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Banfield Ties School Record with Seven Threes in 104-46 Win over Central Christian
12/7/2019 5:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NACOGDOCHES, TX -- Marissa Banfield tied a school record with seven 3-pointers as the SFA women's basketball team beat the Central Christian (KS) Tigers 104-46 at home Saturday.
SFA improved to 5-2 overall following the victory.
Banfield's 21 point effort led the Ladyjacks. Aiyana Johnson helped out with 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals and Stephanie Visscher chipped in with seven points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals.
SFA shared the ball well in Saturday's game, racking up 24 assists on 42 made field goals. Johnson totaled six assists to pace the Ladyjacks.
SFA did a great job disrupting Central Christian (KS) shots in the contest, coming away with seven blocks. Aaliyah Johnson led the way individually for the Ladyjacks with two rejections.
INSIDE THE BOX
» SFA found success from three point land, knocking down 10 treys in the game.
» The Ladyjacks held the Tigers to only 25.8% shooting from the field.
» SFA never trailed on the way to a 104-46 victory.
» SFA recorded 24 total assists in the game.
» Marissa Banfield was deadly from behind the three point line, knocking down seven treys.
» The SFA bench came alive by adding 44 points to its scoring output.
» The Ladyjacks turned 29 turnovers into 35 points on the offensive end.
» The Ladyjacks forced 29 Central Christian (KS) turnovers while committing only 13 on the other end.
» SFA had a 48-37 edge on the boards in the win.
» The SFA defense forced 29 turnovers.
» The Ladyjacks were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, tallying seven blocks as a team.
» SFA cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive boards in the game.
» Marissa Banfield led the Ladyjacks with a game-high 21 points.
» SFA got seven rebounds from both Aiyana Johnson and Stephanie Visscher..
GAME SUMMARY
After jumping out to a 5-2 advantage, SFA went on a 14-0 run with 7:35 left in the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Aiyana Johnson, to increase its lead to 19-2. The Ladyjacks then added 11 points to that lead by the end of the period and entered the quarter break with a 36-8 advantage. SFA did most of its first quarter damage in the paint, scoring 26 of its 36 points close to the basket.
SFA built that first quarter lead to 40-11 before going on a 12-0 run starting at the 8:20 mark in the second period, highlighted by a bucket from Alyssa Mayfield, to increase its lead to 52-11. The Ladyjacks proceeded to tack on six points to that lead and enjoyed a 64-17 advantage heading into halftime. SFA was strong from deep in the period, knocking down four three-point shots to account for 12 of its 28 points.
Following intermission, SFA continued to expand their advantage, pushing it to 77-27 before going on a 6-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Aaliyah Johnson, to expand its lead further to 83-27 with 2:16 to go in the third. Before the conclusion of the third period, the Tigers had cut into that lead somewhat, but the Ladyjacks still entered the fourth quarter with a 84-32 edge. SFA knocked down three three-pointers in the quarter to score nine of its 20 total points.
SFA kept widening that lead, expanding it to 90-37 before going on a 5-0 run, finished off by Mikayla Hutchinson's three, to grow the lead to 95-37 with 6:18 to go in the contest. The Ladyjacks held onto that lead for the rest of the game for the 104-46 win. SFA got a boost from its bench in the period, with non-starters scoring 20 of its 20 total points.
NEXT UP
The Ladyjacks are back in action on Sunday, December 15 at 2 p.m. when they host LSU-Shreveport in the William R. Johnson Coliseum.
