JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State women's basketball team takes on Texas Southern tomorrow evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Houston, Texas.

Date: Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
Time: 5:30 p.m. CT
Location: Houston, Texas
Arena: H&PE Arena
Watch: YouTube/Texas Southern Athletics
Radio: JSUTV
Rob Jay, play-by-play
Live Audio: www.woad.com
2019-20 Series Record: Tied 2-0
Last Meeting.............................................2/15/20
Last Meeting's Result.....................Won, 72-61

JACKSON STATE QUICK GLANCE
2020-21 Record: 5-5 (SWAC: 4-1)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Tomekia Reed 
JSU Record: 42-29 (32-9 SWAC) (3rd season)
Key Leaders:
Ameshya Williams: 16.2 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 33 Blocked Shots
Dayzsha Rogan: 17.1 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 26 assists. 19 steals
Jariyah Covington: 11.3 PPG, 21 Assists, 10 Steals

TEXAS SOUTHERN QUICK GLANCE
2020-21 Record: 2-2 (SWAC: 1-1)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
Year at TSU (Record): 3rd (42-25)
Overall Record (Years) 222-165 (14 seasons)
Key Returners:
Ataiya  Birdges 24.0 PPG 4.3 RPG 18 assists
Niya Mitchell 15.5 PPG 9.5 RPG 
Te'Aire Hambrick: 11.0 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 8 assists

GAME 10 RECAP: JACKSON STATE 63 | Prairie View A&M  45
The Jackson State Lady Tigers won their third straight conference matchup on Saturday afternoon, defeating Prairie View A&M by a final score of 63-45. The Lady Tigers were led by Dayzsha Rogan, who finished with 19 points, four assists, two steals, and two rebounds. Jackson State outscored the Lady Panthers 15-10 in the first quarter, and 18-11 in the second quarter to take a 33-21 lead into halftime. The Lady Tigers defense kept PVAMU's offense in check all night, dominating the second half as PVAMU only scored seven points in the third quarter. JSU went on to defeat Prairie View by a final score of 63-45 to improve to 5-5 overall and 4-1 in SWAC play. Outside of Rogan, Jariyah Covington added 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field. She also had four assists and four rebounds.  Elexis Peyton tallied a team best nine rebounds on the night. Cherelle Jones had a stellar performance with seven points and seven rebounds. Ameshya Williams was double teamed for the majority of the contest, finishing with eight points, four rebounds, and one blocked shot. As a team, JSU finished 20-of-51 from the field while also producing 26 points in the paint, and 25 bench points. 

LAST TIME VESUS TEXAS SOUTHERN (FEB. 15, 2020)
On February 15, 2020 four Jackson State Lady Tigers scored in double digits and Jackson State outscored Texas Southern 30-14 in the fourth quarter en route to a 72-61 win and completed the regular-season sweep. It was the13^th win in a row for the Lady Tigers and have improved to 12-0 in the SWAC. TXSO falls to 13-9 and 8-3 in the conference. Marneisha Hamer scored a team-high 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the field. Hamer also grabbed eight rebounds and handed out a pair of assists. Kaisah Lucky scored 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the floor. The Brooklyn, New York product also distributed four assists while recording two steals. Ameshya Williams, the reigning SWAC Player of the Week, totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds to complete the double double. Dayzsha Rogan scored 12 points and recorded a pair of steals. JSU dominated in front the basket and outscored TXSO 44-28 in the paint. The Blue Bengals also won the rebounding battle 51-38. JSU's bench also outscored TXSO 26-3. JSU shot 44.4 percent (28-for-63) from the field while holding TXSO to 29.2 percent (19-of-65) from the floor

JACKSON STATE LEADERS
Jackson State has three players averaging double-digit points through ten games with preseason first-team All-SWAC nominee, Dayzsha Rogan averaging 17.1 points per game. Jackson State newcomer, Jariyah Covington is having a fantastic season  in her first year, averaging 11.3 points per game, with 21 assists, and 10 steals. SWAC Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year, Ameshya Williams, averages 16.1 points per game. She also leads Jackson State with 11.7 rebounds per game. For the season, Williams also leads the team with 33 blocked shots.

A LOOK AT TEXAS SOUTHERN
Courtesy of Texas Southern Communications 

Last Time Out: On Saturday, Grambling State pulled away in the fourth quarter as they handed TSU a 68-47 loss Saturday evening at home. Grambling State opened with an early lead but TSU fought back in the second quarter and finally regained a 23-21 lead with 1:59 remaining after Namiko Adams' layup. However, Grambling State closed the half on a 7-3 run for a 28-24 halftime lead. TSU would play catchup for most of the third quarter and had moments to move ahead but failed to get over the hump. TSU trailed 34-31 with 6:08 left but Grambling State eventually pushed its lead up and ended the third quarter up 45-38. GSU opened the fourth quarter with a three-pointer and TSU answered with a basket from Ryann Lewis to close within eight.  Unfortunately, that would be the closest TSU would get as GSU went on a late run to push its lead to double digits. Adams led TSU with 11 points and nine rebounds while Quatera Limbrick added 10.