ITTA BENA, MISS - Ameshya Williams-Holliday recorded her ninth consecutive and 15th double-double on the season scoring 20 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and protected the paint with 5 blocks to lead five players in double figures lifting Jackson State to a 88-54 win over Mississippi Valley State Saturday afternoon at the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex.
Keshuna Luckett,
Daja Woodard, and
Jariyah Covington each finished with 12 points while senior LaMiralce Sims chipped in with 10 points and 8 rebounds as the Lady Tigers (12-6, 10-0 SWAC)) coasted to a 34-point victory.
Mississippi Valley State (2-16, 1-9 SWAC) jumped out to an early 5-2 lead with 7:03 left to play to begin the contest. JSU immediately answered with a 12-0 run which was fueled by Williams-Holliday, Luckett, and
Miya Crump. By the time the Devilettes answered with a Ronni Williams free-throw with 1:22 remaining in the opening quarter, JSU had seized the momentum that it never surrendered.
After leading 17-9 through the first quarter, JSU upped the advantage to 39-25 at the half. The Lady Tigers hit 13-of-30 shots in the opening two quarters in large part to the play of Luckett, Williams-Holliday, and some sparks off the bench.
The Lady Tigers opened the second half on a 14-3 scoring run extending their lead to 53-28 with 5:59 remaining in the third. JSU's biggest lead in the game was 76-38 midway through the fourth quarter and would go on to outscore MVSU 49-29 in the second half to secure the victory.
"I'm ecstatic that we were able to pull out the victory despite bad moments within the game," head coach
Tomekia Reed said. "I felt we didn't play to our full potential, but I'm thankful we were resilient and fought through challenges. To have five players in double figures shows that we are growing in small areas."
NOTABLES
- Jackson State was 28-64 (44 percent) shooting from the field and (29-36) from the charity stripe
- Mississippi Valley State shot 29 percent (17-59) from the field and 57 percent (13-23) from the free-throw line
- JSU registered 50 rebounds, including 32 on the defensive glass and 18 on the offensive glass
- MVSU pulled down 35 rebounds, with 22 coming on the defensive end and 13 on the offensive end
- The Tigers finished with 34 points in the paint, 35 bench points, 23 fast-break points, and 18 second-chance points
- The Devilettes registered 22 bench points, six points in the paint, nine fast-break points and eight second-chance points
NEXT UP
Jackson State will return to action Monday when they travel to UAPB at 5:30 p.m. CT at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets for home games are now on sale to the public for the 2021-22 men's and women's basketball season. Tickets can be purchased online at
Ticketmaster or at the JSU Ticket Office at Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center.
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all of the latest Jackson State women's basketball news, fans can follow the Twitter account (
@GoJSUTigersWBB), Instagram account (
@gojsutigerswbb) and Facebook account (Jackson State Women's Basketball). You can also follow head coach Tomekia Reed on Twitter at (
@CoachTReed) and Instagram (@coachtomekiareed).
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