D'IBERVILLE, MS – The Southwestern Athletic Conference celebrated the seniors for every team before the beginning of competition on the final day of the SWAC Round-Up Two at Cypress Lanes in D'Iberville, Mississippi. Southern (45-34, 20-8) had more to celebrate as the tournament concluded the regular season schedule. The Lady Jaguars sent off seniors Alanna Coward, Kymberly Jackson, Lindsey Ugas and Raja Anderson as SWAC Champions.
 
"I am so proud of this group of young ladies," head coach Barry Doyle said about his team's performance. "Just three years ago, the seniors started this journey with me, and I told them back then we could win it. Not sure if they believed it then but with some awesome recruits and hard work, they can now call themselves SWAC champs."
 
The Lady Jaguars held off a furious comeback from Texas Southern to start off the day, taking the game 914-899. Jailyn Rogers continued to lead Southern on the lanes, finishing the game with a 225. Coward would finish strong to end with a 190. After starting slow, Nyla Wilson would come back to finish with a 180.
 
Southern would have problems trying to carry in the second game against Grambling. The Lady Jaguars would end up with eight splits through the first seven frames and would be down 50-pins half way through the game. Down 30 going into the 10th, every Lady Jaguar marked to pull out the game 809-753. Coward, Quinney and Wilson would pace Southern with games in the 170. Coward would finish with a 179, Quinney followed with a 177 and Wilson led off with a 174.
 
The Lady Jaguars would lock up the title in a big way against the four time defending SWAC regular season champions Prairie View A&M, 985-909. Rogers bounced back to score a 228 and Coward continued to move up in the individual standings with a 213. Ugas would finish out with a strong 191. Wilson's 180 and Quinney's 173 would round out the scoring, giving the Lady Jaguars their best game on the weekend.
 
With the championship in hand, coach Doyle let the seniors finish off the tournament against Florida A&M. The Rattlers would come out on top 946-849. Quinney would lead the Lady Jaguars with a 213. She would be followed by Wilson with a 177, Ugas at 174 and Coward with a 171.
 
"The Ladies performed well as a team all weekend," Doyle said. We took the lead on the first day and never looked back. I can not say enough about the team effort, perseverance and the will to win. We completed a couple goals with the regular season title and a first round by in the tournament. SWAC tournament championship is next."
 
Individually, Rogers finished second overall with a 5,399 for 27 games, giving her a 199.96 average. Coward finished inside the top 10 with a 5,044 for 26 games, a 194 average. Quinney would finish just outside the top 10 with a 5,230 for 28 games, giving her a 186.79 average for the SWAC competition.
 
UP NEXT
Southern will travel to Dallas on February 10 for the Lady Techsters Invitational and USA Bowl.

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