MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama State junior guard Jamel Waters had the most simple reason for the success of the Hornets’ defense so far during conference play.“We don’t want coach to be on us,” Waters said. “You can never not play good defense.”
Alabama State head coach Lewis Jackson has always preached solid team defense. After struggling at times during non-conference play, the Hornets have been very stingy to their conference rivals.
After Alabama State’s 84-60 win over Alcorn State, the Hornets (10-5, 6-0 SWAC) are holding Southwestern Athletic Conference opponents to just 37.5 percent shooting from the field, second-best in the conference.
Teams are having even more trouble from behind the arc, shooting just 24.4 percent from 3-point range. Alcorn State hit just one of 11 3s last Saturday.
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