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SU - UAPB
52
Winner Southern U. SU 7-12,5-1 SWAC
36
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 2-15,0-7 SWAC
Winner
Southern U. SU
7-12,5-1 SWAC
52
Final
36
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB
2-15,0-7 SWAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern U. SU 9 17 9 17 52
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 8 8 6 14 36

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations

Women's Basketball Knocks Off Arkansas Pine Bluff On The Road On Saturday Afternoon

PINE BLUFF, AR --The Jaguars found success on Saturday afternoon by outscoring Arkansas Pine in all four quarters led by Soniyah Reed with a game-high 16 to give the Jags their fourth straight conference win. Final from the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff was 52-36.

HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Lady Golden Lions got off to a fast start outscoring the Jaguars 8-4 before the SU recovered taking a one-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 9-8.  
- The Jags opened up the ball game by outscoring the Lady Dolden Lions 17-8 to take a ten-point lead at the first half, 26-16
- The Jaguars close the third quarter by outscoring the Lady Golden Lions 9-6 to that a thirteen-point lead at the end of three, 35-22. 
- Despite battling back in the fourth quarter, the Lady Golden Lions fell short on Saturday afternoon to give the Jags their fourth straight win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

- Jaguars went 16-of-46 shooting from the field (34.8 percent) and 6-of-17 from 3PT (35.3 percent).
- SU was led by Soniyah Reed (6-11 FG, 3-5 3PT) finished the day with 16 points and five boards. Aniya Gourdine (2-8 fg, 4-6 FT) chipped in nine-points omn the day.
- Ten Jaguars played scored in the contest with only one finishing the night with double digits.
- UAPB shot 8-of-37 from the field (21.6 percent) and 3-of13 from 3PT (23.1 percent). 
- Southern pulled down 40 rebounds, including 28 on the defensive side of the glass.
- The Lady Golden Lions registered 29 rebounds, with 23 coming on the defensive end. 
- The Jaguars also went 8-for-14 from the free-throw line. 
- The Lady Golden Lions sank 17-of-24 from the charity stripe.
- Southern University finished the night with seventeen steals and eleven assists, led by Aniya Gourdine with three.
- University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff came away with eight steals and five assists.

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will be back in action on Monday, January 27tth as the travel to Itta Bena, MS to take on Mississippi Valley State University. The game is slated for a 5:30 PM tip-off and will be streamed live on Valley State Sports Newtwork.

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