Nacogdoches - Dominating the boards and out-shooting the Bearkats, Stephen F. Austin ended Sam Houston's Southland Conference women's basketball winning streak with a 70-63 victory over the Kats Wednesday night.
Sam Houston (11-9, SLC 5-1) was led by Britni Martin with 18 points. Khamra Echols scored 14 and Chanice Smith added 13 points.
Stephen F. Austin (6-12, SLC 3-2) out-rebounded the Bearkats 48-27 and out-shot Sam Houston 42.6 percent to 38.1 percent. Jordan Ford led the Jacks with 19 points.
The Bearkats, looking to start Southland Conference play with six consecutive victories for the first time in their 24 years in the league, led only twice during the contest.
Smith's lay-up with 12:54 to play in the first half put Sam Houston up 12-10. SFA went on a 20-10 run to build a 30-22 lead. The Jacks led at intermission 38-32.
Sam Houston bounced back early in the second half to take a brief 40-38 lead on a Clarke Davis layup with 14:39 to play.
But the Jacks roared ahead, outscoring Sam Houston 13-4 in the next eight minutes to go up 51-44. Sam Houston never came closer than four points the rest of the game.
Sam Houston will continue this week's Southland Conference road trip Saturday afternoon when the Bearkats travel to UTSA.
