MONTGOMERY, AL -- Jaguars picks up season sweep over the Lady Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon led by fifth year senior Taylor Williams with a game-high 21 points to secure the third seed for the Jaguars going into the 2024 SWAC Basketball Tournament. Final score from Huntsville, AL was 59-50.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jaguars went 22-of-54 shooting from the field (40.7 percent) and 5-of-8 from 3PT (62.5 percent).
- SU was led by Williams (9-15 FG, 3-4 FT) finished the day with 21 points, along with six boards.
- Aniya Gourdine (4-4 FG, 3-3 3PT) and Genovea Johnson (3-12 FG, 5-6 FT) chipped in eleven points each. Kyanna Morgan (1-1 3 PT, 2-2 FT) finished the night with five points, five rebounds and one block.
- Eight Jaguars played scored in the contest with three finishing the night with double digits.
- AAMU shot 21-of-64 from the field (32.8 percent) and 6-of-19 from 3PT (31.6 percent).
- Southern pulled down 36 rebounds, including 30 on the defensive side of the glass.
- The Lady Bulldogs registered 39 rebounds, with 25 coming on the defensive end.
- The Jaguars also went 10-for-12 from the free-throw line.
- The Lady Bulldogs sank 2-of-4 from the charity stripe.
- Southern University finished the night with ten steals and nine assists. Fleming had a game-high four assists on the night.
- Alabama A&M University came away with five steals and eleven assists.
UP NEXT
This will take a couple day off to regroup and get ready for the 2024 SWAC Basketball Tournament in Birmingham, AL held at Bartow Arena on the campus of University of Alabama Birmingham. The Jags will defend their 2023 Championship starting Thursday morning, March 14 at 11 AM against Alcorn State University.
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