Sunday, November 13
Nacogdoches, Texas
2:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
vs
Texas Southern
Photo by: Hannah Hatton
Ladyjacks Set to Host Texas Southern on Sunday
11/11/2022 6:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Stephen F. Austin vs Texas Southern
Date: Sunday, November 13th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: SFA leads 3-1
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball program continue their non-conference schedule against Texas Southern.
Series
This will be the fifth meeting between the Ladyjacks and the Tigers. The last meeting was 12/21/2020 where SFA cruised to a 100-61 win.
Johnson Drops 20 in Ladyjacks' Loss to Rcie
Rice University defeated Stephen F. Austin 89-77 Thursday night. Rice improves to 2-0 while SFA falls to 1-1.
The 'Jacks kept the game close within the first two quarters, which included the Ladyjacks holding the lead for nearly 3 minutes in the first quarter of the match. They went into halftime down by only a manageable six points, 41-35.
The third quarter seemed to show good signs of what's to come for the Ladyjacks, as they outscored the Owls in the respective quarter and cut their deficit down to two, 60-58.
However, the fourth quarter favored the Owls as they scored 29 in the quarter to the 'Jacks 10 and pulled away with the win as the clock winded down.
Aiyana Johnson led the team with 20 points and seven rebounds, 12 of those points coming from the free throw line. Jordan Harrison dropped 15 points and led the team with six assists. Avery Brittingham and Kurstyn Harden also put up double digit points on the night, recording 15 and 10 points respectively.
SFA led in field goal percentage (49.1-47.5), free throw percentage (80.8-71.4), fast break points (12-7), and points in the paint (48-24).
A look at Texas Southern
A 3-for-13 shooting performance from the field in the first quarter proved to be too much for the Texas Southern University women's basketball team to overcome in a 75-49 home loss to Old Dominion University.
Ariana Avent led the way for the Tigers (0-2) with 13 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal as ODU (1-1) shot over 50 percent from the field in the first quarter and took advantage of the cold start from TSU to build a 23-10 lead after the opening quarter.
Micah Gray's jumper at the 6:54 mark of the first quarter ended the scoreless drought for the Tigers to open the game, but it would be a lengthy portion of the first stanza before TSU scored again. Avent's pair of made free throws with 2:34 left in the first quarter cut the deficit down to 21-4 and was the start of an 8-0 run that also included another made free throw from Avent, a layup by Jaida Belton and a three-pointer from Alisa Brown cutting the first quarter deficit down to 21-10.
Alisa Knight came off the bench to play 32 minutes and would be second on the Tigers' roster in points scored with 10 on two made three pointers and four converted free throws while Belton led the Tigers in rebounding with six.
Ariana Avent led the way for the Tigers (0-2) with 13 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal as ODU (1-1) shot over 50 percent from the field in the first quarter and took advantage of the cold start from TSU to build a 23-10 lead after the opening quarter.
Micah Gray's jumper at the 6:54 mark of the first quarter ended the scoreless drought for the Tigers to open the game, but it would be a lengthy portion of the first stanza before TSU scored again. Avent's pair of made free throws with 2:34 left in the first quarter cut the deficit down to 21-4 and was the start of an 8-0 run that also included another made free throw from Avent, a layup by Jaida Belton and a three-pointer from Alisa Brown cutting the first quarter deficit down to 21-10.
Alisa Knight came off the bench to play 32 minutes and would be second on the Tigers' roster in points scored with 10 on two made three pointers and four converted free throws while Belton led the Tigers in rebounding with six.
Avent is TSU's lone All-SWAC returnee as she was a scoring machine for TSU during her first season. She averaged 18.1 points in 23 games played. Avent has scored in double figures in 22 consecutive games dating back to the non-conference finale at USC on Dec. 18, 2021. Avent had nine games with 20-plus points, including four with 30-plus including a season-high 35 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Jan. 8.
Ladyjacks Ranked First in Preseason WAC Coaches and Media Polls and Aiyana Johnson Named Preseason WAC Player of the Year
SFA received nine first place votes, while UT Arlington and Grand Canyon each received two.
Johnson, a graduate student from Lee's Summit, Missouri, started all 32 games for the Ladyjacks last year. She had a .541 shooting percentage, 209 total rebounds, 51 assists, 36 blocks, 17 steals and scored 445 points. Johnson averaged 26.1 minutes per game, 6.5 rebounds per game, and 13.9 points per game.
2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll
| Rank | Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Stephen F. Austin (9) | 140 |
| 2. | UT Arlington (2) | 126 |
| 3. | Grand Canyon (2) | 124 |
| 4. | California Baptist | 107 |
| 5. | Abilene Christian | 86 |
| 6. | Southern Utah | 83 |
| 7. | Sam Houston | 70 |
| 8. | Utah Valley | 69 |
| 9. | UTRGV | 56 |
| 10. | NM State | 46 |
| 11. | Tarleton | 44 |
| Utah Tech | 44 | |
| 13. | Seattle U | 19 |
2022-23 WAC Preseason Player of the Year: Aiyana Johnson, Grad, F/C, Stephen F. Austin
2022-23 Preseason All-WAC First Team
Trinity San Antonio, So., G, California Baptist
Aaliyah Collins, So., G, Grand Canyon
Madelyn Batista, Sr., F, Sam Houston
Tomekia Whitman, Sr., G, Southern Utah
Aiyana Johnson, Grad, F/C, Stephen F. Austin
Starr Jacobs, Grad, F, UT Arlington
Breaunna Gillen, Sr., G, Utah Tech
Emily Isaacson, Sr., G/F, Utah Tech
2022-23 Preseason All-WAC Second Team
Bella Earle, So., G, Abilene Christian
Tiarra Brown, Jr., G/F, Grand Canyon
Chyna Allen, Grad, G, Sam Houston
Cherita Daugherty, Grad, G, Southern Utah
Jireh Washington, Grad, G, UT Arlington
Kayla White, Grad, G, UT Arlington
Iyana Dorsey, So., G, UTRGV
Shay Fano, Jr., F, Utah Valley
2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Preseason Media Poll
| Rank | Team |
| 1. | Stephen F. Austin |
| 2. | UT Arlington |
| 3. | Grand Canyon |
| 4. | California Baptist |
| 5. | Abilene Christian |
| 6. | Sam Houston |
| 7. | Utah Tech |
| 8. | Southern Utah |
| 9. | Utah Valley |
| 10. | Tarleton |
| 11. | UTRGV |
| 12. | NM State |
| 13. | Seattle U |
2022-23 WAC Preseason Player of the Year: Starr Jacobs, Grad, F, UT Arlington
2022-23 Preseason All-WAC Team
Maleeah Langstaff, Grad, F, Abilene Christian
Madi Miller, Grad, G, Abilene Christian
Trinity San Antonio, So., G, California Baptist
Aaliyah Collins, So., G, Grand Canyon
Aiyana Johnson, Grad, F/C, Stephen F. Austin
Starr Jacobs, Grad, F, UT Arlington
Jireh Washington, Grad, G, UT Arlington
Breaunna Gillen, Sr., G, Utah Tech
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