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South Alabama women’s basketball team prepare for their final road trip of the regular season.

The South Alabama women’s basketball team is preparing for their final road trip of the 2023 regular season. The Jaguars play 2 games this week Thursday February 16th at Arkansas State and then on Saturday February 18th the Jags will travel to San Marcos Texas to take on Texas State.

Looking at the Arkansas State game. Coming into the game, the Red Wolves are struggling with an overall record of 8-17 and 3-11, tied for 12th place in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Jags have not fared well in the series historically. Arkansas State leads the series, 41-15. During Head coach Terry Fowler run as head coach, the Jags are just 5-12 versus Arkansas State. In the last match up between the Jaguars and Arkansas State. The Red Wolves beat the Jags 63-47.

Arkansas State is led by…

Izzy Higginbottom- 14.1 PPG and 3.0 RPG

Lauryn Pendleton- 11.8 PPG and 5.0 RPG

Anna Griffin- 9.8 PPG and 7.7 RPG

The Red Wolves are averaging 66.8 points per game and giving up 71.6 points per game. Arkansas State is shooting 37% and 29% from the 3 point line.

The Jaguars are struggling also, with an overall record of 6-19 and 2-12, currently in 14th place in the Sun Belt Conference.

The Jags are led by…

Kelsey Thompson- 9.6 PPG and 4.1 RPG

Kiana Anderson- 7.7 PPG and 5.5 RPG

Nadia Howard- 7.0 PPG and 3.6 RPG

South Alabama is averaging 55.2 points per game, and 36.8 rebounds per game. The Jags are shooting 33.8% and 27.3% behind the 3 point line.

The Jaguars have lost 12 out of their last 14 games. The Jags have averaged scoring 51.7 points in those games. While their opponents have scored 64.8 points in those same games. South will have their work cut out for them, as they try to climb out of the cellar of the Sun Belt Conference.

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South Alabama wraps up the non conference schedule versus Hartford

The South Alabama Jaguars wrap up the non conference schedule beating the Hartford Hawks by the final of 77-53. This was the first ever match up between the Jaguars and the independent Hawks.

This game was a mismatch from the beginning. The Jags scored first, sixteen seconds into the game on a jumper in the paint by Kevin Samuel, and never looked back. The Hawks hit a three pointer at the 13:19 mark of the first half to get within 5 at 16-11. That is as close as the Hawks would get for the rest of the game.

South Alabama would build a steady lead. The Jags would lead by 11 at halftime the score was 38-27.

Both teams teams came out a little cold. The Jags didn’t score in the second half until the 18:24 mark. Hartford went scoreless for the first 4:35 of the 2nd half, hitting a three to cut the Jag lead to 17 at 46-29 . That score stopped a Jaguar 10-2 scoring run.

South Alabama would slowly increase the lead throughout the rest of the second half to twenty on two different occasions. The Jags would increase the lead to 25 points at 77-52 with 28 seconds left.

South Alabama’s leading scorer on the night were….

Isaiah Moore- with his usual 20 points and 2 rebounds

Greg Parham II- 13 points and 1 rebound

Kevin Samuel- 13 points and 10 rebounds Yet another double-double

And honorable mention and crowd favorite Adam Sizemore 3 points on a three pointer with 2 minutes of playing time.

The Jags shot 52.5% overall and 36.4% from 3 point land. Hartford shot 38.3% overall and 29.4% from behind the arc.

Game Notes:

Kevin Samuel had his 9th double-double this season.
The Jaguars had only 3 turnovers for the whole game.
Isaiah Moore scored 20 points for the 11th time this season.

Up next: Southern Miss comes to the Mitchell Center as the Jags continue their 4 game home stand. Southern Miss is the top team in the Sun Belt Conference. USM has an overall record of 23-4 and 12-2 in the Sun Belt. The Jags are in 10th place.

In the previous match-up on January 19th in Hattiesburg. Southern Miss had trouble with the Jags. The Golden Eagles used great shooting from the free throw line to beat the Jags by 4 points 76-72.

The Jags improve their overall record to 13-14 and 6-8 in the conference, with just 4 games remaining in the regular season.


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South Alabama softball comes up short in the final day of the NFCA Leadoff Classic

South Alabama softball wrapped up the the NFCA Leadoff Classic viruses Indiana. The Jaguars would lose this one. The final 5-1.

Jenna Hardy would get the start for the Jags. Hardy would pitch a great game for 5 innings giving up 3 hits….

South Alabama would strike first in the bottom of the 5th. Victoria Ortiz would single on the 1st pitch of the inning. Ortiz then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Bailey Welch would bunt a foul out to the 3rd baseman. Mackenzie Brasher grounded out to the pitcher. Ortiz would advance to third on the play. Stephanie Gonzalez, who pinch hit for Marley Sims, doubled down to left field scoring Ortiz. The Jaguars led 1-0. Sims would renter the game a a pinch runner for Gonzalez. Sims would advance to third on a wild pitch. Indiana would change pitchers. Parker would exit the game. Montgomery would enter. Meredith Keel would walk to put runners on the corners. Sasha Willem would ground out to end the inning with the Jags up 1-0.

Unfortunately that’s all of the runs the Jaguars would get. In the top of the 6th inning. Indiana would 2 runs on a two run homer. Olivia Lackie would enter the game for Hardy. Lackie would give up a walk and 2 runs in the inning. Jags trailed 4-1. Indiana would add one more run in the top of the 7th. The Jaguars would go quietly in the bottom of the 7th. The final Jags lose 5-1.

Lackie would finish the game pitching 2 innings giving up 3 runs only 1 earned, on 3 hits and 1 walk.

After the first weekend of the season, South Alabama is 1-2 and will open up their home season this Saturday February 17th as they host the Mardi Gras Classic vs Missouri State at 12:30

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Jags softball picks up their first win of the season

Jags softball picks up their first win of the season, with a big hit and a run scoring on an error. The Jags would then get the final 3 outs to win 5-3 vs St. John’s at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.

South Alabama started off the scoring in the top of the 1st inning. Mackenzie Brasher walked on 5 pitches to lead off the game. Meredith Keel doubled down the right field line advancing Brasher to 3rd. Sasha Willem would then sac bunt into a double play but Brasher would score and the Jags would lead 1-0. Odalys Cordova would ground out to 3rd to end the inning.

The Jags would add on to the lead in the top of the 4th. Sasha Willem would single to the shortstop on the second pitch of the at bat. Odalys Cordova struck out for the first out. Gabby Stagner doubled two right center scoring Willem. Jaguars lead 2-0.

St. John’s would score two in the bottom of the fourth making the score 2-2 Jags.

The Jags would score again in the top of the 6th. Meredith Keel would fly out to center. Sasha Willem would get hit by a pitch then advance to second on a wild pitch. Odalys Cordova would single to left but get thrown out at second trying to stretch it into a double. Willem would score on the play. Jaguars lead 3-2.

St. John’s would tie it back up in the bottom of the 6th inning.

South Alabama would then take the lead again in the top of the 7th. Pinch hitter Stephanie Gonzalez would fly out to center field, for out number one. Victoria Ortiz would pop up to the shortstop on the first pitch for out number 2. Marley Sims would reach base on an error by the shortstop. Mackenzie Brasher then singled to center, and Sims would advance to 2nd. Meredith Keel then got an RBI single to center scoring Brasher and advanced to third on a throwing error, which also scored Sims on the play. Jags lead 5-3.
In the bottom of the 7th St John’s went down with relative ease. The Jags win the final score 5-3.

Olivia Lackey would start the game for the Jags. She went 3 2/3 innings 72 pitches giving up 2 runs 1 earned. Jenna Hardy would come in relief and get the victory. She went 3 1/3 innings on 52 pitches giving up 4 hits and 1 unearned run. Hardy is 1-0 on the year.

Game 2 versus #12 Tennessee was ruled a no contest due to rain that moved into the area. The Volunteers were up 5-2 in the 2nd. The stats and records, however, will not count for that game. The game will not be rescheduled.

Next up for the Jags The final day of the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater Florida. The Jaguars will take on Indiana Sunday February 12th at 11:30 am.

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Jaguar men’s basketball beats App St. at the Mitchell Center

The South Alabama Jaguar men’s basketball team scored first and led 2-0 at the 19:10 mark of the 1st half. The Jags would never trail or or relinquish the lead to App State. South continued to score in the half building a 14 point lead of 40-26 at halftime. South would come out the second half and slowly in crease the lead to 25. At the 7:01 mark The Jags led 66-41. App State would get the lead down to 15 at 70-55 with 2:12 left. That’s as close as the Mountaineers would get. The final score the Jags beat App St at the Mitchell Center 74-57.

The Jags were led in scoring by…

Isaiah Moore- 16 points and 3 rebounds

Tyrell “Turbo” Jones- 15 points and 6 rebounds

Owen White- 14 points and 2 rebounds

Kevin Samuel- 8 points and 9 rebounds

The Jags shot 59.2% overall and 41.7% from behind the 3 point line. South Alabama had 28 rebounds and was a perfect 11-11 shooting free throws.

App State shot 37.7% overall and 22.2% from behind the 3 point line. The Mountaineers had 28 rebounds and shot free throws at a 70% clip. The Jags out scored the Mountaineers in the paint 42-34.

The Jags improve their record to 12-14 overall and 6-8 in the Sun Belt. South Alabama is sitting as the 10th seed right now with 4 conference games remaining. If the Jags can win the remaining conference games they could get as high as the 8th or 9th seed. Which is a better position than they were in earlier last week.

App State drops to 14-13 overall and 7-7 in conference play.

Next up for the Jags as they continue their home stand is the final out of conference game vs The University of Hartford. The Hawks are 5-20 on the year. The Jags will probably be the Hawks toughest test this season

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Jaguar Women’s basketball falter late versus Louisiana

The South Alabama Jaguar women’s basketball team played well for a half versus Louisiana. The third quarter was the difference in this game. The Jags were competing with the Ragin’ Cajuns for the first 2 quarters, actually taking a 4 point lead 18-14 at the 9:25 mark in the 2nd quarter. South Alabama would give the lead back to Louisiana 20-18 at the 6:25 mark and the Jags would end up trailing at halftime 29-26. The Jags shot 35% from the field and 17% behind the 3 point line, in the first half. (Including an 0-9 for 3’s in the 2nd quarter.) but still managed to keep it within 3 points at the half. Louisiana shot 56% from the field and 33% behind the 3 point line in the 1st half.

The Jags come out of halftime and took a 3 point lead at the 6:16 mark of the 3rd quarter. That gave the Jags 8 points in the 3rd quarter. That was the last time South Alabama scored in the 3rd quarter. In fact the Jags would be held scoreless until the 7:49 mark of the 4th quarter. When Kiana Anderson hit a jumper to cut the 14 point Louisiana lead to 12. The South Alabama would cut the lead to 8 multiple times. Louisiana would prove to just be too much for the Jags. The final score Jags lose 58-48.

South Alabama was led in scoring by…

Kelsey Thompson- 11 points and 3 rebounds

Kiana Anderson- 8 points and 5 rebounds

Nadia Howard- 7 points and 1 rebound

The Jags record falls to 6-19 overall and just 2-12 in the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama stays in last place. Just a game behind both La Monroe and Arkansas St. The Jags finish up the road part of their schedule next week, with games at Arkansas State and at Texas State. Before returning home to finish the regular season versus Georgia Southern and Troy.

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South Alabama women’s basketball takes on Louisiana at the Mitch.

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The South Alabama women’s basketball team has another tough task in front of it. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns come to the Mitchell Center. They will play in the 1st game of a men’s and women’s double header Saturday February 11th. The Jags are now just trying to play for seeding.

The Jags could still, believe it or not, get to the middle seeds. They will have to win out and get a little bit of help. Even though it’s highly unlikely, South Alabama could get hot at the right time, and put a few more wins together and get to a 10-12 seed in the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Right now the Jags sit as the 14th seed which is good for last place in the conference.

Louisiana comes to Mobile with a 14-11 overall record and 8-5 in the SBC. The Ragin Cajuns are led by…

Tamera Johnson- 12.0 PPG and 7.3 RPG

Laney Wheaton- 11.7 PPG and 3.9 RPG

Louisiana is averaging 58.8 points per game. The Cajuns are shooting 37% from the floor and 26 % from behind the three point line. Louisiana is averaging 35.4 rebounds per game.

The South Alabama Jaguars are led by…

Kelsey Thompson- 9.5 PPG and 4.1 RPG

Kiana Anderson- 7.7 PPG and 5.6 RPG

Nadia Howard- 7.0 PPG and 3.7 RPG.

The Jags this season are averaging 55.5 points per game, and are shooting 33% overall. South Alabama is shooting 27% from behind the 3 point line while averaging 37.3 rebounds per game.

Like I stated earlier, the Jags have their work cut out for them, but the job is not impossible. The Jags have a 6-18 record overall and are only 2-11 in the Sun Belt with just 5 conference games remaining. After today the Jags will have 2 road games at Arkansas State and at Texas st. Also there will be two home games remaining vs Georgia Southern and finishing the regular season vs Troy.

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South Alabama Men’s basketball to begin a big four game home stand

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The South Alabama men’s basketball team begins an extremely important four game home stand, starting Saturday 5 pm at the Mitchell Center. There is still uncertainty with the Jags season as far as seeding and where they could end up. As of today the Jags are tied with Texas St. for 10th place in the Sunbelt Conference. While the chance of the winning the regular season championship are at zero percent. They can however play for better seeding for the upcoming conference tournament.

The Jags have a tough game to start the home stand. App State is currently sitting in a four way tie for 5th place. The Mountaineers have an overall record of 14-12 and 7-6 in the Sunbelt. App St is lead by…

Donovan Gregory- 11.9 PPG and 4.1 RPG

Tyree Boykin- 11.6 PPG and 2.8 RPG

Terence Harcum- 11.0 PPG and 2.4 RPG

The Mountaineers as a team are averaging 70.9 points per game and giving up 63.5 PPG. App St is averaging 36.4 rebounds per game and shooting 33.4% from the three point line.

South Alabama is lead by….

Isaiah Moore- 18.8 PPG and 3.4 RPG

Kevin Samuel- 10.4 PPG and 9.3 RPG

Tyrell “Turbo” Jones- 9.9 PPG and 3.3 RPG

The Jags are averaging 69.6 points per game. Interestingly enough the Jags are giving up 66.9 points per game. That means that the Jags are playing in a lot of very close games. They are shooting 45.4 % as a team, 33.0 rebounds per game and 32.2 % behind the three point line.

The Jags only have 6 game’s remaining, 4 home games, and only 5 games left in conference play. So every game from here on out, is very important leading up to conference play. Like I stated before this home stand will be difficult it includes a game vs Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles are in first place in the Sunbelt Conference. They close out the home schedule vs ULM.

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South Alabama Softball loses twice on opening day weekend at NFCA Leadoff Classic

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The South Alabama Softball team opened the 2023 season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The results were not what the Jags hoped to have. The experience gained against 2 very good teams is priceless.

The Jaguars would open up the season on Friday February 10th in the Clearwater Florida tournament against Louisville.

The Cardinals would strike first in the top of the 3rd. The Jags would answer right back in the bottom of the 3rd. Bailey Welch would strike out. Mackenzie Brasher singled on the first pitch she saw. Victoria Ortiz would reach base on fielders choice, which retired Meredith Keel for out 2. She would reach second on a throwing error from the Louisville shortstop. Brasher would come around to score tying the game 1-1. Odalys Cordova would ground out on the 1st pitch to end the inning.

Jenna Hardy would make the start for the Jags. She pitched 4 2/3 innings only giving up the one run, striking out 8 on 83 pitches. Olivia Lackie would come in the game and keep it tied until extra innings.

In the top of the 8th, Lackie would run into trouble, giving up 3 runs (1 earned) on two hits and and an error, only recording 1 out. Hardy would return to pitch and get the final 2 outs. Louisville led 4-1.

In the bottom of the eighth the Jags would get only 1 run the final score 4-2.

In game two #6 Northwestern took on the Jags. Jenna Hardy got the start and held Northwestern scoreless she ran into trouble in the top of the 5th. After getting two quick outs, Hardy would then give up 4 runs ( 3 runs on a triple).

Olivia Lackey would come in and give up a double and get the final out in the top of the 5th. Jags would trail 4-1.

The Jag bats would answer right back in the bottom of the 5th. Gabby Stagner would lead off the inning with a five pitch walk. With 2 outs Marley Sims would single to left, advancing Stagner to second. Mackenzie Brasher would follow with a single to center scoring Stagner. Meredith Keel was hit a 1-1 pitch loading the bases. Sasha Willem would then double to left field, clearing the bases for 3 RBI’s and a Jag lead at 5-4. Odalys Cordova would ground out to shortstop to end the inning.

Lackie would hold the lead, until the top of the 7th. She would record just one out and give up 4 earned runs. Madison Langley would come in for Lackie and get record the remaining two outs.

The Jags would go pretty quietly in the bottom of the 7th to end the game. Final Jags fall to #6 Northwestern 8-5.

Olivia Lackie picked up both tough luck losses for the Jags on day one. She is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in just 5 innings.

Saturday it doesn’t get any easier. The Jags take on St John’s at 12:30 pm, who are also 0-2 after losing to both #20 Kentucky and and #21 Auburn on Friday, and then Jags will play #12 Tennessee at 3pm. The Volunteers are 2-0 after beating Illinois and Howard on Friday.

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South Alabama Men’s basketball wins at Arkansas State

South Alabama men’s basketball team is now on a two game winning streak. The Jaguars beat Arkansas St by the final of 82-62, picking up just their second road win of the season.

The game was never really in doubt. As the Jags took control of the game early and didn’t let up. There was only one tie in the game. Just, forty one seconds into the game the score was tied 2-2, after that the Jags never trailed.

South Alabama built a very comfortable lead in the 1st half, leading 44-30 at halftime. The Jaguars went into the half shooting 64% from the field and 62.5% from 3 point range. The Jags would continue to shoot 50% from the floor in the second half. They cooled off quite a bit behind the 3 point line shooting just 18% for the 2nd half.

The Jags would let Arkansas St cut the lead 9 at 44-35 with 18:19 left in the game. South Alabama would then slam the door on the Red Wolves, and extend the lead to 27 at 82-55 with 3:03 left in the game.

The Jags leading scorers were…

Isaiah Moore 23 points and 2 rebounds

Kevin Samuel 20 points and 7 rebounds

Owen White 11 points ( 9 from 3 point land ) and 4 rebounds

The Jaguars are playing for seeding in the Sunbelt Conference Tournament, with an overall record of 10-13 and 4-7 in conference play, are a 12 seed. If the Jags continue to win they could squeeze out a top 10 seed. That, is a very good possibility with seven conference games remaining. The Jags just need to continue to put the wins together and take care of their own business. There are still some tough games left. The Jaguars will continue their three game road trip by going to ULM Saturday, February 4th, and after that a rematch at Troy February 9th.