Saturday, January 22
Phoenix, Ariz.
3:00 PM
5-12,0-6WAC
54
at
73
Grand Canyon
12-5,5-1WAC
1
2
3
4
F
Sam Houston
11
11
17
15
54
Grand Canyon
14
9
27
23
73
Photo by: Brian Blalock
Second half slump dooms Kats at GCU
1/22/2022 5:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PHOENIX, Ariz – A big third quarter by Grand Canyon was too much for the Sam Houston women's basketball team to overcome on Saturday afternoon in a 73-54 loss to the Antelopes at GCU Arena.
Madelyn Batista put in 18 points and had seven rebounds, but the Kats (5-12, 0-6 WAC) were outscored 27-17 in the third quarter after only trailing by a point at the half, which was a deficit too deep to overcome.
The Kats held an early lead in the third quarter after scoring the first four points of the period, but GCU (12-5, 5-1 WAC) responded with a 14-4 run and built its lead to double digits by the end of the stanza.
Sam Houston dominated the glass by a 43-30 margin, but committed 27 turnovers in the game while not hitting a 3-point basket until Sydnee Kemp connected from long distance in the game's final minute.
Courtney Cleveland joined Batista in double-figure scoring with 12 points and seven rebounds, and Kaylee Jefferson hauled in 10 boards to go with six points.
The Kats will try for their first WAC win of the year again on Monday night in Edinburg against UTRGV.
Madelyn Batista put in 18 points and had seven rebounds, but the Kats (5-12, 0-6 WAC) were outscored 27-17 in the third quarter after only trailing by a point at the half, which was a deficit too deep to overcome.
The Kats held an early lead in the third quarter after scoring the first four points of the period, but GCU (12-5, 5-1 WAC) responded with a 14-4 run and built its lead to double digits by the end of the stanza.
Sam Houston dominated the glass by a 43-30 margin, but committed 27 turnovers in the game while not hitting a 3-point basket until Sydnee Kemp connected from long distance in the game's final minute.
Courtney Cleveland joined Batista in double-figure scoring with 12 points and seven rebounds, and Kaylee Jefferson hauled in 10 boards to go with six points.
The Kats will try for their first WAC win of the year again on Monday night in Edinburg against UTRGV.
Team Stats
SHSU
GCU
FG%
.353
.459
3FG%
.167
.643
FT%
.654
.571
RB
43
30
TO
27
16
STL
8
13
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
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