HOUSTON – The Lady Tigers of Texas Southern University began the 2018 portion of their season in a less-than-ideal manner as they fell 67-57 to Southern in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams Monday.
At TSU's H&PE Arena, the visiting Jaguars seized control of the game with a 22-4 run over an eight-minute span during the third and fourth quarters that gave Southern a 61-48 lead with 5:30 left to play in the game.
Joyce Kennerson scored a game-high 21 points for the Lady Tigers (5-7, 0-1 SWAC), but was held to 6-of-19 shooting as Southern erased a 35-29 halftime lead to claim the victory. Briana Green led the Jaguars (2-8, 1-0 SWAC) with 20 points.
Southern's defense limited the SWAC's best-shooting team to 26 percent shooting (8 of 31) during the second half. The Lady Tigers ended up shooting 34 percent (19 of 56) for the game.
TSU also entered Monday's contest as the best 3-point shooting team in the SWAC, but was held to 20 percent shooting (3 of 15) from behind the arc against the Jaguars.
Isis Lane scored 10 points off the TSU bench. Samantha Duncan scored 17 points for Southern.
Kennerson, the second-leading scorer in the NCAA with 25.9 points per game entering the contest, was held under her scoring average for the third consecutive game. She had been averaging 31.7 points per game at home this season.
TSU's Camille Mills pulled in eight rebounds in addition to scoring four points. Mills is TSU's leading rebounder, and the fourth-leading rebounder in the SWAC among guards.
The Lady Tigers return to action Wednesday when they host Alcorn State at 5:30 p.m.
Courtesy: TSU Athletics
At TSU's H&PE Arena, the visiting Jaguars seized control of the game with a 22-4 run over an eight-minute span during the third and fourth quarters that gave Southern a 61-48 lead with 5:30 left to play in the game.
Joyce Kennerson scored a game-high 21 points for the Lady Tigers (5-7, 0-1 SWAC), but was held to 6-of-19 shooting as Southern erased a 35-29 halftime lead to claim the victory. Briana Green led the Jaguars (2-8, 1-0 SWAC) with 20 points.
Southern's defense limited the SWAC's best-shooting team to 26 percent shooting (8 of 31) during the second half. The Lady Tigers ended up shooting 34 percent (19 of 56) for the game.
TSU also entered Monday's contest as the best 3-point shooting team in the SWAC, but was held to 20 percent shooting (3 of 15) from behind the arc against the Jaguars.
Isis Lane scored 10 points off the TSU bench. Samantha Duncan scored 17 points for Southern.
Kennerson, the second-leading scorer in the NCAA with 25.9 points per game entering the contest, was held under her scoring average for the third consecutive game. She had been averaging 31.7 points per game at home this season.
TSU's Camille Mills pulled in eight rebounds in addition to scoring four points. Mills is TSU's leading rebounder, and the fourth-leading rebounder in the SWAC among guards.
The Lady Tigers return to action Wednesday when they host Alcorn State at 5:30 p.m.
Courtesy: TSU Athletics