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ISU_JSU
67
Winner Jacksonville St. JSU 3-2,0-0 ASUN
57
Indiana St. ISU 1-4,0-0 MVC
Winner
Jacksonville St. JSU
3-2,0-0 ASUN
67
Final
57
Indiana St. ISU
1-4,0-0 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Jacksonville St. JSU 14 13 19 21 67
Indiana St. ISU 17 14 13 13 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Seth Montgomery | GoSycamores.com

Hunter’s season-high paces Sycamores on first day of GATA Turkey Throwdown

STATESBORO, Ga. – Indiana State was unable to hold off a late Jacksonville State run on Friday afternoon as the Sycamores fell to the Gamecocks on the first day of the GATA Turkey Throwdown at Hanner Fieldhouse, 67-57.
 
The Sycamores (1-4) held a five-point lead nearing the midway point in the fourth quarter as Tonysha Curry drove into the paint for the layup. The basket put Indiana State up 54-49 for their largest lead of the quarter, before the Gamecocks (3-2) scored five in a row with Bre'Anna Rhodes scoring the first three points to tie the game up at 54-54 with 5:25 remaining.
 
The five-point swing led to an 18-3 stretch that spanned the final 6:10 as the Gamecocks closed out the first day win.
 
Marie Hunter led the Sycamores with a season-high 19 points as the junior guard went 7-of-16 from the floor while playing all 40:00 minutes in the contest. Adrian Folks added 12 points and five rebounds, while adding a team-high three assists.
 
Jacksonville State was led by Nekiyah Thompson's 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting while converting all three three-point attempts. Rhodes added 13 points off the bench in 15 minutes' action, while Keiara Griffin and Kennedy Gavin had seven rebounds apiece.
 
First Half
The Sycamores scored eight of the first nine points with Folks, Del'Janae Williams, and Hunter all scoring over the first 3:46 to put Indiana State ahead early. The Sycamores led 13-7 on a Folks outside jumper at the 4:41 mark and held a 14-9 lead on another Folks free throw, before Jacksonville State rallied back. The Gamecocks found their way back to cut the lead down to 15-14 on a pair of Keiara Griffin free throws, before Hunters' put-back at the buzzer gave Indiana State the three-point lead at the break.
 
Indiana State scored eight of the first 12 points in the second quarter with Curry scoring a pair of layups over the stretch to put the Sycamores ahead 25-18 with 5:57 remaining. The Gamecocks rallied back to tie the game up at 27-27 on a Madison McCoy layup, before ISU scored the final four points to take the 31-27 lead into the break.
 
Second Half
Natalia Lalic put the first points on the board for the Sycamores in the second half with a layup at the 8:12 mark to set up a back-and-forth third quarter. Hunter added a jumper in the paint at the 5:10 mark to give Indiana State the 42-37 lead before Jacksonville State went on a 9-2 run to close out the quarter with Griffin's three-point play putting the Gamecocks ahead 46-44 heading into the fourth.
 
The Sycamores rallied back from the third quarter deficit with Curry putting Indiana State ahead 49-48 with 8:53 remaining. Indiana State's lead would reach five points at 54-49 on another Curry layup before the Gamecocks went on their closing run to secure the win.
 
Inside the Statistics
  • Indiana State shot 40.0% from the floor, 11.1% from the three-point line, and 61.5% from the free throw line in the loss.
  • Jacksonville State was 43.9% from the floor, 15.8% from the three-point line, and 70.0% from the free throw line in the win.
  • Jacksonville State held the 38-32 rebounding edge in the game and posted a 38-30 scoring edge in points in the paint.
  • The Sycamores posted 10 steals in the contest and added 12 points off turnovers.
  • Del'Janae Williams connected on Indiana State's lone three-pointer in the loss.
  • Jacksonville State held the 24-13 edge in points off the bench.
News & Notes
  • Tonysha Curry scored a season-high nine points in the loss for the Sycamores.
  • Del'Janae Williams made her first start of the 2021-22 year for Indiana State.
  • Hunter's 19 points marked a season-high, while her 7-of-16 performance from the floor was also a high in both makes and attempts.
  • Mya Glanton, Adrian Folks, and Tonysha Curry all led the team with five rebounds.
  • Friday's game between Indiana State and Jacksonville State was the first matchup for both programs in their respective team histories.
Up Next
Indiana State closes out the GATA Turkey Throwdown on Saturday afternoon as the Sycamores take on host Georgia Southern at 3:30 p.m. ET at the Hanner Fieldhouse. The game will be carried live on ESPN+.
 
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