Women's Basketball Dominates Oglethorpe in Season Opener - Jacksonville State University Athletics

Monday, November 2

JACKSONVILLE

5 PM

Jax State

1-0,0-0CUSA

Oglethorpe

0-0,0-0SAA

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oglethorpe	9	10	8	12	39
Jacksonville St.	22	7	27	19	75

Photo by: Emily Kish / Jax State

11/2/2026 8:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Jax State opened the 2026-27 women's basketball campaign in dominating fashion Monday night, cruising to a 75-39 victory over Oglethorpe at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

Jax State jumped out to an early lead in the opening quarter, outscoring Oglethorpe 22-9 behind an efficient offensive performance. The Gamecocks maintained their advantage throughout the second quarter, although the Stormy Petrels managed to trim the deficit to a 29-19 lead at the break.

The Gamecocks found another gear coming out of halftime, putting together their strongest stretch of the night in the third quarter. Jax State poured in 27 points while limiting Oglethorpe to just eight, extending its advantage to 56-27 heading into the final period. Jacksonville State shot 54.5 percent from the field in the third.

Jax State continued to control the contest in the fourth quarter, adding 19 points while holding the Stormy Petrels to 12 to finish off the 36-point victory.

Emily Monson led all scorers with a career-best 22 points, shooting 9-of-16 from the field and connecting on three three-pointers. Kamryn Corporan delivered all over the court with 13 points, nine assists, seven steals and six rebounds. Camden Ward and Solene Jackson also reached double figures, finishing with 11 points apiece. Ward added five rebounds, while Jackson contributed six rebounds and four steals. Rocío Jiménez chipped in six points and eight rebounds.

Defensively, the Gamecocks created problems for Oglethorpe throughout the night, forcing 35 turnovers and recording 20 steals. The 20 steals in the game were the second highest all-time in a single game. In 1990-91, Jax State had 23 steals versus Delta State and Mississippi University for women. The Gamecocks also capitalized on those opportunities, scoring 36 points off turnovers while collecting 49 rebounds as a team.

The victory marked an outstanding start to the Ricky Austin era for the Gamecocks, who welcomed 1,322 fans to Pete Mathews Coliseum for the season opener.

Jacksonville State returns to action Friday, Nov. 6, hosting Life University for an 11 a.m. matchup at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

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