Stephen F. Austin
1-1,0-0Southland
Houston
3-0,0-0Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFA | 14 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 59 |
| Houston | 27 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 89 |
11/10/2026 9:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Perry surpasses 500 collegiate points and Acker reaches 400 rebounds as both Ladyjacks finish with 17 points.
HOUSTON, Texas — Stephen F. Austin women's basketball fell to Houston, 89-59, on Tuesday night at Fertitta Center, moving to 1-1 as the Cougars improved to 3-0. The Ladyjacks scored 38 points in the paint and established season highs with five blocks and 15 offensive rebounds. SFA also grabbed 40 rebounds, marking consecutive 40-rebound games to open the season. Houston converted 22 SFA turnovers into 21 points.
Myka Perry gave SFA its first lead with a layup at 9:24 of the opening quarter. After Houston regained the advantage, Alex Crouse's jumper and another Perry layup put the Ladyjacks ahead 6-3 at 7:13. The Cougars answered with consecutive Kaelyn Hamilton 3-pointers and a Marta Llompart layup to move ahead 11-6. Faith Acker scored off a Lydia Cajuste assist, but Houston responded with a 12-0 run, getting baskets from Raegan McCowan, Alyvia McCorkle and Madison Carlton before Hamilton's third 3-pointer made it 23-8. Katie Fox and Perry added free throws for SFA, and KJ Pinchon answered a late McCorkle 3-pointer with one of her own off an Anika Hyland assist with four seconds left. Houston led 27-14 after the first quarter.
Cha Gardner opened SFA's second-quarter scoring with a layup off a Hyland assist at 9:16. Houston extended its lead to 31-16 before the Ladyjacks worked back through the paint and on the offensive glass. Acker scored twice, Fox added a putback and Taja Bennett's steal led to Crouse's transition 3-pointer, making it 35-25 at 5:06. Crouse followed with a putback to pull SFA within eight. After a McCowan basket, Fox scored again to make it 37-29, but Houston made four free throws to extend its lead to 41-29 at 2:16. Perry answered inside before Llompart hit a 3-pointer and Carlton added two late baskets around an Acker layup, sending Houston into halftime ahead 48-33.
Houston pushed its lead to 52-34 early in the third before SFA responded with eight straight points. Perry converted consecutive three-point plays, and Hyland capped the run with a layup at 7:16 to make it 52-42. After a McCowan free throw, Acker scored off a Crouse assist to pull SFA within nine. Carlton and McCowan answered around an Acker free throw, but Acker continued to produce inside, finishing layups off assists from Perry and Cajuste to make it 59-49 at 3:57. Houston scored the quarter's final nine points behind Ross, King and McCorkle, taking a 68-49 lead into the fourth.
McCowan opened the fourth with a layup, and Houston extended its run with 3-pointers from McCowan and Llompart and two Elodie Lutbert free throws. Acker ended SFA's scoring drought with a putback at 5:02, but Hamilton answered from deep. McCowan later converted a three-point play, and a King layup gave Houston its largest lead at 87-51 with 1:36 remaining.
SFA scored eight straight points late, getting a Fox 3-pointer at 1:26, a Perry 3-pointer off a Hyland assist with 46 seconds left, and a Gardner layup off another Hyland assist with 19 seconds remaining. McCorkle made two free throws with 14 seconds left to complete the 89-59 final.
SFA TOP PERFORMERS
Myka Perry
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- 17 points
- 7 rebounds
- 3 steals
- 6 made field goals
Faith Acker
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- 17 points
- 8 made field goals
- 3 blocks
- 4 rebounds
Cha Gardner
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- 5 points
- 5 rebounds
- 2 blocks
Braylee Winfrey
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- 6 rebounds
- 2 steals
Anika Hyland
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- 4 assists
POSTGAME NOTES
- SFA moved to 1–1 following an 89–59 loss at Houston. The Ladyjacks lead the all-time series 22–6.
- Myka Perry surpassed 500 collegiate points on a layup with 8:23 remaining in the third quarter. She finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals, bringing her career total to 508 points, including 442 at SFA.
- Faith Acker reached 400 collegiate rebounds with 4:42 left in the second quarter. She finished with 17 points, four rebounds and three blocks while shooting 8-for-11. Her scoring and block totals were her highest in an SFA uniform.
- Perry and Acker have scored in double figures in both games this season. Perry is 7-for-7 at the free-throw line, while Acker is shooting 72.7 percent from the field.
- Perry converted consecutive three-point plays 54 seconds apart in the third quarter. Anika Hyland capped the 8–0 run with a layup, and Acker later pulled SFA within nine.
- Alex Crouse grabbed a career-high five rebounds, including three offensive boards. She added seven points and two assists without committing a turnover.
- Hyland led SFA with four assists. Braylee Winfrey collected six rebounds and two steals, while Cha Gardner added five points, five rebounds and two blocks.
- SFA's four freshmen combined for 18 points and 15 rebounds in their first collegiate road game. The group has accounted for 37.4 percent of SFA's scoring through two games.
- The Ladyjacks received 28 points from their bench, led by Acker's 17 and Katie Fox's eight. SFA held a 38–36 advantage in points in the paint.
- SFA collected a season-high 15 offensive rebounds and recorded a season-high five blocks. Acker and Gardner accounted for all five rejections.
- All 10 Ladyjacks who played grabbed a rebound. Seven scored, six recorded an assist, and four made a three-pointer.
- Perry and Acker combined for 34 points, accounting for 57.6 percent of SFA's scoring. The duo shot 14-for-22 from the field, a 63.6 percent clip.
- Alex Crouse has seven assists against one turnover through her first two collegiate games. She played 26 minutes without a turnover in her first road appearance.
- Braylee Winfrey leads SFA with 15 rebounds through two games, averaging 7.5 per contest. She has also collected seven steals.
- SFA opened the season with consecutive 40-rebound games, collecting 51 against Dallas and 40 at Houston. The Ladyjacks are averaging 45.5 rebounds per game.
- Under head coach Leonard Bishop, SFA has grabbed at least 40 rebounds in three of six games against Power Four opponents, including each of its last three. The Ladyjacks collected 41 against Houston and 44 at Arkansas last season before grabbing 40 at Houston on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
SFA returns to William R. Johnson Coliseum to host Texas A&M–Texarkana on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. CT.
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