Monday, January 31
Phoenix, Ariz.
7:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
17-3,8-0WAC
61
at
43
Grand Canyon
13-6,6-2WAC
1
2
3
4
F
SFA
15
10
16
20
61
Grand Canyon
20
10
2
11
43
Ladyjacks Rattle GCU in Second Half
1/31/2022 9:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PHOENIX, Arizona --
The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (17-3, 8-0 WAC) remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference play snagging a well-earned victory tonight at Grand Canyon fueled by outscoring the Lopes 36-13 in the second half to grab a 61-43 league win.
The Ladyjacks trailed by five at the half (30-25) as the Lopes registered 10 more shot attempts in the first 20 minutes of play to the Ladyjacks, but SFA maintained poise at the free throw line (9-14 FT) to stay in contention after going scoreless for nearly seven minutes in the second quarter.
It was all about the second half for the 'Jacks, stamped by back-to-back three's from Tasharian Robinson to give SFA their first lead halfway through the third quarter, 32-30. SFA held GCU to just two points in the 10-minute stanza holding a 44-32 advantage heading into the fourth, able to secure the lead by double-figures throughout the fourth.
Four Ladyjacks finished in double figures tonight led by Brianna Mitchell with 14 points, five rebounds and one assist. Stephanie Visscher (10 points and 15 rebounds) and Aiyana Johnson (11 points and 11 rebounds) notched double-doubles tonight in addition to a 12 points and eight rebounds from Zya Nugent.
SFA will be back in action on Thursday, February 3rd for a matchup at Utah Valley. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
For results, updates and a complete schedule for all SFA Athletics, visit sfajacks.com.
The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (17-3, 8-0 WAC) remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Conference play snagging a well-earned victory tonight at Grand Canyon fueled by outscoring the Lopes 36-13 in the second half to grab a 61-43 league win.
The Ladyjacks trailed by five at the half (30-25) as the Lopes registered 10 more shot attempts in the first 20 minutes of play to the Ladyjacks, but SFA maintained poise at the free throw line (9-14 FT) to stay in contention after going scoreless for nearly seven minutes in the second quarter.
It was all about the second half for the 'Jacks, stamped by back-to-back three's from Tasharian Robinson to give SFA their first lead halfway through the third quarter, 32-30. SFA held GCU to just two points in the 10-minute stanza holding a 44-32 advantage heading into the fourth, able to secure the lead by double-figures throughout the fourth.
Four Ladyjacks finished in double figures tonight led by Brianna Mitchell with 14 points, five rebounds and one assist. Stephanie Visscher (10 points and 15 rebounds) and Aiyana Johnson (11 points and 11 rebounds) notched double-doubles tonight in addition to a 12 points and eight rebounds from Zya Nugent.
SFA will be back in action on Thursday, February 3rd for a matchup at Utah Valley. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
For results, updates and a complete schedule for all SFA Athletics, visit sfajacks.com.
Team Stats
SFA
GCU
FG%
.341
.241
3FG%
.286
.111
FT%
.694
.650
RB
45
40
TO
24
21
STL
9
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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