Bridget Robinson
MC301 Contributor
Jackson State University Lady Tiger, junior Ayanna Hardy-Fuller, collected her fourth double-double to help the Lady Tigers defeat the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes 63-56 in Southwestern Athletic Conference action on Feb. 2 at the Leflore County Civic Center. Hardy-Fuller finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lady Tigers struggled shooting 11-33 from the field while trailing the Devilettes 26-24 at the half.
Junior Ke’ra St. John scored 16 points and junior Ekwara Ndongo received 13 points and 6 rebounds to add to the Lady Tiger victory.
Olivia Kennedy was the Devilettes offensive threat with 15 points. Joncyee Sanders collected 11 points and 6 rebounds and Jasmyne Sanders added to the double-digit scoring trio with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
The Devilettes led 56-55 with 1:46 remaining when the Lady Tigers went on a 7-0 run to seal the victory.
With the win The Lady Tigers rises to a 7-11 overall and 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference record.
In men’s action, MVSU player Jordan Washington hit a 3-point game wining buzzer beater to seal MVSU’s victory against JSU.
JSU led 30-29 at the half. The Tigers started the second half strong, building an 11 point lead on deep 3-point shots by Javres Brent. Julysses Nobles hit two free throws to expand JSU’s lead 66-61 with less than a minute on the clock.
The Devils never gave up when Jeffrey Simmons hit a 3 pointer to cut into the Tigers led 66-64 with 16 seconds left. DeAngelo Priar stole the ball from the Tigers, scored a lay-up and drew the foul to tie the game 66-66. Priar missed the free throw and was unable to convert the three-point play.
The Tigers threw the ball out of bounds which gave the Devils the last shot. With seconds running off the clock, Washington grabbed a loose ball at the top of the key and threw up an off-balance two-handed push 3-point shot off the backboard to win the game 69-66.
