (18-7, 8-4) dominated Texas State (14-11,
6-6) 44-20 in points in the paint and held the high-scoring Bobcats' defense to
just 30 percent shooting (19-of-64). After scoring 95 points in their previous
match with the help of 60 free throws attempts, the Bobcats shot just 20 free
throws on Saturday.
Diamond Ford led Texas State with 18 points but was
hounded all afternoon by the SFA defense and made just 5-of-18 attempts from
the floor.
The Bobcats only lead of the night was a jumper on their
opening possession from Ford. From that point on SFA led from start to finish.
The Ladyjacks outscored Texas State 34-25 in the first
half thanks to seven points from Sawyer and six each from Roberts and Davis.
The Bobcats struggled mightily shooting the ball, making just six field goals
in the first 20 minutes on 30 attempts.
SFA kept the pedal to the medal in the second half,
outscoring Texas State
47-34 en route to their second-highest scoring
performance of the season.
The Ladyjacks will next host Lamar on Wednesday, Feb. 22
at 7 p.m. in the first matchup between the two teams this season.
--SFA--
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