Southern University

Frederick Green

Box Score

Southern SUAM 4-8, 1-0 SWAC

Texas Southern TSU 0-12, 0-1 SWAC

Southern SUAM

4-8, 1-0 SWAC

Final

Jan. 02, 2023

Texas Southern TSU

0-12, 0-1 SWAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Southern SUAM	13	15	18	24	70
Texas Southern TSU	14	12	18	18	62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/2/2023 8:24:00 PM | Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations

Southern Knocks Off Texas Southern In Conference Opener

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at Prairie View A&M University

1/4/2023 | 5:30 PM

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at Prairie View A&M University

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HOUSTON, TX -- Southern battled back and forth in the first half taking a 2-point lead into the half, to cruise their way to victory over Texas Southern to pick up their first conference win of the season. Final score was 70-62.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Jaguars battled back-and-forth with the Tigers in the first quarter only trailing by one-point at the end of the first quarter, 14-13.
- Genovea Johnson led the Jags with eight points each in the first quarter.
- Sky Castro makes 4-foot jumper in the paint with 2:29 left in the second quarter to give the Jags a six point lead. The Tigers closed half on a 4-0 run over the Jags to end the first half. SU took a 2-point lead into the half, 28-26.
- The third quarter was a heavy weight fight for the both the Jaguars and Tigers. Tyeniesha Metcalf hit a 14-foot jumper with nine seconds left on the clock to take a two-point lead at the end of three, 46-44.
- The Jaguars outscored the Tigers 24-18 in the fourth quarter to seal the 70-62 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Jaguars went 24-of-60 shooting from the field (40.0 percent) and 2-of-10 from 3PT (20.0 percent).
- SU was led by Johnson (7-10 FG, 7-10 FT) who finished with 21 points and Amani Mcwain (4-8 FG, 1-4 3PT) added 13 points.
- Aleighyah Fontenot (4-9 FG, 1-3 3PT) chipped in 11 points on the day for the Jaguars.
- Ten Jaguars scored in the contest
- Texas Southern shot 20-of-50 from the field (40.0 percent) and 3-of-15 from 3PT (20.0 percent).
- Southern pulled down 41 rebounds, including 29 on the defensive side of the glass.
- Texas Southern registered 34 rebounds, with 22 coming on the defensive end.
- The Jaguars also went a season high 20-for-29 from the free-throw line.
- The Tigers sank 19-of-34 from the charity stripe.
- Southern University finished the night with five steals and eight assists.
- Texas Southern University came away with seven steals and ten assists.

UP NEXT
Southern will be back in action on Wednesday night, January 4th as they head to Prairie View, TX to take on the Panthers from Prairie View A&M as close out their Texas swing. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 PM.

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