Ladyjacks Outpace Colonels in Thibodaux

Thursday, January 15

Thibodaux, LA

6:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin

12-5,6-2Southland

Nicholls

8-7,4-4Southland

SFA

Nicholls

Ladyjacks Outpace Colonels in Thibodaux

1/15/2026 9:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Five Ladyjacks score double figures with Kaylinn Kemp recording her first career double-double with 10 points and a career high 11 assists.

THIBODAUX, La.- The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball team headed to the boot of Louisiana for a matchup against the Nicholls Colonels.

Both offenses struggled to get going early, but after SFA made the first bucket of the game Nicholls responded with back-to-back scores to take a 5-2 lead with 7:51 left in the first quarter. A minute and a half later, the Ladyjacks began a 11-0 run that would be capped off by a jumper from Key Roseby put SFA up 13-8. The first quarter ended on an 11-4 spurt from Nicholls as they went into the first quarter break with a slim 19-17 lead.

The Colonel offense scored the first five points of the second quarter to extend their lead to seven. However, the Ladyjacks responded with an incredible 12-0 run capped off with back-to-back three pointers from Kaylinn Kemp and Myka Perry, 29-24. With 1:59 left on the clock Roseby continued to shine as she drained back-to-back threes to extend the SFA lead to nine, 38-31. Nicholls made a layup with 15 seconds to go, but SFA went into the locker room with a 42-33 lead.

SFA and Nicholls traded blows most of the third quarter until the Ladyjacks went on a 7-0 run that included five made free throws to take a 13-point lead, 59-46 with 2:20 left. After Cha Gardner made two free throws, Lydia Cajuste drains a corner three as SFA held a 64-48 lead with 1:11 left in the third. The Ladyjacks went into the fourth with a 66-50 lead.

Both teams traded blows in the early going, but Nicholls would not go away quietly as the Colonel went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to seven with 5:30 left in the game. Another corner three from Cajuste made it a 10-point game again for SFA. Nicholls then went on a 7-4 run where all seven of their points were off of made free throws, 78-71 with 3:16 left. The Ladyjacks took care of the Colonels in the final three minutes with consistent free throw shooting to take an 86-78 win.

POSTGAME NOTES:
• Myka Perry led the team with 20 points while recording six rebounds and three steals.
• Key Roseby recorded her third double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
• Cha Gardner was one rebound short of a double-double but finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
• Lydia Cajuste recorded 11 points and tied her career high with three made three-pointers.
• Kaylinn Kemp rounded out the double figure scorers for the Ladyjacks with 10 points and recorded her first career double-double with 11 assists which is a new career high.
• SFA shot a season best 52.6 percent from the floor and an incredible 94.4 percent from the free throw line.

UP NEXT
The Ladyjacks will wrap up their quick trip to Louisiana with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the New Orleans Privateers at 2:00 p.m.

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