Sunday, December 11
Nacogdoches, Texas
4:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
vs
Arizona State
Photo by: Hannah Hatton
Ladyjacks to Host Arizona State Sun Devils in Sunday Afternoon Matchup
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Stephen F. Austin vs Arizona State
Date: Sunday, December 11th
Time: 4:00 pm
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: ASU leads 3-0, the last meeting was November, 25th 2020 when ASU defeated SFA 56-47.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball program continue their non-conference schedule against Arizona State.
Harrison Achieves New Career High with 20 Points in Ladyjacks Win over the Eagles
Stephen F. Austin defeated Texas A&M-Texarkana, 80-51 Sunday afternoon. SFA improves to 6-2 in conference play, while TAMUT falls to 6-2 (2-0 RRAC).
The Eagles came out fighting against the Ladyjacks and kept the first quarter close until the final two buckets which extended the Ladyjacks lead to five. In the second quarter SFA slowly got their lead into the double-digits, but TAMUT held them to a seven point lead at halftime. The Ladyjacks exploded in the third quarter as they outscored the Eagles 30-8, which gave them a 63-34 lead going into the fourth quarter. SFA hovered around a 32 point lead for most of the quarter, but ultimately won the game by 29 points.
Freshman Jordan Harrison scored a career high 20 points, five steals and five assists and led the team in all categories. Kyla Deck and Destini Lombard each scored 10 points. Avery Brittingham recorded 13 rebounds, followed by Aiyana Johnson who had 9. Tyler McCliment-Call followed Harrison with four assists, while Brittingham followed Harrison with four steals.
A Look at the Sun Devils
For the second time in three games, Skinner dropped 29 points, the fifth time in the last seven games the junior guard has scored 24 or more points. In ASU's come-from-behind win at Grand Canyon on Wednesday, Skinner scored 15 of ASU's 35 points in the fourth quarter – the most points ever scored in a quarter by ASU – in helping the Sun Devils overcome an 11-point deficit.
In that game, Skinner was one of several Sun Devils who stepped up to make the comeback possible. Among the many players who contributed: fellow junior guard Jaddan Simmons (the team's second-leading scorer), senior guard Isadora Sousa (averaged seven rebounds in her three most recent outings in addition to providing the team with an important defensive presence) and freshman forward Journey Thompson (after accounting for six points, four rebounds and one block in the win at GCU, had her first career double-double vs. UMass on Friday).
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
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
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
Date: Sunday, December 11th
Time: 4:00 pm
Live Stream: ESPN+
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: ASU leads 3-0, the last meeting was November, 25th 2020 when ASU defeated SFA 56-47.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball program continue their non-conference schedule against Arizona State.
Harrison Achieves New Career High with 20 Points in Ladyjacks Win over the Eagles
Stephen F. Austin defeated Texas A&M-Texarkana, 80-51 Sunday afternoon. SFA improves to 6-2 in conference play, while TAMUT falls to 6-2 (2-0 RRAC).
The Eagles came out fighting against the Ladyjacks and kept the first quarter close until the final two buckets which extended the Ladyjacks lead to five. In the second quarter SFA slowly got their lead into the double-digits, but TAMUT held them to a seven point lead at halftime. The Ladyjacks exploded in the third quarter as they outscored the Eagles 30-8, which gave them a 63-34 lead going into the fourth quarter. SFA hovered around a 32 point lead for most of the quarter, but ultimately won the game by 29 points.
Freshman Jordan Harrison scored a career high 20 points, five steals and five assists and led the team in all categories. Kyla Deck and Destini Lombard each scored 10 points. Avery Brittingham recorded 13 rebounds, followed by Aiyana Johnson who had 9. Tyler McCliment-Call followed Harrison with four assists, while Brittingham followed Harrison with four steals.
A Look at the Sun Devils
For the second time in three games, Skinner dropped 29 points, the fifth time in the last seven games the junior guard has scored 24 or more points. In ASU's come-from-behind win at Grand Canyon on Wednesday, Skinner scored 15 of ASU's 35 points in the fourth quarter – the most points ever scored in a quarter by ASU – in helping the Sun Devils overcome an 11-point deficit.
In that game, Skinner was one of several Sun Devils who stepped up to make the comeback possible. Among the many players who contributed: fellow junior guard Jaddan Simmons (the team's second-leading scorer), senior guard Isadora Sousa (averaged seven rebounds in her three most recent outings in addition to providing the team with an important defensive presence) and freshman forward Journey Thompson (after accounting for six points, four rebounds and one block in the win at GCU, had her first career double-double vs. UMass on Friday).
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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