CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—McNeese women's basketball extended its winning streak to five games with a 59-42 Southland Conference win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Thursday night. With the win, McNeese improves to 13-4 overall and 7-1 in the SLC.
On a night where the Cowgirls didn't display their best shooting from inside three-point range, the Cowgirls shot 53 percent from outside three-point range, making 8 of 15 attempts.
Arianna Patton and
Lexi Alexander led the Cowgirls in scoring with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Patton scored nine of her 11 points from behind the arc where she was 3 of 4. Alexander was 3 of 5 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line and led the Cowgirls with four steals.
Jalencia Pierre added eight points and dished out three assists. Averi Berry was also credited with three assists.
McNeese scored 20 points off 29 Texas A&M-CC (2-13, 1-7 SLC) turnovers and 20 of the Cowgirls points came from within the paint. McNeese, who used its defense to fuel its offense, scored 14 fastbreak points in the game.
The Islanders scored the first point of the game before Jalencia Pierre' two free throws gave McNeese the lead for good.
McNeese held the Islanders to three points in the first quarter and nine points in the second quarter. The 12 points in the first half is the least amount of point allowed by McNeese in a half in program history.
The Cowgirls went on a 12-0 run with 3:41 left in the third quarter and held its largest lead of the game (25 points) with less than a minute left in the third quarter.
McNeese will conclude its two-game road trip in Texas with a 2 p.m. game at UTRGV on Saturday, Jan. 17.
1st QUARTER
• McNeese got off to a slow start missing its first five field goal attempts
• After the Islanders took the early lead, McNeese took the lead on two free throws by Jalencia Pierre
• McNeese outscored AMCC 9-1 the rest of the quarter
• McNeese was 2 for 12 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free throw line
• Caused AMCC to turn the ball over nine times and they were 1 of 8 from the field
McNeese 11, AMCC 3
2nd QUARTER
• McNeese took its first double digit lead (17-7) following a three-pointer by Jalencia Pierre with 6:41 left in the half
• McNeese outscored the Islanders 17-9 in the quarter and 11-5 in the final six minutes of the quarter to take a 16-point lead into the half
• McNeese shot 30 percent from the field (9-30) including 4 of 7 three-pointers in the half
• McNeese scored 11 of their points off 15 AMCC first half turnovers
• McNeese shot 67 percent from the free throw line, making 6 of 9 attempts
•AMCC shot 21 percent (4 of 19) from the field in the half and 75 percent from the free throw line
• AMCC was 1 of 10 from 3-point range in the first half
• Pierre led McNeese in scoring in the first half with eight points
HALFTIME: McNeese 28, AMCC 12
3rd QUARTER
• Leading 28-16 with 6:08 left in the quarter, the Cowgirls went on a 12-0 run to extend its lead to 24 points (40-16) behind two three-pointers by
Arianna Patton and layups by Alasia Washington,
Lexi Alexander, and
Tyreona Sibley
McNeese 43, AMCC 21
4th QUARTER
• McNeese held at least a 20-point lead for at least eight minutes of the quarter
FINAL: McNeese 59, AMCC 42
McNEESE NOTES
• McNeese improved to 13-4 overall and 7-1 in the SLC
• The Cowgirls extended its winning streak to six games and have won 10 of its last 12 games
• McNeese held TAMU-CC to 12 first half points, it's the least amount of points allowed in a half by a McNeese team in program history
• McNeese scored 20 points off 29 Islander turnovers
UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 17 at UTRGV* (2 p.m.)
Jan. 22 at Southeastern* (6 p.m.)
Jan. 24 New Orleans* (1 p.m.)
Jan. 29 at SFA* (6 p.m.)
Jan. 31 at Lamar* (3 p.m.)
SLC Game; Home game in
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