Box Score BATON ROUGE, La. | Grambling struggled to find the basket early which resulted in the largest conference loss of the season with a 81-57 loss to Southern at the F. G. Clark Activity Center.

"It was a tough night for our team," said Coach Freddie Murray. "We did not execute at all."

In the opening quarter, Grambling (2-12, 1-2 SWAC) competed with Southern on both ends of the floor thanks to strong play from post-player Keturah Bingham who had eight points at halftime.

The Lady Jags maintained a six-point lead at the end of the first quarter then outscored the Lady Tigers 21-12 in the following quarter, giving them a 45-29 lead at the break. Throughout the game, Southern's press forced 14 Grambling turnovers.

Grambling produced two scorers in double-figures as Justice Coleman scored a team-high 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field while fellow Lady Tiger Mylashia Yancy generated 12 points, two rebounds and two steals in the loss. Coleman nailed 4-of-5 from the charity stripe while Yancy hit 3-of-5 from the foul line.

Southern's bench proved to be the difference in the game as they outscored Grambling's second unit 38-22. As a team Grambling shot 37 percent while Southern shot 60 percent from field.

The Lady Jaguars were led by Alyric Scott who finished with a game-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field. She also produced four assists, two steals and two rebounds while teammate Jaden Towner scored 19 points, burying all four of her 3-point attempts.

Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State shot 37 percent (21-of-57) from the floor and 79 percent (11-of-14) from the charity stripe
> Southern was 29-of-48 (60 percent) from the field and 16-of-23 (70 percent) from the foul line
> GSU registered 24 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive glass
> Southern pulled down 30 rebounds, with 21 coming on the defensive end
> The Lady Tigers finished with 22 points in the paint, 22 bench points, 21 second-chance points and eight fast break points
> The Lady Jaguars recorded 30 points in the paint, 38 bench points, eight second-chance points and three fast break points

Up Next
The Lady Tigers continue conference play on Monday, January 13 as they travel to Lorman, Miss. to face Alcorn State University. Tip-off against the Lady Braves is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Davey L. Whitney Complexi n the first of two games of the SWAC doubleheader. The men's game will follow shortly after.
 
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