
SFA Dominates Middle Quarters to Take Down UNT
11/16/2022 8:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas - Stephen F. Austin defeated North Texas 80-49 Wednesday night. SFA improves to 3-1 while UNT falls to 1-1.
The game started off in a close battle between the Ladyjacks and the Mean Green, but then the 'Jacks started the second quarter with a 9-point run and dominated the second quarter 30-9, expanding the lead to 43-21 at the half. The dominance didn't stop there as the Ladyjacks went on to outscore the Mean Green 25-7 in the third quarter with the help of Angel Scott, who went 3 for 4 on 3-pointers in the quarter. The largest lead for the Ladyjacks was held at 41 points (67-26) during the third quarter.
SFA led UNT in nearly every stat category, most notably: field goal percentage (44-34), three point percentage (33-19), free throw percentage (70-38), points off of turnovers (24-3), total rebounds (52-31), second chance points (29-9), bench points (27-7), points in the paint (44-20), and fast break points (16-4).
Scott lead the scoring for the Ladyjacks with 17 points coming from five 3-pointers, followed by Avery Brittingham with her third straight double digit scoring performance, this time scoring 14. Kurstyn Harden is now 4 for 4 when it comes to scoring double digits coming off the bench, scoring 12 tonight. Aiyana Johnson recorded a double-double tonight scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds, she led the team with the 10 rebounds and also with 5 assists.
SFA will now have a week to prepare for the Clasico Thanksgiving Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they will take on Morgan State on Thursday, November 24th at 3:00 p.m.
The game started off in a close battle between the Ladyjacks and the Mean Green, but then the 'Jacks started the second quarter with a 9-point run and dominated the second quarter 30-9, expanding the lead to 43-21 at the half. The dominance didn't stop there as the Ladyjacks went on to outscore the Mean Green 25-7 in the third quarter with the help of Angel Scott, who went 3 for 4 on 3-pointers in the quarter. The largest lead for the Ladyjacks was held at 41 points (67-26) during the third quarter.
SFA led UNT in nearly every stat category, most notably: field goal percentage (44-34), three point percentage (33-19), free throw percentage (70-38), points off of turnovers (24-3), total rebounds (52-31), second chance points (29-9), bench points (27-7), points in the paint (44-20), and fast break points (16-4).
Scott lead the scoring for the Ladyjacks with 17 points coming from five 3-pointers, followed by Avery Brittingham with her third straight double digit scoring performance, this time scoring 14. Kurstyn Harden is now 4 for 4 when it comes to scoring double digits coming off the bench, scoring 12 tonight. Aiyana Johnson recorded a double-double tonight scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds, she led the team with the 10 rebounds and also with 5 assists.
SFA will now have a week to prepare for the Clasico Thanksgiving Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they will take on Morgan State on Thursday, November 24th at 3:00 p.m.
Team Stats
SFA
UNT
FG%
.441
.339
3FG%
.333
.190
FT%
.700
.375
RB
52
31
TO
14
19
STL
12
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Players Mentioned
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