Thursday, February 9
Nacogdoches, Texas
1:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
vs
UTRGV
Ladyjacks Return Home to Take on UTRGV and Grand Canyon
2/7/2023 10:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball program returns home for the first time in almost two weeks for two matchups in the Sawmill in the upcoming days. The Ladyjacks come home after clinching a spot in next month's WAC basketball tournament in Las Vegas.
Ladyjacks Statistical Analysis
SFA sits half a game behind first place Southern Utah in the WAC standings. Although the Ladyjacks remain second in the standings at 9-2, they hold the best overall record in the WAC.
Ladyjacks hold fifth place in the nation in field goal percentage, 3.4% behind national leader UConn. Kurstyn Harden leads the way in terms of field goal percentage with 63.3% (81-for-128).
Avery Brittingham has been a big factor for the Ladyjacks when she has the ball in the paint, as she has shot 50% or better from the field in each of her last five games. She has scored double figures in four out of those last five games as well. Brittingham also remains one of only three players in the nation to record a triple-double this year.
Thursday: Stephen F. Austin vs UTRGV
Date: Thursday, February 9th
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN+
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: 6th Meeting (SFA leads 3-2)
A Look at the Vaqueros
The struggling season continues for the Vaqueros as they remain near the bottom of the WAC standings at 2-8 against conference opponents and 8-13 overall. The Ladyjacks have a prime opportunity to pad their stats against UTRGV as they're 3-7 on the road this year.
Iyana Dorsey is the lead scorer for the Vaqueros, averaging 15.7 points per game. Dorsey takes half of her shots from beyond the arc, making roughly 30% of her long shots (38-for-124). Even though she likes to take shots from deep, she's been having trouble making them go in the bucket as of late, as she is 0 for her last 10 shots from the three-point line. Dorsey has only made three of her last 18 shots in the last two games. The Ladyjacks need to be careful on defense around Dorsey as she 86.2% good from the charity line (98-for-115).
One Vaquero who has found success from beyond the arc is Mele Kailahi, who is 38.8% accurate from deep (40-for-103). A little more than half of her shots come from the three-point line so the Ladyjacks need to stay sharp on defense deep in the field to keep the Vaqueros from running up the scoreboard.
Deborah Ogayemi will be a problem in the paint for the Ladyjacks as she leads the team in field goal percentage with 46.7% with majority of her shots coming inside the arc. Ogayemi averages 10.2 points per game and also leads the team with 141 total rebounds.
Last Match against UTRGV: Aiyana Johnson Records Double-Double Saturday Against UTRGV (3/5/22)
Seniors Aiyana Johnson scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double in a 76-74 loss for the SFA women's basketball team Saturday afternoon on Senior Day in the William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Johnson picked up her ninth double-double of the season in front of the Senior Day crowd. Fellow Senior Stephanie Visscher followed with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Zya Nugent added 17 points. Tasharian Robinson added 10 points.
The loss, SFA's first conference loss of the season, snapped the Ladyjacks 38-game home winning streak, the longest in the NCAA. The 'Jacks will enter next week's WAC tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning their second straight conference regular-season championship - but first in the WAC.
With the game knotted at nine with 2:32 left to play in the first quarter, the 'Jacks closed the frame with a 9-3 run to take an 18-12 lead.
UTRGV fought back and took a 32-23 lead with 4:39 left to play in the second quarter. The 'Jacks responded by cutting the lead down to two points, 33-31, with 1:18 left in the half on a Nugent jumper, but UTRGV extended the lead out to seven, 38-31, at the break.
SFA came out and tied the game at 38 on a Johnson layup with 6:46 on the clock in the third. Two minutes later, the 'Jacks held a five-point margin, 49-44, following a Visscher jumper. The two teams traded buckets until the final two minutes when UTRGV scored four of the last six points. With the game tied at 72 following a Johnson lay-in, UTRGV scored the next four points setting up the dramatic finish.
Nugent converted a layup with 14 seconds to play, and the 'Jacks defense forced a turnover giving SFA one more shot to win or force the tie. The win eluded the 'Jacks snapping the home winning streak.
Saturday: Stephen F. Austin vs Grand Canyon
Date: Saturday, February 11th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN+
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: 4th Meeting (SFA leads 2-1)
A Look at the Lopes
GCU sits third in the WAC standings, a game behind SFA at 8-3, and an overall record of 16-6. The Lopes are coming off a two-game winning streak as they head to Huntsville and Nacogdoches.
The Ladyjacks will have to be smart and alert with the ball as the Lopes are ranked fourth in the nation in steals per game with 13.0 and eighth in the nation in turnovers forced per game with 21.59. Both ranking first in the conference. Aaliyah Collins leads the Lopes with 57 steals on the season.
Naudia Evans is the long-range shooter for the Lopes as sits at 93 attempts beyond the arc on the season with 32.3% accuracy. Evans averages 11.0 points per game and leads the team with 66 assists on the year.
Evan Zars looks to be the most effective offensive player on the Lopes as she records a 57.9% field goal percentage (70-for-121) and leads the team in total rebounds with 160.
Last Match against the Lopes: Ladyjacks Fall Short Against Lopes (1/7/23)
Grand Canyon defeated Stephen F. Austin 74-70 on Saturday afternoon. GCU improves to 11-4 (3-1 WAC) while SFA falls to 12-3 (2-1 WAC).
Both teams traded blows in the first quarter, but GCU was able to get the upper hand and held a five-point lead halfway through the quarter. SFA cut that deficit down to two points at the end of the quarter, 21-19. In the second, the Ladyjacks were able to take the lead and extend it to a six-point lead with 6:24 left in the half. SFA went into the locker room with a seven-point lead, 40-33. The Lopes made quick work of their deficit and took the lead back with seven minutes left in the third. The teams battled the rest of the quarter, and GCU went into the quarter break with a one-point lead. Each team held a four-point lead in the fourth, but ultimately GCU came out on top and won the game 74-70.
Jordan Harrison once again led the offensive spark for the Ladyjacks scoring 18 points, followed by Avery Brittingham who scored 17 points and Aiyana Johnson scored 13. Kurstyn Harden led SFA with eight rebounds, followed by Brittingham who grabbed four. Destini Lombard led the team with three assists, followed by Harrison and Johnson who each recorded two. SFA led GCU in; field goal percentage (49-48), points off turnovers (25-20), points in the paint (44-36), fast break points (19-6), blocks (4-0), and steals (14-10).
Ladyjacks Statistical Analysis
SFA sits half a game behind first place Southern Utah in the WAC standings. Although the Ladyjacks remain second in the standings at 9-2, they hold the best overall record in the WAC.
Ladyjacks hold fifth place in the nation in field goal percentage, 3.4% behind national leader UConn. Kurstyn Harden leads the way in terms of field goal percentage with 63.3% (81-for-128).
Avery Brittingham has been a big factor for the Ladyjacks when she has the ball in the paint, as she has shot 50% or better from the field in each of her last five games. She has scored double figures in four out of those last five games as well. Brittingham also remains one of only three players in the nation to record a triple-double this year.
Thursday: Stephen F. Austin vs UTRGV
Date: Thursday, February 9th
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN+
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: 6th Meeting (SFA leads 3-2)
A Look at the Vaqueros
The struggling season continues for the Vaqueros as they remain near the bottom of the WAC standings at 2-8 against conference opponents and 8-13 overall. The Ladyjacks have a prime opportunity to pad their stats against UTRGV as they're 3-7 on the road this year.
Iyana Dorsey is the lead scorer for the Vaqueros, averaging 15.7 points per game. Dorsey takes half of her shots from beyond the arc, making roughly 30% of her long shots (38-for-124). Even though she likes to take shots from deep, she's been having trouble making them go in the bucket as of late, as she is 0 for her last 10 shots from the three-point line. Dorsey has only made three of her last 18 shots in the last two games. The Ladyjacks need to be careful on defense around Dorsey as she 86.2% good from the charity line (98-for-115).
One Vaquero who has found success from beyond the arc is Mele Kailahi, who is 38.8% accurate from deep (40-for-103). A little more than half of her shots come from the three-point line so the Ladyjacks need to stay sharp on defense deep in the field to keep the Vaqueros from running up the scoreboard.
Deborah Ogayemi will be a problem in the paint for the Ladyjacks as she leads the team in field goal percentage with 46.7% with majority of her shots coming inside the arc. Ogayemi averages 10.2 points per game and also leads the team with 141 total rebounds.
Last Match against UTRGV: Aiyana Johnson Records Double-Double Saturday Against UTRGV (3/5/22)
Seniors Aiyana Johnson scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double in a 76-74 loss for the SFA women's basketball team Saturday afternoon on Senior Day in the William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Johnson picked up her ninth double-double of the season in front of the Senior Day crowd. Fellow Senior Stephanie Visscher followed with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Zya Nugent added 17 points. Tasharian Robinson added 10 points.
The loss, SFA's first conference loss of the season, snapped the Ladyjacks 38-game home winning streak, the longest in the NCAA. The 'Jacks will enter next week's WAC tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning their second straight conference regular-season championship - but first in the WAC.
With the game knotted at nine with 2:32 left to play in the first quarter, the 'Jacks closed the frame with a 9-3 run to take an 18-12 lead.
UTRGV fought back and took a 32-23 lead with 4:39 left to play in the second quarter. The 'Jacks responded by cutting the lead down to two points, 33-31, with 1:18 left in the half on a Nugent jumper, but UTRGV extended the lead out to seven, 38-31, at the break.
SFA came out and tied the game at 38 on a Johnson layup with 6:46 on the clock in the third. Two minutes later, the 'Jacks held a five-point margin, 49-44, following a Visscher jumper. The two teams traded buckets until the final two minutes when UTRGV scored four of the last six points. With the game tied at 72 following a Johnson lay-in, UTRGV scored the next four points setting up the dramatic finish.
Nugent converted a layup with 14 seconds to play, and the 'Jacks defense forced a turnover giving SFA one more shot to win or force the tie. The win eluded the 'Jacks snapping the home winning streak.
Saturday: Stephen F. Austin vs Grand Canyon
Date: Saturday, February 11th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Live Stream: ESPN+
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas
Stadium: William R. Johnson Coliseum
Series: 4th Meeting (SFA leads 2-1)
A Look at the Lopes
GCU sits third in the WAC standings, a game behind SFA at 8-3, and an overall record of 16-6. The Lopes are coming off a two-game winning streak as they head to Huntsville and Nacogdoches.
The Ladyjacks will have to be smart and alert with the ball as the Lopes are ranked fourth in the nation in steals per game with 13.0 and eighth in the nation in turnovers forced per game with 21.59. Both ranking first in the conference. Aaliyah Collins leads the Lopes with 57 steals on the season.
Naudia Evans is the long-range shooter for the Lopes as sits at 93 attempts beyond the arc on the season with 32.3% accuracy. Evans averages 11.0 points per game and leads the team with 66 assists on the year.
Evan Zars looks to be the most effective offensive player on the Lopes as she records a 57.9% field goal percentage (70-for-121) and leads the team in total rebounds with 160.
Last Match against the Lopes: Ladyjacks Fall Short Against Lopes (1/7/23)
Grand Canyon defeated Stephen F. Austin 74-70 on Saturday afternoon. GCU improves to 11-4 (3-1 WAC) while SFA falls to 12-3 (2-1 WAC).
Both teams traded blows in the first quarter, but GCU was able to get the upper hand and held a five-point lead halfway through the quarter. SFA cut that deficit down to two points at the end of the quarter, 21-19. In the second, the Ladyjacks were able to take the lead and extend it to a six-point lead with 6:24 left in the half. SFA went into the locker room with a seven-point lead, 40-33. The Lopes made quick work of their deficit and took the lead back with seven minutes left in the third. The teams battled the rest of the quarter, and GCU went into the quarter break with a one-point lead. Each team held a four-point lead in the fourth, but ultimately GCU came out on top and won the game 74-70.
Jordan Harrison once again led the offensive spark for the Ladyjacks scoring 18 points, followed by Avery Brittingham who scored 17 points and Aiyana Johnson scored 13. Kurstyn Harden led SFA with eight rebounds, followed by Brittingham who grabbed four. Destini Lombard led the team with three assists, followed by Harrison and Johnson who each recorded two. SFA led GCU in; field goal percentage (49-48), points off turnovers (25-20), points in the paint (44-36), fast break points (19-6), blocks (4-0), and steals (14-10).
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