Tuesday, December 28
JACKSONVILLE
7 p.m.
Jax State
77
vs
56
Kennesaw State
12/28/2010 9:44:10 PM | Women's Basketball
Final Stats
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State used a 15-1 scoring run over the final four minutes to race past Kennesaw State 77-56 in women's hoops action at Pete Matthews Coliseum on Tuesday night.
In its first game back from the Christmas break, JSU improved to 4-8 on the season, while KSU fell ton 3-7 overall.
JSU matched its season-high for points in a contest as it put 77 points on the scoreboard in the season debut against Stillman. Junior Brittany Wiley led a trio of Gamecocks who reached double figures in the scoring column. Wiley posted a game-high 18 points, connecting on 7-of-13 from the field. Senior Danielle Beneby nearly turned in a double-double with 13 points and matching her career high with eight assists. Junior Destiny Lane added 12 points off the bench in the win.
After taking a slim 33-30 lead into halftime, Jax State pushed the lead out to double digits at 46-36 with 14:11 left in the game. After the Owls trimmed the lead down to five points on a pair of occasions, the Red and White responded to push the lead back out to double figures by the 9:07 mark after a pair of free throws by Wiley. The Gamecocks withstood another run by KSU as Sametria Gideon completed a three-point play to slice the lead down to six points at 62-56 with 4:24 left in the affair.
Wiley and Lane sparked the final JSU scoring run to secure the win as both contributed on both ends of the floor – forcing the Owls into miscues and scoring at the other end. Lane scored seven of her final point total in the final four minutes along with being credited with five steals. JSU took advantage of 23 KSU turnovers and turned them into 28 points on the other end.
JSU had its best offensive night of the season as it hit a season-best 28 shots and connected on 45 percent of its shots, including a 55 percent effort in the final half. The Gamecocks out-scored KSU 44-26 in the final 20 minutes. Jax State also tallied a season-best 17 assists and carded 16 steals.
Brittany Manning and Zenobia Pitts pitched in nine points each in the starting line up along with eight points from Danielle Vaughn and Candice Carmine.
The Gamecocks held KSU's leading scorer, Angie Smith, in check all night as she was held to just five points. Gideon, a native of Madison, Ala., led the Black and Gold with 17 points.
The Gamecocks will now embark on a four-game road trip that begins on Thursday, Dec. 30 at Auburn. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. at the Auburn Arena. The game will be aired on the Gamecock Sports Network with Mike Parris behind the microphone. JSU will open 2011 on Sunday, Jan. 2 in Atlanta, Ga. against Georgia Tech.
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State used a 15-1 scoring run over the final four minutes to race past Kennesaw State 77-56 in women's hoops action at Pete Matthews Coliseum on Tuesday night.
In its first game back from the Christmas break, JSU improved to 4-8 on the season, while KSU fell ton 3-7 overall.
JSU matched its season-high for points in a contest as it put 77 points on the scoreboard in the season debut against Stillman. Junior Brittany Wiley led a trio of Gamecocks who reached double figures in the scoring column. Wiley posted a game-high 18 points, connecting on 7-of-13 from the field. Senior Danielle Beneby nearly turned in a double-double with 13 points and matching her career high with eight assists. Junior Destiny Lane added 12 points off the bench in the win.
After taking a slim 33-30 lead into halftime, Jax State pushed the lead out to double digits at 46-36 with 14:11 left in the game. After the Owls trimmed the lead down to five points on a pair of occasions, the Red and White responded to push the lead back out to double figures by the 9:07 mark after a pair of free throws by Wiley. The Gamecocks withstood another run by KSU as Sametria Gideon completed a three-point play to slice the lead down to six points at 62-56 with 4:24 left in the affair.
Wiley and Lane sparked the final JSU scoring run to secure the win as both contributed on both ends of the floor – forcing the Owls into miscues and scoring at the other end. Lane scored seven of her final point total in the final four minutes along with being credited with five steals. JSU took advantage of 23 KSU turnovers and turned them into 28 points on the other end.
JSU had its best offensive night of the season as it hit a season-best 28 shots and connected on 45 percent of its shots, including a 55 percent effort in the final half. The Gamecocks out-scored KSU 44-26 in the final 20 minutes. Jax State also tallied a season-best 17 assists and carded 16 steals.
Brittany Manning and Zenobia Pitts pitched in nine points each in the starting line up along with eight points from Danielle Vaughn and Candice Carmine.
The Gamecocks held KSU's leading scorer, Angie Smith, in check all night as she was held to just five points. Gideon, a native of Madison, Ala., led the Black and Gold with 17 points.
The Gamecocks will now embark on a four-game road trip that begins on Thursday, Dec. 30 at Auburn. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. at the Auburn Arena. The game will be aired on the Gamecock Sports Network with Mike Parris behind the microphone. JSU will open 2011 on Sunday, Jan. 2 in Atlanta, Ga. against Georgia Tech.
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