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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.

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South Alabama Football adds more depth on National Signing Day

The South Alabama football team was busy again building depth on National Signing Day.

PJ Martin- Running Back from LaSalle High School in New Orleans. Martin helped his team to an undefeated regular season and was a 4A first team selection.

LaDareyan Craig- transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast played high school football in Mobile Alabama at Baker High School. Where he earned All-American status.

These four mid-year transfers also joined the class…

Reed Buys- offensive line transfer from Mississippi State. Buys started his college career at Jones Community College. Where his playing time was cut short by an injury in 2019.

Jordan Davis- Offensive Line transfer from SEC school South Carolina. Davis played high school football at Creekside High School in Georgia. Where he earned All-State honors as a tackle for the O-line.

Kentrel Bullock- Running back from Ole Miss. where he had very limited playing time. He was ranked as a 4 star Mississippi high school recruit where he rushed for just shy of 2000 yards and 33 touchdowns his senior year.

Javon Ivory- A transfer from Memphis, Ivory a native of Grove Hill Alabama had 586 yards last year on 46 receptions.

These signees join the 12 Early Signing Day players from back in December.

Gio Lopez- quarterback, James Clemens High School, Huntsville Alabama

Cole Blaylock- running back, UMS-Wright High School, Mobile Alabama

Anthony Eager- Wide Receiver, McGill-Toolen High School, Mobile Alabama

Shamar Sandgren- Wide Receiver, Savannah Georgia, Itawamba Community College

Reggie Neely- Defensive Back, Tulane Transfer, Memphis Tennessee

Josh Bledsoe- Defensive Back, Lafayette High School, Lafayette Alabama

Trent Thomas- Tight End, Cottage Hill Academy, Mobile Alabama

Jarvis Durr- Running Back, Brandon High School, Brandon Mississippi

John Ward- Offensive Line, Northview (Fl) High School, Atmore Al

Adrian Griffin- Offensive Line, Pleasant Grove High School, Pleasant Grove Alabama

Jordan Norman- Defensive Lineman, Hoover High School, Hoover Alabama

Karon Weary- Defensive Back, East Marion High School, Columbia Mississippi

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South Alabama men’s basketball beats Troy

After yet another close loss on Thursday night. Coach Richie Riley challenged his team to show up and play for an entire game. The South Alabama men’s basketball team responded by beating their in-state rival Troy 77-60 at “The Mitch”. South Alabama led the entire game. Coach Riche Riley improves to 8-1 all time and 5-0 at home versus Troy.

Owen White got the Jags going tonight scoring the first five points of the game. Isaiah Moore then scored the next three. The Jags would get out to an 8-0 lead. The Jags would lead 37-25 at halftime. The lead would grow to 18 with 4 minutes to go. Then to 20 with 1:30 to go. South would score 46 points in the paint. The most against any D1 opponent this year.

The Jags were led by…

Isaiah Moore 23 points and 7 rebounds

Tyrell Jones 11 points and 3 rebounds

Kevin Samuel 10 points and 13 rebounds (6 offensive rebounds were a season high) 8th double double of the season

Troy was Lea by…

Christyon Eugene 17 points

Aamer Muhammad 10 points

South Alabama shot 52% from the floor and 46% from 3 point land Troy shot 41% from the floor and 3 point land.

The Jags improve their record to 9-13 overall and 3-7 in the Sun Belt Conference. South has gain a spot to 12th place in the Sun Belt. This win is exactly what the Jags needed to get some confidence and to right the ship.

The South Alabama men’s basketball team returns to play Thursday February 2nd at 7 pm in Jonesboro Arkansas to face Arkansas St. with the first of three straight road games.

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South Alabama women’s basketball falls late to ULM

South Alabama women’s basketball led 56-46 at the end of the 3rd quarter at Monroe Louisiana. The Warhawks went 7-0 run cutting the Jags lead to three. ULM then took the lead with 3 minutes left in the game. Then they took the lead for good with just over 2 minutes left. The final score Jaguars lose 69-65.

Kelsey Thompson poured in a career high with 27 points for the Jags. Thompson has scored in double figures for the seventh time this year. Zena Elias scored 10 points and 11 rebounds. Her second double double of her career.

ULM had 4 players score double digits.
Emma Meriweather 15 points 15 rebounds

Bre Sutton 15 points 5 rebounds

Kierra Brimzy 11 points 3 rebounds

Aasia Sam 10 points 5

The South Alabama women basketball record falls to 5-16 overall and just 1-9 in the Sun Belt. The Jags next game is Thursday February 4th at the Mitch versus James Madison game time 7pm

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South Alabama men’s basketball takes on in-state rival Troy- Preview

South Alabama men’s basketball concludes its two game home stand Saturday January 28th at 3 pm, when Troy comes to “The Mitch”. The Jags are trying to snap a 4 game losing streak.

This will be the first of two games between the Jags and the Trojans this season. Last season the two teams split the series 1-1. The home teams won both games. South won 82-63 which is the largest margin of victory in the series. Troy won the rematch two days later at Troy 77-68. The Jags lead the overall series 26-12. That included a seven game win streak for the South, which Troy snapped in their last meeting.

This season the Jags are struggling. They have an overall record of 8-13, and are in 13th place right now in the Sun Belt Conference. They have a record of just 2-7 in conference play.

Troy sits at 13-5 overall and 5-4 in the SBC. They are lead by…

Zay Williams 11.5 ppg 6.4 rebounds per game and 35% 3 pt pct

Christyon Eugene 11.9 ppg 3.3 rebounds per game and 40% 3 pt pct

Aamer Muhammad 10.6 ppg 1.8 rebounds per game and 34% 3 pt pct


South Alabama is lead by…..

Isaiah Moore 18.0 ppg 3.1 rebounds per game and 23% 3pt pct

Kevin Samuel 10.8 ppg 9.3 rebounds per game Samuel is averaging nearly a double double per game

Greg Parham II 9.9 ppg 2.7 rebounds per game and 33% 3pt pct

Tyrell “Turbo” Jones 9.4 ppg 3.0 rebounds per game and 29% 3pt pct


There are only ten games left this season before the conference tournament starts. Troy is in a position to where they could potentially play themselves into a top 3 seed in the SBC Championship. The Jags need to get on a run, and win multiple games.starting with this game.

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South Alabama loses close game against Old Dominion

The men’s basketball game between South Alabama and Old Dominion was another close game with a familiar result. The Jags lose the game in the closing minute. The final at the Mitchell Center 66-64.

The Jaguars were down by nine, 43-34, close to five minutes into the 2nd half. South was able to get back into the game down by two with 11:35 left in the game. Old Dominion pushed the lead to six, with less than eight minutes to go. South would get back into the game again, finally grab the lead with 1:35 left in the game.

The lead changed hands 3 times in the final minute. The Jags had a chance to tie or win the game with 4 seconds left. Greg Parham II shot a the three pointer from about halfway between the top of the three point line and half court. The ball bounced off of the backboard, and the rim as time expired.

The Jaguars leading scorers were…

Isaiah Moore had 19 points and two rebounds

Greg Parham II scored 13 points and 2 rebounds

Tyrell “Turbo” Jones scored 11 points and 3 rebounds

South Alabama had 26 turnovers. The Jags were out scored in the paint. The South Alabama bench out scored ODU’s bench 28-24. There were five ties and 11 total lead changes in the game.

The loss drops the Jags record to 8-14 and 2-7 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Jags are currently in 13th place in the SBC with 10 games remaining. The next game for the South Alabama is on Saturday January 28th at “The Mitch” against in-state rival Troy at 3pm. If the Jags are going to make a run it needs to start Saturday.

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South Alabama Jaguar Women’s basketball loses at Troy

South Alabama Jaguars women’s basketball team traved on the road tonight January 26th 2023 to play their in-state rival Troy. The Final score… The Jags lose to a much more powerful Troy team 81-62.

South Alabama was led by Kiana Anderson’s 13 points and 9 rebounds. Michiyah Simmons scored 12 points and had 5 rebounds. That was not enough as the Jags as a team shot just 28.6% The Jags were out scored in the paint 30-14 and also in 2nd chance points 17-3.


Troy was led by Ja’Mia Hollings who had a double double with 23 points and 20 rebounds, and Makayia Hallmon’14 points and 5 rebounds.

South Alabama drops to 5-15 overall and 1-8 in the Sun Belt Conference. Troy improved to 12-8 overall and 7-2 in the Sun Belt Conference. The Jags continue their two game road trip by traveling to ULM Saturday at 2.