STARKVILLE, M.S. — Jackson State women's basketball (2-5) fell to the Bulldogs of Mississippi State University in a hard-fought contest on Sunday evening.
Ameshya Williams struck first for the Tigers with a layup and although the Bulldogs came back right away to tie, Jackson State was able to increase their lead to five at the 5:35 mark in the first on back-to-back-to-back scores. Dayzsha Rogan made a bucket and a jumper to give the Tigers a 12-7 advantage over the Bulldogs, and Daja Woodard added two more points on a fast break layup. The Bulldogs went on a 5-2 possession run, and the first quarter ended with a final score of 20-16.
The Tigers had a gritty team scoring effort in the second quarter in which every student-athlete on the floor scored to overcome a seven-point deficit to head into the locker room with a lead of 33-29 at the half.
Both programs came out of the gate in the second half battling, trading possessions until Jackson State pulled ahead 43-37 after Ameshya Williams broke a tie by converting both free throw attempts at the 7:05 mark, and and Dayzsha Rogan made back-to-back scores. Mississippi State chipped away at the Lady Tiger lead again, and the game was tied again at the 1:42 mark in the third quarter. The game had a total of five lead changes and six ties.
Three Lady Tigers scored in double-figures in the contest, with one double-double. Dayzsha Rogan led the team with 22 points, shooting 9-10 from the field and a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc. She also recorded two rebounds and a single assist.
Ameysha Williams-Holliday recorded another double-double, scoring 15 points and earning 12 rebounds, of which were split evenly on both sides of the floor, and recorded a single steal and block respectively.
Jariyah Covington scored 14 points off the bench, and recorded seven rebounds, three blocks, and two assists.
NOTABLES
- Jackson State was 28-62 (45.2 percent) shooting from the field and 5-12 from the charity stripe
- Mississippi State shot 37.3 percent (25-67) from the field and 65.5 percent (19-29) from the free-throw line
- The Tigers registered 33 rebounds, of which 20 were defensive and 13 were offensive
- The Bulldogs finished with 51 rebounds
- Both teams finished with 32 points in the paint by the end of the game
- MSU had four more turnovers than the Tigers
- MSU scored 21 points off second chances, compared to the Lady Tigers' nine.
- Jackson State scored more than twice points off fast breaks than Mississippi State, and the Lady Tigers bench scored four more points than the Bulldogs' bench.
UP NEXT
Jackson State will wrap up the Mississippi State Classic tomorrow at noon against Troy.
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