Friday, December 20
JACKSONVILLE
6 p.m.
Jax State
4-6,0-0OVC
40
vs
55
Jacksonville Univ.
7-5,0-0ASUN
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 15 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 55 |
| Jacksonville St. | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
12/20/2019 9:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – Graduate-senior Destiney Elliott posted her second-straight double-double with a team-high 16 points but the Jacksonville State women's basketball team couldn't get much else going in a 55-40 setback to Jacksonville on Friday.
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The Gamecocks (4-6) were held to their lowest scoring total in 44 games, dating back to a 66-35 loss to nationally-ranked Belmont on Feb. 21, 2018. The loss to the visiting Dolphins (7-5) also snapped Jax State's eight-game home winning streak.
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Behind Elliott's 16 points and team-high 11 boards, freshman Nekiyah Thompson had eight points as the only other Gamecock with more than five. A key factor in JSU's offensive struggles came on 21 turnovers, the second-most for the season behind 22 at Vanderbilt in the season opener.
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Despite trailing for more than 36 minutes in the game, the Gamecocks took their largest lead of the game early in the second half after back-to-back three-pointers by Elliot to begin the third period to make it 26-24. It was a boost after JSU was held to a season-low six points in the second period.
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JU regained the lead with an 8-0 run until Jayla Walker drained a triple of her own to break the momentum. Leading by 10 late in the quarter, Thompson pulled up for a couple of deep jumper to bring JSU back to within six at 41-35 heading into the fourth.
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Unfortunately, the final period did not open well for the Red and White who went more than six minutes without a basket as JU went on a 10-0 run to stretch the lead to 16 with 4:21 left on the clock. JSU was unable to close the gap much in the closing minutes, dropping its third-straight game in the JSU-JU series.
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The Gamecocks will wrap up their non-conference slate between Christmas and New Year's Day with a road contest at Auburn on Dec. 28.
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The Gamecocks (4-6) were held to their lowest scoring total in 44 games, dating back to a 66-35 loss to nationally-ranked Belmont on Feb. 21, 2018. The loss to the visiting Dolphins (7-5) also snapped Jax State's eight-game home winning streak.
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Behind Elliott's 16 points and team-high 11 boards, freshman Nekiyah Thompson had eight points as the only other Gamecock with more than five. A key factor in JSU's offensive struggles came on 21 turnovers, the second-most for the season behind 22 at Vanderbilt in the season opener.
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Despite trailing for more than 36 minutes in the game, the Gamecocks took their largest lead of the game early in the second half after back-to-back three-pointers by Elliot to begin the third period to make it 26-24. It was a boost after JSU was held to a season-low six points in the second period.
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JU regained the lead with an 8-0 run until Jayla Walker drained a triple of her own to break the momentum. Leading by 10 late in the quarter, Thompson pulled up for a couple of deep jumper to bring JSU back to within six at 41-35 heading into the fourth.
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Unfortunately, the final period did not open well for the Red and White who went more than six minutes without a basket as JU went on a 10-0 run to stretch the lead to 16 with 4:21 left on the clock. JSU was unable to close the gap much in the closing minutes, dropping its third-straight game in the JSU-JU series.
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The Gamecocks will wrap up their non-conference slate between Christmas and New Year's Day with a road contest at Auburn on Dec. 28.
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Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
JVille
JSU
FG%
.296
.254
3FG%
.154
.222
FT%
.611
.200
RB
52
51
TO
15
21
STL
13
6
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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