Box Score BATON ROUGE, La. - In tight and hard-fought matchup, the Jackson State women's basketball team defeated the Southern Lady Jaguars Monday afternoon by a final score of 59-49.
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Dayzsha Rogan paced the Lady Tigers with 20 points on 8-for-16 shooting from the field. The Preseason All-SWAC selection also grabbed five rebounds in 37 minutes of action.
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Antionette Womack came off the bench and recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
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JSU won the battle in the paint by a 36-22 margin and used its deep bench to outscore SU 25-14.
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As a team, JSU shot 42.9 percent (24-for-56) from the field and held SU to 27.8 percent (15-for-54) from the floor.
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The Blue Bengals defense stifled the Jaguars throughout the evening and forced 14 turnovers, which was promptly turned into 10 points.
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JSU returns to the court Monday, February 15 at 5 p.m. vs. Texas Southern.