Both Hardy-Fuller and Ross led the Lady Tigers with 16 points apiece. Hardy Fuller shot 7-9 in field goal range and 2-4 from the free-throw line. Ross shot 5-13 at the field goal, 4-9 in the three-point range, and 2-5 at the free throw line. Hardy-Fuller recorded her fourth double-double of the season tying the game high of 10 rebounds.
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“We had to really focus on our defense,” said head coach Surina Dixon. “We had to make the stop and then we had to score.”
The Lady Tigers played an intense first half, leading most of the first half. Ayanna Hardy-Fuller went 4-5 at the field goal with 8 points and 5 rebounds. JSU shot 30.0 percent at the field goal, 11.1 percent at the three-point range, and 50.0 percent at the free throw line. The first half ended with Northwestern up by 3 points.
Entering the second half down by three points, the Lady Tigers struggled to regain the lead. At 6:04, Northwestern was up by 10 points.
Refocusing, JSU got back in the game with 3 three pointers from Ross, ending the second in a 54 point tie. The Lady Tigers increased their field goal percentage shooting for 43.5 percent in the second half, 44.4 percent in the three-point range, and 69.2 percent from the free-throw line.
In overtime, the Lady Tigers were able to close the game by out-scoring Northwestern 8-7, shooting 2-4 at the field goal, 0-2 in three-point range, and 4-9 at the free throw line.
The Lady Tigers will be back in action when they play their final game of the non-conference season at Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, Dec. 28. The game is set to tip off at 4 p.m.
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