NACOGDOCHES – Four East Texas A&M University women's basketball players scored in double digits on Monday evening, but the Lions fell 92-65 to the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks at William R. Johnson Coliseum.
 
The Ladyjacks started the game leading 6-0, but the Lions got to within two, scoring six of eight. SFA then went on a 14-0 run to jump ahead 22-6, leading by as much as 17 in the first quarter. The Lions went 0 for 9 from the outside in the first quarter, while SFA went 3 for 7.
 
The Lions shot 9 for 18 from the field in the second quarter, as SFA had the 23-19 in scoring during the second period. SFA's largest lead in the game was 38 points. East Texas A&M missed its first 23 three-point attempts from the outside, going 3 for 28 in the game. SFA went 13 for 29.
 
The Lions fall to 4-14 on the season and 1-8 against Southland Conference opponents, while SFA improves to 16-5 overall, 6-4 in conference play, and 6-0 all-time against the Lions.
 
Off the bench, J'Unti Franklin (Natchitoches, La.) led the Lions in scoring with 13 points, hitting three shots from deep, while Jordyn Newsome (Irving – MacArthur), Nina Horvath (Oberwart, Austria), and Jasmine Payne (Montgomery, Ala.) scored 10 points each.
 
Alva Hedrich (Muecke, Germany) led the Lions with 10 rebounds as well. SFA had the 44-36 advantage in rebounding.
 
For the Ladyjacks, Harmanie Dominguez added 17 points to lead the way as six players scored in double digits, including all five starters.
 

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The Lions are back at home for their next two games, hosting A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Northwestern State at noon on Saturday. Tickets for both games can be purchased at LionAthletics.com/Tickets.