Ladyjacks Open Season With 95-Point Win Over Dallas

Wednesday, November 4

Nacogdoches, TX

11:00 a.m.

Stephen F. Austin

1-0,0-0Southland

136

University of Dallas

0-0,0-0SCAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas	8	10	13	10	41
SFA	36	37	32	31	136

Game Notes (SFA)

11/4/2026 2:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Eight Ladyjacks scored in double figures as SFA posted the largest victory margin in program history

By: Jason Madden, Assistant Director for Communications

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin women's basketball defeated Dallas 136-41 on Wednesday. SFA used a 23-0 run from late in the first quarter into the second, moving from 19-8 to 42-8.

SFA opened the first quarter with an 11-0 run, getting a Cha Gardner layup, two Myka Perry transition layups, an Alex Crouse 3-pointer and a Faith Acker jumper while holding Dallas scoreless until Evangeline Treece scored at 5:01. After Lydia Cajuste scored three layups and Acker added another inside basket, Dallas answered with 3-pointers from Adriana Medina and Charlee Mack to make it 19-8 at 2:40. Acker's putback at 2:15 started SFA's closing push, and Kierrah Pinchon, Katie Fox, Anika Hyland and Taja Bennett all scored during the final stretch as the Ladyjacks forced the Crusaders turnovers and kept Dallas off the board. Fox's jumper capped the quarter and sent SFA into the second leading 36-8.

Bennett hit two free throws at 9:25, and Gardner followed with a layup and a tip-in before La'Aria Miller's jumper brought SFA to 42-10. The Ladyjacks kept going with a Perry layup and free throw from the charity stripe, a Fox basket, Perry's coast-to-coast fast-break layup and another Fox drive off an Alex Crouse steal to build a 51-10 lead, before Miller's tip-in made it 51-12. SFA then put together an 11-0 run from 5:33 to 3:51, getting scores from Perry, Acker, Cajuste and Braylee Winfrey to move ahead 62-12. Dallas added late points from Kate Newsome, Kyndal Underwood and Kaliyah Arps, but Kierrah Pinchon hit a 3-pointer, and SFA closed the quarter with more scoring from Crouse, Cajuste, Perry and Winfrey to take a 73-18 lead into halftime. The Ladyjacks closed the half tying the program record for most first-half points with 73.

The Jacks began the third quarter with baskets from Winfrey and Crouse and a Gardner free throw, moving ahead 78-18 before Dallas scored at 8:06. The Ladyjacks answered with a 12-0 run, getting a Crouse layup, a Hyland 3-pointer, a Winfrey layup, an Acker basket and another Hyland 3-pointer to extend the score to 90-20 at 5:43. Dallas scored the next four points and later got a jumper from Charlee Mack and a 3-pointer from Isabelle Chevalier, but the Ladyjacks countered with Fox free throws, Acker baskets and a Winfrey tip-in plus free throw to reach 99-29. SFA forced four straight Dallas turnovers late, turning them into Cajuste free throws and layups by Crouse and Kierrah Pinchon before Dallas added the final basket, leaving SFA ahead 105-31 after the quarter.

The Jacks scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter, moving from 105-31 to 116-31 behind Faith Acker's layup, Braylee Winfrey's 3-pointer, layup and two free throws, and Anika Hyland's basket. Dallas got on the board in the quarter through Natalie Leslie, but SFA came back with Hyland steal and fast-break layup, Cha Gardner's transition basket, and Myka Perry's layup to push the score to 122-33. Perry accounted for SFA's next nine points, adding a 3-pointer, tip-in and fast-break layup around Dallas scores to make it 129-38 at 3:29. Hyland followed with another steal and layup, Fox hit a late 3-pointer, and Alexandra Crouse finished a fast-break layup as SFA closed out a 136-41 win.

SFA TOP PERFORMERS
Myka Perry
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- 22 points
- 9 field goals
- 7 rebounds
- 3 steals

Braylee Winfrey
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- 19 points
- 9 rebounds
- 5 steals
- 7 field goals

Lydia Cajuste
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- 14 points
- 6 steals
- 4 assists

Alex Crouse
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- 13 points
- 6 steals
- 5 assists

Cha Gardner
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- 9 points
- 8 assists
- 5 rebounds
- 2 blocks and 2 steals

POSTGAME NOTES
- SFA improved to 1–0 with a 136–41 win in the first meeting between the programs.
- The 95-point margin is the largest documented in program history. It surpassed the 91-point margin from SFA's 137–46 win over Arlington Baptist on Nov. 20, 2021. The Ladyjacks finished one point shy of the program scoring record and two field goals shy of the school mark of 56, both set against Arlington Baptist.
- SFA has won six consecutive season openers and 12 consecutive home openers. The home-opening streak dates to a 91–69 win over UT Tyler on Nov. 13, 2015.
- This was SFA's sixth 100-point game under Leonard Bishop and its first since a 101–64 win over New Orleans on Feb. 19, 2026, and 61st in program history.
- SFA tied its first-half point total in program history with 73.
- All 10 Ladyjacks who played scored, grabbed a rebound, and recorded an assist. Eight scored in double figures, nine recorded a steal, and seven made a three. Perry, Gardner, Hyland, Crouse, and Braylee Winfrey started.
- SFA started two freshmen on the court, with all four freshmen scoring in double figures in their collegiate debuts.
- Myka Perry scored 22 points for the Jacks with seven boards, three assists, and three steals. Perry tied her career high with nine field goals and finished one point shy of a career high. Perry led SFA is scoring in back-to-back season openers after scoring 21 against Nelson last season.
- Faith Acker reached 600 career points, finishing the day at 607, scoring 16 points in 15 minutes.
- Lydia Cajust sets a career high for steals.
- KJ Pinchon, Katie Fox, Alex Crouse, and Braylee Winfrey all made their collegiate debuts.
- Taja Bennett and Faith Acker made their first appearance for SFA since transferring in the offseason.

UP NEXT
SFA visits the University of Houston on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. CT. The Ladyjacks won last season's meeting 82–78 in Nacogdoches. Perry scored 20 in that game and enters the rematch nine points from 500 for her collegiate career.

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