GRAMBLING, La. | Shakyla Hill finished her first-career triple double, but it wasn't enough as the Grambling State University women's basketball team fell behind by double digits in the third quarter and could not complete a rally as the Lady Tigers fell to Southern, 86-81, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday afternoon at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
Grambling State (5-10 overall, 2-1 SWAC), which saw its two-game win streak snapped on Saturday, led 23-18 after one period, but trailed, 40-36, at the half. Southern (5-9, 2-1) took its largest lead in the third, but led, 60-57, entering the final period.
 
Hill, who has averaged 23.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists over the first three SWAC games, led three Grambling State players in double figures with her first-career triple double. She finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Camryn London posted a career-high 14 points, along with three boards, two blocks, one steal and one assist, while Justice Coleman added 12 points, five rebounds, two steals and one block.
 
Brittany Rose led Southern with 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals, while Skylar O'Bear tallied 13 points, four steals, two assists and one rebound. Taneara Moore chipped in 11 points and four rebounds, while Jaden Towner added 10 points and a pair of steals.
 
Turning Point
Gambling State opened the game on a 13-5 run, capped by a Jasmine Forte putback with 6:46 remaining in the first half.
 
Southern answered with an 11-4 run over the next five minutes to cut the deficit to 17-16 after a jumper by Skylar O'Bear. However, the Lady Tigers closed the quarter strong and took a 23-18 advantage into the second period.
 
The Jaguars took their first lead of the day, 27-26, after a 3-pointer by O'Bear, but the Lady Tigers answered and grabbed a 31-27 lead after a Mylashia Yancey bucket with 5:34 remaining in the half.
 
Southern used an 11-0 run, capped by a Danayea Charles layup to take a 38-31 advantage with 2:14 remaining. Grambling State closed the gap to 40-36 at the break.
 
The Jaguars extended the lead to 60-48 late in the third quarter after a trey by O'Bear, but the Lady Tigers used a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 60-57 after three quarters.
 
Southern pushed the margin to 75-63 after a Charles layup with just under five minutes left, but Grambling State refused to go away quietly ans closed the gap to 82-79 after a Camryn London 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining.
 
The Jaguars sealed the game at the free-throw line as Brittany Rose went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe over the final 15 seconds to hand Grambling State its first SWAC loss.

Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State was 30-of-53 (56.6 percent) shooting and 15-of-26 (57.7 percent) from the charity stripe
> Southern shot 44.3 percent (31-of-70) from the field and 77.3 percent (17-of-22) from the free-throw line
> The Lady Tigers registered 40 rebounds, including 30 on the defensive glass
> The Jaguars pulled down 32 rebounds, with 21 coming on the defensive end
> Grambling State finished 34 points in the paint, 23 bench points, 14 second-chance points, eight points off 10 Jaguar turnovers and four fastbreak points
> Southern tallied 40 bench points, 38 points in the paint, 28 points off 25 Lady Tiger turnovers, 10 fastbreak points and seven second-chance points
> There were three lead changes and two ties
 
News & Notes
> Shakyla Hill has posted double figures in scoring in 13-of-14 games this season
> Shakyla Hill has scored 15 or more points in 61 times in her collegiate career
> Freddie Murray sits seven wins shy of 50 for his collegiate career
> Shakyla Hill was named the College Sports Madness SWAC Player of the Week on Monday
> Shakyla Hill now has 26 career double-doubles and one triple double
 
Fan Giveaway
> There will be a ticket giveaway, sponsored by the Favrot Student Union Board, for the Texas Southern game on Saturday, Jan. 19.
 
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action with its second consecutive home game on Monday against Alcorn State. Tip-off from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
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