KENNESAW, Ga. — Cold shooting and rebounding struggles proved too much for Kennesaw State women's basketball to overcome in a 74-47 loss to Jax State on Saturday afternoon at Vystar Arena.
First Half
The Owls shot 7-of-15 from the field in the first quarter, with
Latazia Williamson's five early points leading the team. Jax State started even hotter from the field at 8-of-11 and used an 8-4 rebounding advantage to end the first quarter, leading 25-16.
While KSU cooled the Gamecock offense to 5-of-16 from the field in the second quarter, the Owls also struggled to find the bottom of the net with a 3-of-16 mark. KSU trailed by as many as 16 with seven minutes before the half. At the break, Jax State led 37-22 with advantages of 48-32% in shooting, 7-1 in 3-pointers and 24-12 in rebounding.
Second Half
The Owls strung together some positive plays to open the second half, with
TaTianna Stovall sending an offensive rebound to Williamson for a jumper and the third quarter's first points. Stovall added a jumper of her own moments later, but another barrage of Jax State triples left KSU down 52-34 by quarter's end.
Jax State hit four more 3-pointers to pull away in the fourth quarter. The Owls continued to battle late with
Shania Nichols scoring seven of her 10 points on consecutive possessions. Following Nichols' scoring burst, the Gamecocks closed the contest on a 9-2 run for the 74-47 decision.
Game Notes
- KSU finished the game shooting 34% from the field to Jax State's 48.
- Three-point shooting and rebounding disparities were difficult for the Owls to overcome. The Gamecocks knocked down 14 of 28 triples to KSU's 2-of-9. Jax State won the rebounding battle as well, 41-29.
- Williamson and Nichols led the Owls in scoring with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
- With two field goals made on Saturday, Berry surpassed Jah'Che Whitfield (2020-23) for eighth at KSU in Division I-era (2005-pres.) career field goals.
Next Time Out
KSU (8-8, 1-4) remains at home for both games next week, beginning with a Thursday match-up versus UTEP on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. EST. Watch the Owls face the Miners on
ESPN+.
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