GRAMBLING, LA --  The Jaguars got off to a slow start and was never able to recover dropping their second conference game to Grambling on Saturday afternoon inside Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Final score was 69-45.

HOW IT HAPPENED

- Jaguars went 18-of-57 shooting from the field (31.6 percent) and 5-of-18 from 3PT (27.8 percent).
- SU was led by Aleighyah Fontenot (6-13 FG, 4-10 3PT) finished the day with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals.
- Cayla Obillo (3-5 FG, 2-2 FT) chipped in 8 points in nineteen minutes of play. 
- Eight Jaguars played scored in the contest along with only one in double-digits.
- GSU shot 22-of-50 from the field (44.0 percent) and 9-of-13 from 3PT (45.0 percent). 
- Southern pulled down 33 rebounds, including 21 on the defensive side of the glass.
- The Tigers registered 39 rebounds, with 31 coming on the defensive end. 
- The Jaguars also went 4-for-14from the free-throw line. 
- The Tigers sank 16-of-25 from the charity stripe.
- Southern University finished the night with fourteen steals and thirteen assists.
- Grambling State University came away with four steals and fifteen assists.

UP NEXT
Southern will back in action on next Saturday, January 27th for a rematch of the 2023 SWAC Championship game against University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 3 PM at F.G. Clark Activity Center. The game will be streamed live on Jaguar Sports Network. 

WATCH LIVE
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LIVE STATS
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