Ladyjack Game Notes: at SMU, at Tulsa
12/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 29, 2011
SMU/Tulsa Game Notes
Stephen F. Austin at SMU
Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. (CST)
Moody Coliseum • Dallas, Texas
Radio: Q107.7FM • TV: None • Online: www.smumustangs.com
Ladyjacks
Record: 9-2
Last 5/Streak: 3-2/W1
Coach: Brandon Schneider
Career: 329-100 (14th season)
At SFA: 21-20 (2nd season)
SID: Kenny Bybee
E-Mail: bybeeka@sfasu.edu
Web: www.sfajacks.com
Mustangs
Record: 7-5
Last 5/Streak: 3-2/W1
Coach: Rhonda Rompola
Career: 373-241 (21st season)
At SMU: Same
SID: Travis Chamblee
E-Mail: tchamblee@smu.edu
Web: www.smumustangs.com
The Golden Hurrican
Record: 4-6
Last 5/Streak: 2-3/W1
Coach: Matilda Mossman
Career: 151-99 (9th season)
At Tulsa: 4-6 (1st season)
SID: Stephanie Hall
E-Mail: stephanie-hall@tulsa.edu
Web: www.tulsahurricane.com
FOR STARTERS
After a nine-day layoff the SFA Ladyjacks return to the court to finish off their non-conference portion of the schedule with games at SMU and Tulsa. SFA is coming off a thrilling 68-64 overtime victory over Rice on Dec. 20 in Nacogdoches.
LAST TIME OUT
The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks erased a 10-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation and then outscored the Rice Owls 13-9 in overtime for a thrilling 68-64 victory Tuesday evening at William R. Johnson Coliseum. Senior guard Tammara Marion scored a team-high 20 points, including a game-tying jumper with 0.9 seconds left in regulation to propel the Ladyjacks into the extra frame. Sophomore forward Annette Davis was just as big off the bench, scoring a career-high 17 points in only 19 minutes of action.
THE MUSTANGS
SMU has won three of their past five games, including two over Southland Conference foes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and UTSA.
COVERAGE
Friday’s game will be broadcasted on the radio on Q107.7FM with James Dixon doing play-by-play.
THE GOLDEN HURRICANE
Tulsa is 2-3 in their past five outings and are coming off a 68-60 victory over Nebraska-Omaha. They are 4-6 under Matilda Mossman in his first season as Tulsa’s head coach.
COVERAGE
Sunday’s game will be available on www.tulsahurricane.com.
UP NEXT: The Ladyjacks begin Southland Conference play Saturday, Jan. 7 when they travel to Hammond, Lousiana to take on Southeastern Louisiana. SFA will then host Central Arkansas Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the conference home opener.
DAVIS FINDING A GROOVE: Sophomore forward Annette Davis has come on strong in her last three games and is proving to be the top scoring option of the Ladyjacks bench. The Houston, Texas native and Kansas University transfer set new career-highs in points (17), field goals (6) and rebounds (8) in SFA’s 68-64 win over Rice. That performance came on the heels of a 15-point outing against Arkansas State the previous game. Over her past three games Davis averaging 14.3 ppg and6 rpg.
DOING IT WITH D: Although SFA is shooting just 35 percent and averaging 62 points per game (7th in SLC), the Ladyjacks are more than making up for their struggles on the defensive side of the ball. SFA ranks third in the league in scoring defense (55.8 ppg) and is first overall in rebounding margin (+3.4). The Ladyjacks have yet to lose (7-0) when allowing 59 points or less and are fourth in the conference in blocks per game (3.8).
RAINING THREE’S: With five more made three-pointers against Rice, the Ladyjacks now sit 27th in the nation in trifecta’s made per contest (7.1). Overall SFA has made 77-of-237 long balls attempted and is second in the Southland Conference in makes per game. Senior Tammara Marion, who connected on a season-high six three-pointers at Southern Miss back in November, leads SFA with 31 made threes this year and is first in the conference in 3pt field goals made. Marion, who is SFA’s all-time leader in 3pt. made (204) and 3pt % (.381) is just 19 long distance attempts away from tying the school record (555) in attempts held by Kirby Killingsworth.
