Kats rebound with win at Nicholls

Saturday, February 8

Thibodaux, La.

1:00 PM

15-7,10-3Southland

Nicholls

6-16,3-10Southland

Sam Houston St.

Nicholls St.

Kats rebound with win at Nicholls

2/8/2020 4:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

THIBODAUX, La. – Amber Leggett poured in a season-high 27 points and the Sam Houston State women's basketball team held off the Nicholls Colonels to pull out an 80-77 win on Saturday afternoon at Stopher Gym.

In a close game that featured six ties and nine lead changes – eight in the third quarter - the Kats (15-7, 10-3 SLC) held a 10-point lead with just five minutes to play before the Colonels (6-16, 3-10 SLC) made a push late that had the Bearkat advantage down to just a point in the final minute of play.

Along with Leggett's 27 points, she just missed a double-double with nine boards. The sophomore hit half of her 16 shots from the floor, but did much of her damage from the foul line where she went 10-for-14. In all, the Bearkats were 24-for-34 from the charity stripe, helping alleviate a night that saw them go just 4-for-20 from 3-point range.

Courtney Cleveland also finished with a dozen points, while Jaylonn Walker had 11. La'Sha Haynes pulled off a double-double, putting in 10 points along with pulling in 11 rebounds.

For Nicholls, Ari Hamilton played all 40 minutes and finished with 20 points while Loan-Anh Johnson had 18 and Chrystal Ezechukwu had 16.

The Kats return to Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on Wednesday to take on Southeastern Louisiana. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and can be watched on ESPN+.