Hayes Joins 1000-Point Club in Midweek Bout with Islanders

Wednesday, February 20

Corpus Christi, Texas

7:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

21-4 (12-1)

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

13-11 (7-6)

Stephen F. Austin

A&M-Corpus Christi

Hayes Joins 1000-Point Club in Midweek Bout with Islanders

2/20/2019 9:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Hayes becomes 33rd player in program history to hit 1000-point mark

By: Kevin Meyer | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Senior guard Chanell Hayes became the 33^rd1000-point scorer in SFA history on Wednesday night, but the Ladyjacks fell to the Islanders by a 46-44 score. SFA moves to 21-4 on the season and moves into a tie for first-place atop the Southland Conference at 12-1 in league play.

SFA was done in by a poor shooting night inside Jack Dugan Wellness Center on the campus of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, converting on just 16-47 (34 percent) of attempts from the field and 3-15 (20 percent) from beyond the arc.

TOP SFA PERFORMERS
• Imani Johnson tallied 16 points and six rebounds in the contest.
• Hayes tallied six points and hauled down a team-high seven rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
A low scoring opening quarter saw both teams misfire on their initial attempts from the field and combine for just eight points in the opening five minutes of play.
SFA would take a 12-8 lead on a triple by Brianna Mitchell with two minutes remaining in the contest, but a 4-0 run by the Islanders to close out the quarter shrunk SFA's lead to 14-12 heading into the second quarter.

SFA would struggle in the second stanza, being outscored 14-6 in the frame by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi after connecting on just 2-11 shots in the quarter. A 6-0 run by the Islanders across the final four minutes of the half sent them into the break with a 26-20 lead over SFA.

The defensive struggle continued in the third quarter, as the 'Jacks were able to pick just two points off the lead by the media timeout of the quarter, 30-26. Despite that, the teams each scored eight points in the frame, leaving the Ladyjacks trailing by six points heading to the final frame.

Despite seeing the Islanders extend the lead out to eight points on two occasions in the fourth quarter, SFA would claw back and find itself down by just two points on the final possession of the game. After a scrum under the basket burned off all but one second of the remaining time in the contest, the Ladyjacks called a timeout to gather themselves for a final shot. Imani Johnson would get open for a three-pointer from the wing for a look at a game-winner, but the attempt rattled out to stall the comeback.

OF NOTE
• With an offensive rebound and putback in the third quarter, Chanell Hayes became the 33^rdmember of SFA's 1000-point scoring club for her career.

UP NEXT
SFA returns home this weekend for a rematch with the Cardinals of Incarnate Word as part of the doubleheader with each school's respective men's programs. Tip-off for that game is set for 2:00 p.m.

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