Shreveport – The Centenary women's basketball team aims for its second win in a row on Tuesday evening as the Ladies face the University of St. Thomas Celts in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest at the Gold Dome.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
Stats: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wbkb/2022-23/boxscores/20230110_h16b.xml
Video: https://collegetvticket.com/event/centenary-college-vs-university-of-st-thomas-3/
The Ladies (1-14, 1-5 SCAC) are coming off of their first victory of the season, a 68-62 decision at home over Austin College on Dec. 31. The Celts (2-11, 1-5 SCAC) fell 60-54 at home on New Year's Eve to Dallas in their most recent action and are 0-3 on the road this season.
Centenary aims for a second win in a row over St. Thomas after the Maroon and White recorded a 61-53 victory last season on Senior Day. The Ladies are 2-4 all-time against the Celts.
The Ladies used a 20-13 advantage in the fourth quarter in the game against Austin College to seal the win after being tied at halftime 28-28 and down by a point, 49-48, heading into the final period. Centenary shot 35.6 % (26-73) for the game from the floor, 7-20 from beyond the arc for 35 % and 9-14 from the free throw line for 64.3 %.
Centenary edged Austin College 40-39 in rebounding and forced 21 turnovers while only turning the ball over seven times. The Ladies finished with 12 assists, 10 steals, and four blocked shots. Centenary only shot 28.6 % (12-42) in the first half but forced 13 turnovers and held the 'Roos to just two 3-point baskets in 11 attempts.
Both teams shot it well from the floor after halftime, as the Ladies finished 45.2 % (14-31) and the 'Roos were nearly identical at 45.5 % (10-22). The Ladies made 5-9 attempts from 3-point range for 55.6 % while the 'Roos connected on all five of their attempts. Austin College was also strong from the FT line, going 9-10 while Centenary was 7-12.
The Ladies' bench was integral in the win, finishing with a 24-4 advantage in bench points and scored 25 points off of the 21 Austin College miscues while the 'Roos only scored six points off of turnovers. Centenary finished with a 26-18 advantage in points in the paint and 15-5 in second-chance points.
Sophomore G Alana Jones (Shreveport, La.) enters Tuesday's game as the Ladies' leading scorer (9.5 PPG) and rebounder (10.3 RPG) and ranks second in the conference in rebounding. Jones just missed a double-double against Austin College with nine points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes of action after she led the Ladies with 17 points against Dallas a day prior. She has reached double figures in scoring six times this season, grabbed 10 or more rebounds seven times and in six of her last seven games, and has recorded three double-doubles.
Freshman G Amiyah Barrow (Baton Rouge, La.) led the Ladies in the win over Austin with 16 points as she reached double digits for the sixth time this season and did so for the fifth time in the last eight games. She nearly matched her season high of 19 that she scored against Millsaps last month. Barrow played 30 minutes off the bench and finished 6-14 from the floor, 2-2 from 3-point range and 2-2 from the FT line. She added five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. She is averaging 8.7 PPG this season, second on the team.
Freshman F Kyra Stokes (Shreveport, La.) reached double figures for the second time this season as she added 13 against the 'Roos and grabbed eight rebounds in her 26 minutes. She was 4-11 from the floor and 5-8 from the free throw line with an assist and a steal. She is averaging 6.6 PPG and 5.3 RBG this season. Freshman G Brailey Major (Opelousas, La.) is averaging 6.3 PPG this season and scored 10 in 28 minutes against Austin College. She grabbed three rebounds and had two steals on 4-12 shooting overall and made a pair of treys as she reached double figures for the third time this season.
Sophomore G Dymon Drumgo (Alexandria, La.) is averaging 8.2 PPG this season and 5.4 RPG and has scored in double figures four times. Freshman G TaNyjah Plumber (Kinder, La.) scored 12 points in 32 minutes on 5-14 shooting against the 'Roos with six rebounds, three assists, and a steal as she reached double figures for the second time this season. She averages 4.9 PPG and 2.6 RPG.
The Ladies average 55.9 PPG and rank in the top five in the conference in both field goal percentage defense (37.2 %) and 3-point FG % defense (28.2 %). Centenary is also the league's second-best offensive rebounding team averaging 44.2 per game as the Ladies average 15.9 offensive rebounds per game. Centenary has held nine of its 15 opponents to 70 points or less.
See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wbkb/2022-23/schedule
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