JSU Women's Basketball close out non-conference play with 53-52 win over Lipscomb

JACKSON, Mississippi – Radejah Woodson, junior guard, shot 5-10 from the field, 2-5 in three-point range for 12 points to lead Jackson State in their 53-52 win over Lipscomb University in the final game of non-conference play on Wednesday, Dec. 30.

The Lady Tigers (6-5) created a solid start against the Lady Bisons (3-12) scoring 33 points in the first half while holding Lipscomb to 18.

In the first half of the game, the Jackson State played hard defense putting up 33 points while holding Lipscomb to 18.

Lipscomb adjusted to Lady Tigers defense and revved up their own in the third scoring 23 points while holding JSU to 5. The Lady Bisons also took their first lead (41-38) of the game with 1:07 left in the third making it anyone’s game to take in the fourth.

With just 2 minutes left in the game, Daisha Williams landed a three-point shot to tie the game at 50. Loren Cagle delivered a lay-up to put Lipscomb up two on the Lady Tigers near the one-minute mark.

With just three-seconds left in the game, Williams hit another three to seal the Lady Tiger win.

Nyahok Bile, senior forward, recorded another 10-plus rebound game bringing down a game high of 15 boards.

Daisha Williams went 4-7 from the field and 3-5 in three-point range to add 11 points to the JSU scoring effort which included her game winning shot.

As a team, the Lady Tigers shot 38.9 percent from the field, 25.0 percent in three-point range, and 50.0 percent at the free-throw line while Lipscomb shot 29.5 percent from the field, 31.3 percent in three-point range, and 75.0 percent at the free-throw line.

The Lady Tigers will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 2 when they host Alabama State in the first conference game of the season. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. The women’s game will be followed immediately by the men’s.

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