Washington State gave Jackson State its fifth consecutive loss in an 83-56 rout at Beasley Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Cougars had the upper hand in this one, going into half with a 24-point lead and outscored the Lady Tigers 36-33 in the final 20 minutes.
Charlisse Leger-Walker led the way for Washington State, recording 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. As a whole, the Lady Cougars were impressive on the offensive side of the ball, racking up 1.17 points per possession on 51% shooting from the field. Even when they missed, the team always seemed to have someone around to clean it up, scoring 18 second chance points on 12 offensive rebounds.
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Ti’lan Boler recorded 15 points and five rebounds, and Keshuna Luckett added another 14 points to lead Jackson State. As a team, the Lady Tigers struggled to get things going offensively, scoring just 0.78 points per possession on 29% shooting from the field. They were heavily challenged near the hoop, going just 8-of-33 on field goal attempts in the paint.
Washington State rebounded nicely from its last game, a loss against Washington. Next the team will face A&M-Corpus Christi, who is coming off a win of its own, on December 20. On the other side, Jackson State fell to 2-7 with the loss. Its next chance to turn things around is on December 23 at home against Southeastern Louisiana.
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