SFA Falls to McNeese in Overtime

Thursday, January 29

Nacogdoches, TX

6:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin

14-7,8-4Southland

McNeese State University

17-4,11-1Southland

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McNeese

SFA

SFA Falls to McNeese in Overtime

1/29/2026 10:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Harmanie Dominguez moves to seventh place in career threes at SFA

NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball program began their four-game homestand against top seeded McNeese Thursday night.

McNeese got out to a 4-0 lead before SFA went on a 9-0 run thanks to back-to-back three pointers from Harmanie Dominguez. The Cowgirls scored four more points before Dominguez drained her third three of the first quarter, 12-8 with 2:18 left. A last second layup from Kaylinn Kemp gave the Ladyjacks a 14-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Both teams traded baskets to begin the second quarter before back-to-back threes from Lydia Cajuste and Dominguez extended SFA's lead to ten, 22-12 with 6:41 left. McNeese responded immediately with a 10-0 run to tie the game up at 22 with 3:49 left in the second quarter. A tip-in layup from the Cowgirls with 27 seconds left gave them a 28-26 lead at halftime.

Both teams traded blows in the third quarter as neither team held more than a two-point lead until back-to-back layups from Key Roseby and Aziyah Farrier gave SFA a five-point lead, 43-39 with 3:07 left in the third. Two free throws from Ashlyn Traylor-Walker and another three from Cajuste secured a six-point lead for the Ladyjacks with under two minutes left. SFA headed to the fourth quarter with a four-point lead, 48-44.

McNeese once against started the quarter hot with a 6-0 spurt to retake the lead. The Cowgirls' lead grew to as much as five with 3:35 left in the game. The Ladyjacks made it a one-point game with 1:52 left. A McNeese layup grew to three with 34 seconds left, but the Ladyjacks were not done as Traylor-Walker nailed a three to tie the game with 21 seconds left. A missed last second jumper from the Cowgirls sent the game to overtime.

The Cowgirls began overtime on a 6-0 run but a three-pointer from Roseby made it a one possession game with 1:16 left. Three free throws from McNeese secured a 70-64 overtime win for the top seeded Cowgirls.

POSTGAME NOTES
• Harmanie Dominguez moved into seventh in All-Time three-pointers at SFA and led the team with 19 points and four threes.
• Kaylinn Kemp followed with 10 points and grabbed six boards (ties her career high).
• Key Roseby and Aziyah Farrier tied for the team lead with nine rebounds.
• Ashlyn Traylor-Walker led the team with four assists and tied Farrier for the team lead with two blocks.

UP NEXT
SFA will host Southeastern Louisiana in the first half of the Saturday doubleheader at 2:00 p.m. The Ladyjacks look to sweep the season series against the Lady Lions. SFA holds a commanding 41-6 series lead and a 21-2 mark at home against SLU.

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