Jacksonville, Ala. --- The Tennessee State
University women's basketball team shot a season-high 53.4 percent from the
field and posted a season-high in points to defeat Jacksonville State, 88-68,
Saturday afternoon in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
The 88 points is the most points scored
since posting 90 against UT Martin last season.
Tennessee State (5-8, 1-1 OVC) had four
players score in double-digits led by Kesi Hess' 22 points. The Dublin, Ohio native
knocked down six three-pointers in the contest.
Destiney Gaston came off the bench to score 18
points while Jasmin Shuler finished the game with 16 points
and three steals. Chelsea Hudson nearly recorded a double-double
with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Tanesha Stenson also had a solid game for TSU
with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Rachel Allen dished out a game-high seven
assists.
Jacksonville State (0-15, 0-3 OVC) was led
in scoring by Marikate Gardler with 22 points while Briana Morrow added 14.
Both teams jumped out the gates on fire as
each team was shooting at least 50 percent from the floor through the first five
minutes. The teams battled and traded buckets over the next several possessions.
TSU managed to build its lead up to six on a
couple of occasions but JSU continued to strike back.
Later in the half, Tennessee State was
leading, 28-27, when a bucket by Chelsea Hudson sparked a 13-0 run that put the
Lady Tigers on top, 41-27, with 3:42 remaining in the frame. The rally, fueled
by TSU's defensive intensity, included five steals by the Lady Tigers.
The Gamecocks answered with a 6-0 spurt to
cut the deficit down to eight but seven straight points by the Lady Tigers,
including Kesi Hess' three-pointer at the buzzer made the score, 48-33, at the
break.
TSU shot 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the
field in the first half, including 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) from long range.
In the second half, TSU continued to build on the lead and stretched the advantage to 57-37 following a short jumper by Hess with 16:42 on the clock.
JSU cut into the lead after outscoring TSU,
7-2, but the Lady Tigers answered with a rally that made the score, 66-47, at
the 11:44 mark.
The Lady Tigers maintained a comfortable
lead the rest of the way.
Tennessee State finished the game shooting
53.4 percent from the field, including 50.0 percent from beyond the arc. The
Lady Tigers also had 15 steals and outrebounded the Gamecocks, 39-35. The TSU
bench outscored the JSU bench, 40-28.
Next, the Lady Tigers will travel to
Cookeville to face Tennessee Tech on Monday, Jan. 7. Tip-off is slated for 7
p.m. in the Eblen Center.
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