Cardiac Ladyjacks Use Explosive 59-Point Second Half to Roll Past Lady Lions

Saturday, January 3

Hammond, LA

1:00 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin

9-5,3-2Southland

Southeastern Louisiana University

2-10,1-4Southland

SFA

Southeastern La.

Harmanie Dominguez celebrating a three-pointer at SLU

Photo by: Sarah Williams

Cardiac Ladyjacks Use Explosive 59-Point Second Half to Roll Past Lady Lions

1/3/2026 4:03:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Five Ladyjacks recorded double figures led by a season-high 24 points from Harmanie Dominguez to complete the third largest comeback under Coach Bishop.

HAMMOND, La.- The Stephen F. Austin women's basketball program wrapped up their four-game road trip in Hammond against the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions.

Both teams traded baskets to begin the game, but the Lady Lions extended their lead with a 10-2 scoring run, 13-6 with 6:34 left in the first quarter. SFA made four straight free throws, but SLU continued to put the pressure on with a 7-0 spurt to take a double-digit lead, 20-10. SLU extended their lead to 14 before Anika Hyland made two free throws to end the first quarter with the Ladyjacks down 12, 26-14.

The back-and-forth continued in the second quarter as SLU consistently held an 11 to 14 point lead until a fast break layup from Harmanie Dominguez cut the deficit to nine, 37-28. The Lady Lions tacked on two free throws to go into halftime with a 39-28 lead.

With 8:48 left in the third, SFA went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to five points, 43-38. Four minutes later, the Ladyjacks went on a scorching 11-2 run to tie the game at 51. Both teams traded blows the rest of the quarter but thanks to a buzzer beater layup from Cha Gardner, the Ladyjacks headed into the fourth quarter with a one-point lead, 58-57 erasing an 11-point halftime deficit.

Dominguez scored the first six points for SFA in the fourth with a three-pointer and three made free throws to put the Ladyjacks up five, 64-59. Back-to-back baskets made by the Lady Lions cut the lead down to one, 64-63. SFA responded in a big way with back-to-back threes from Lydia Cajuste and Kaylinn Kemp got the lead back up to seven with 5:49 left in the game. Less than a minute later, SFA went on a 9-1 run to get their first double digit lead of the game, 79-66 with 3:09 left in the game. The Ladyjack defense held strong the rest of the game and Kemp scored the final basket of the game to secure a 15-point victory, 87-72.

POSTGAME NOTES
• SFA earned their 41st victory over the SLU Lady Lions and have won 20 of the past 22 matchups.
• This was the third-largest comeback in the Bishop Era, behind a 15-point comeback ACU in 2024-25 season and a 26-point comeback against Southern Utah in 2023-24 season.
• The 59 points scored in the second half is the second most in the Bishop Era, behind a 64-point second half against TAMUSA last season.
• Harmanie Dominguez led the team with 24 points and tied her season high with five made three-pointers.
• Key Roseby tallied 13 points, seven rebounds, and tied the team lead with two assists.
• Lydia Cajuste tied her career high with 13 points and ties the most three-pointers she has made in a game with three.
• Kaylinn Kemp tacked on 12 points and recorded her eighth straight game with at least five assists.
• Cha Gardner her third double-double this season with 12 points and tied the team lead with 10 rebounds.
• Aziyah Farrier tied Gardner with ten rebounds while Myka Perry tied Roseby and Dominguez with seven rebounds. Farrier also led the team with two blocks.

UP NEXT
The Ladyjacks will return to the friendly confines of the Sawmill for their next two games. SFA will host UIW on Thursday, January 8 at 6:00 p.m. then Houston Christian on Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m.

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