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Lady Lions have dropped 3 straight SWAC games after winning the conference opener.
The Lady Lions fell to Southern University 71-52 on Green Night.

Lady Lions struggle at home in 71-52 loss to Southern

1/14/2018 6:51:00 PM

Box Score courtesy of www.swac.orgĀ 

PINE BLUFF, Ark. -Ā Briana Green posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Samantha Duncan chipped in 15 points, leading Southern to a 71-52 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday afternoon in the H.O. Clemmons Arena.

The Jaguars (5-9, 4-1 SWAC) controlled the game from opening tip, doubling up UAPB (3-11, 1-3 SWAC) 20-10 at the end of the first.Ā Southern took a 43-21 lead into intermission and never looked , cruising to victory from there as it led by as many as 33 at one point.

The Jaguars shot 41.5 percent (27-of-65) from the field in the game, including a 45.7 percent clip in the first half. Meanwhile, the Lady Lions struggled early on as they were limited to 8-of-25 from the floor (32 percent) in the first half. Southern forced 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff turnovers, committing just seven.

Faith Ohanta led Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 13 points off the bench. Destiny Brewton and Trasity Totten each scored eight points.

The Lady Lions basketball team returns to action on Monday, January 15 for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Special as it hosts Alcorn State University in SWAC play. The theme is "Take a Kid to the Game" Day as kids are allowed free entrance to the doubleheader if accompanied with an adult. Due to the possibility of inclementĀ weather, tip-off for the doubleheader has been moved up to 2 p.m. for the Lady Lions and 4 p.m. for the Golden Lions.
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