GRAMBLING, La. | Jazmin Boyd led three Grambling State University women's basketball players in double figures as the Lady Tigers overcame a slow start to pick up their second consecutive victory, 61-52, on Thursday night against Southeastern Louisiana at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
Grambling State (3-3) started slow as the Lady Tigers shot 21.4 percent (3-of-14) and trailed, 11-10. A jumper from Boyd with 5:58 left in the second quarter gave the Lady Tigers the lead in the second quarter as Grambling State took a slim 24-23 advantage into the break. The Lady Tigers came out of the break and shot 50 percent (9-of-18) in the third quarter to extend the lead to 46-34.
 
Boyd led Grambling State with 18 points, including the only two Lady Tiger 3-pointers, five rebounds, two steals and one assist. Deja McKinney added 13 points and was 5-of-8 at the free-throw line. She also recorded four boards, three asists, one steal and one block. Monisha Neal registered 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.
 
Taylin Underwood paced Southeastern Louisiana (1-6) with 18 points and nine rebounds. Caitlyn Williams tallied 11 rebounds along with five points, two steals, one block and an assist.
 
Turning Point
Grambling State led 10-8 after a bucket by Boyd with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter, but Underwood sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lady Lions an 11-10 advantage.
 
The Lady Tigers were able to grab the lead in the second quarter as Alexus Williams scored on a layup to give Grambling State a 24-20 lead, but Southeastern Louisiana closed the gap right before the half to 24-23 after a pair of free throws by Jaclyn Scholvin.
 
Grambling State came out in the third quarter and shot 50 percent (9-of-18) as the Lady Tigers used a 22-4 run, capped by a McKinney layup to push the advantage to 46-27, with 2:31 remaining.
 
Southeastern Louisiana closed out the third on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 46-34 and continued to trim the margin, cutting the Lady Tigers lead to 46-38 on a Charliee Dugas layup with 7:14 left. However, that would be as close as the Lady Lions would get.
 
Inside The Numbers
* Grambling State shot 34.9 percent (22-of-63) from the field and 57.7 percent (15-of-26) from the free-throw line.
* Southeastern Louisiana was 16-of-62 (25.8 percent) from the floor and 78.9 percent (15-of-19) from the charity stripe.
* The Lady Tigers tallied 36 rebounds, with 28 off the defensive glass.
* The Lady Lions registered 58 rebounds, including 37 of those from the defensive end.
* Grambling State finished with 12 bench points, 28 points in the paint, 27 points off turnovers, and three second-chance points.
* Southeastern Louisiana registered 23 points in the paint, 17 points off turnovers, 20 second-chance points and 22 bench points.
* The score was tied three times and there were seven lead changes.
 
News & Notes
* Grambling State picked up its second consecutive victory.
* The Lady Tigers' next five games will be on the road, including stops  in Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina and Memphis.
* Thursday night's contest was Test Prep Night, hosted by the Student Government Association. With final examinations next week for the student-athletes, SGA staff members handed out complimentary scantrons and offered productive study habits.
 
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 10 as the Lady Tigers visit Tuscaloosa, Ala. to take on SEC member Alabama. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and the game can be seen live on the SEC Network+.
 
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