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The Lady Tiger of Jackson State University were unable to defeat the Lady Devils of Mississippi Valley State University in a game that ended in a tie on Sunday, Oct. 27.<\/p>\n

In the first half, the Lady Tigers appeared to be overwhelmed by the Lady Devils defense. They were able to get close to the goal but were unable to land a shot.<\/p>\n

The first goal of the game was scored by Shanesse Spratt of MVSU at 22:00. Five minutes later her team mate Bianca Vigliante was able to score the second goal for the Lady Devils.<\/p>\n

In the second half of the game, the Lady Tigers seem to gain a new energy and at 55:11 Rayana Speight scored the Lady Tigers first goal with an assist from Elexis Rice. The final goal of the game was scored by Jalana Ellis of JSU at 59:42.<\/p>\n

After regulation play, two over time periods were played but neither team was able to score.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the team played very well,\u201d said head coach Dean Joseph. \u201cThe players took their chance and it put us back in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lady Devils are currently fourth in the SWAC Eastern Division with a record of 3-9-2 overall and 0-1-1 in conference. MVSU is offensively led by Josee Primeau who started in 14 of 14 games. She has had 4 goals and 4 assists with 42 shots of which 16 were on goal. Other leading Lady Devils are Shanesse Spratt and Nykosi Simmons.<\/p>\n

The Lady Tigers are currently 2 in the SWAC Eastern Division with a record of 5-9-1 overall and 2-1 in the conference. JSU is led offensively by Elexis Rice with 9 out of 14 games started. Rice has 5 goals and 2 assists with 25 shots of which 16 were on goal. Other standout Lady Tigers are Jalana Ellis, Shatiaunna Banks, and Patricia Cartwright.<\/p>\n

The Lady Tigers will play their next game on the road in Grambling, La. against Grambling State University. The game will be on Friday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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