Saturday, February 15
Huntsville
1:00 PM
17-7,12-3Southland
73
vs
58
Central Arkansas
11-13,7-8Southland
1
2
3
4
F
Central Ark.
21
17
14
6
58
Sam Houston St.
22
14
12
25
73
Photo by: Brian Blalock
Strong fourth quarter surges Kats past UCA
2/15/2020 6:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HUNTSVILLE – The Sam Houston State women's basketball team used a strong fourth quarter to surge past the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears, 73-58, on Saturday afternoon at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
The Kats (17-7, 12-3 SLC) trailed 52-48 entering the final period of play, but outscored UCA (11-13, 7-8 SLC) by a 25-6 margin to pick up the double-digit win and sweep the regular-season series for the second consecutive year.
With the win, Sam Houston is the second team to clinch a spot in next month's Southland Conference Tournament in Katy. The Kats also stay in sole possession of second place in the Southland Conference standings, just a half-game back of league-leading Stephen F. Austin.
Jaylonn Walker led the Kats with 16 points, hitting all four of her tries from 3-point range, while Amber Leggett had 15 as the only two Kats in double figures on the day. Faith Cook and Courtney Cleveland added nine points each, while La'Sha Haynes had eight points and five rebounds.
In all, the Kats hit nine of their 13 tries from long distance and turned the ball over just 10 times in the game.
Sam Houston will go after its fourth straight win on Wednesday when it travels to Beaumont to take on Lamar. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. from the Montagne Center and can be see on ESPN+.
The Kats (17-7, 12-3 SLC) trailed 52-48 entering the final period of play, but outscored UCA (11-13, 7-8 SLC) by a 25-6 margin to pick up the double-digit win and sweep the regular-season series for the second consecutive year.
With the win, Sam Houston is the second team to clinch a spot in next month's Southland Conference Tournament in Katy. The Kats also stay in sole possession of second place in the Southland Conference standings, just a half-game back of league-leading Stephen F. Austin.
Jaylonn Walker led the Kats with 16 points, hitting all four of her tries from 3-point range, while Amber Leggett had 15 as the only two Kats in double figures on the day. Faith Cook and Courtney Cleveland added nine points each, while La'Sha Haynes had eight points and five rebounds.
In all, the Kats hit nine of their 13 tries from long distance and turned the ball over just 10 times in the game.
Sam Houston will go after its fourth straight win on Wednesday when it travels to Beaumont to take on Lamar. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. from the Montagne Center and can be see on ESPN+.
Team Stats
UCA
SHSU
FG%
.417
.407
3FG%
.250
.692
FT%
.875
.727
RB
46
30
TO
20
10
STL
6
13
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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