GRAMBLING, LA - Khamra Echols scored 20 points and Brittany Brooks added 18 to lead the Sam Houston women's basketball team to a 67-59 non-conference victory over Grambling Monday evening.
Whitney Smith added 12 points and led the Kats with nine rebounds as Sam Houston upped its season record to 2-2.
Jasher Blocker led the Tigers with 17 points as Grambling dropped to 1-2 for the year.
"Khamra had another great offensive game for us and Brittany played well too," SHSU head coach Brenda Nichols said. "Give a lot of credit to our point guard Ray Alexander who ran the floor so well and was simply tenacious on defense."
Sam Houston led from start to finish, building a 36-19 lead at halftime.
"Before we started this trip through Louisiana, we challenged to girls to be stronger under the boards and rebound well," Nichols said. "Tonight we got 23 rebounds from our post players alone."
The Kats totaled 53 rebounds as a team including 25 offensive boards. Freshman Terra Austin pulled down eight rebounds, Alexander seven and Bre Agnew six.
The next home game for the Bearkat women will be Monday, Nov. 30, at 5 p.m. against Oral Roberts. Attending the contest can help Sam Houston students earn a free T-Shirt.
The first 500 SHSU students to attend any combination of three home men's or women's basketball games will win a Bearkat basketball t-shirt courtesy of Student Activities and Bearkat Athletics.
Attendees will be tracked via the BearkatOneCard. For the purposes of the promotion, the men's and women's basketball doubleheader on Monday, November 30, will count as one event only. Sam Students receive free admission to BEarkat home games on presentation of their BearkatOneCard.
Huntsville area fans can purchase tickets on-line now at www.gobearkats.com or by contacting the Sam Houston State athletic ticket office at the Ron Mafrige Field House at Bowers Stadium. Ticket office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The ticket office telephone number is (936) 294-1729.
