Saturday, November 20
Huntsville
3:00 PM
3-2,0-0WAC
88
vs
65
Hartford
0-4,0-0America East
1
2
3
4
F
Hartford
15
14
16
20
65
Sam Houston
22
14
27
25
88
Photo by: Alyssa Schulte/SHSU
Kats pick up 88-65 win over Hartford
11/20/2021 9:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
HUNTSVILLE – The Sam Houston Bearkats picked up their second win in a row with a 88-65 win over Hartford on Saturday afternoon at Johnson Coliseum.
Kaylee Jefferson and Madelyn Batista each put up double-doubles for the Kats (3-2), pacing 5 players that finished in double figures scoring. Jefferson finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 8 for 13 from the field with a season-high 11 rebounds, meanwhile Batista posted 14 points and 12 rebounds.
The Kats forced 37 turnovers, the second most turnovers in the Ravon Justice era and the most since forcing 40 against Howard Payne in 2019-20. Sam Houston turned those 37 turnovers into 36 points, while also dominating in the paint, outscoring the Hawks (0-4) 52-24.
Faith Cook joined Jefferson and Batista with 17 points, while Courtney Cleveland had 13, Damaya Telemaque had 10.
The Kats took the lead to start and never gave it up, wining wire-to-wire.
Sam Houston will look next to a tilt with Arkansas in Fayetteville on November 27. The game vs the Razorbacks is set for 2pm and will be aired on SECNetwork+.
Kaylee Jefferson and Madelyn Batista each put up double-doubles for the Kats (3-2), pacing 5 players that finished in double figures scoring. Jefferson finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 8 for 13 from the field with a season-high 11 rebounds, meanwhile Batista posted 14 points and 12 rebounds.
The Kats forced 37 turnovers, the second most turnovers in the Ravon Justice era and the most since forcing 40 against Howard Payne in 2019-20. Sam Houston turned those 37 turnovers into 36 points, while also dominating in the paint, outscoring the Hawks (0-4) 52-24.
Faith Cook joined Jefferson and Batista with 17 points, while Courtney Cleveland had 13, Damaya Telemaque had 10.
The Kats took the lead to start and never gave it up, wining wire-to-wire.
Sam Houston will look next to a tilt with Arkansas in Fayetteville on November 27. The game vs the Razorbacks is set for 2pm and will be aired on SECNetwork+.
Team Stats
Hart
SHSU
FG%
.381
.390
3FG%
.375
.313
FT%
.533
.731
RB
46
50
TO
37
19
STL
8
18
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballRavon Justice Press Conference
Wednesday, December 10
WBB: Highlights vs Southwestern Christian
Monday, November 03
WBB: CUSA Tournament Press Conference Jax State
Tuesday, March 11
WBB: CUSA Tourney Highlights vs Jax State
Tuesday, March 11
