Jan. 10, 2008

Box Score

NACOGDOCHES, Tex. - The Lady Colonels held a 24-16 lead at halftime, but it was not enough as the Lady Jacks hacked their way back in the second half to emerge 68-64 in the William R. Johnson Coliseum on Thursday night.

Leading the way for the Lady Colonels in the loss was senior guard Katherine Plummer with a team best 16 points and five assists. The only other double-digit scorer for Nicholls was true freshman Shelley West with 13. True freshman Christie Bryant finished the game with only seven points, but pulled down a career best and game high 11 rebounds in the loss.

Nicholls (2-10, 0-1) was outscored 52-40 in the second period to fall in their Southland Conference opener to Stephen F. Austin. Despite their struggles in the second half, the Lady Colonels shot 44.4 percent (16-of-36) from the floor, but could not overcome the 62.1 percent (18-of-26) shooting of the Lady Jacks.

At the midway break, Stephen F. Austin was only shooting 22.6 percent (7-of-31) from field goal range to Nicholls' 42.9 percent (9-of-21) mark. Both teams were cold from downtown in both periods as the Lady Colonels only made 3-of-13 three-balls, while the Lady Jacks were only successful on 1-of-8 for the game.

The difference in the game was turnovers as the Lady Colonels committed 22 that led to 23-points for the Lady Jacks. Stephen F. Austin had 13 miscues in the game which led to only five points for Nicholls.

The Lady Colonels will resume conference play on their home floor this Saturday when they host Sam Houston State (1-13, 0-1) at 2 p.m. in Stopher Gym. GameTracker will be made available for the contest for fans to follow the game live statistically on the internet at www.geauxcolonels.com.