Box Score Final Score/OT: Lipscomb: 83, Jacksonville State: 81
Location: Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Coliseum)
Records: Lipscomb: (8-6, 2-0 ASUN), Jacksonville State (8-5, 1-1 ASUN)
THE SHORT STORY
Lipscomb broke a four-game losing streak to Jacksonville State with an 83-81 overtime win over the Gamecocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bisons opened the game with a 6-0 run in part to solid defense in the early going.
JSU quickly put in the next six points going into the first media timeout.
Lipscomb went into a shooting slump after the hot start early which allowed the Gamecocks to go on another run.
After
Aleah Sorrentino tied the contest at 11 with a bucket inside, the Gamecocks closed the quarter on an 8-2 run giving them a 19-13 advantage after one.
The Purple and Gold shot 5-of-20 from the floor through the first ten minutes.
In the second frame, the JSU extended their lead to as much as 10 with a little under three minutes remaining before halftime.
The Bisons battled back which started with a
Jalyn Holcomb layup.
Lipscomb's defense quickly got a stop forcing a bad pass out of bounds, and then
Bella Vinson knocked down her third triple of the half as the Bisons continued to cut into the JSU lead.
A few moments later
Molly Heard converted on a fastbreak layup after blocking a shot on the defensive end.
JSU responded by scoring with 28 second left to end the half. Lipscomb ended the half on an 5-0 run, to trail by five entering the break.
The squads traded baskets to open the third quarter.
JSU looked like they would go on another run after a made three-pointer to take a six-point lead with 6:13.
The Herd converted on several buckets on the offensive end by using their defense to spark easy scorers.
Jalyn Holcomb converted layup while being fouled to cut the lead to four.
Molly Heard followed that with a steal which led to an easy transition layup.
JSU converted the next time down, with a layup on a second chance effort to give Lipscomb a one-point edge going into the final quarter.
The Gamecocks regained the lead with just over eight minutes remaining in the fourth and led by as much as five in the quarter.
Lipscomb gathered momentum due to some defensive stops and big time shots from the likes of Vinson and Sorrentino however,
Jalyn Holcomb would put in the tying basket to force overtime.
The Bison held a five-point lead with 1:42 remaining in overtime, but JSU answered with two baskets to tie the game with just over a minute to go.
With nine second left in overtime, Holcomb drove to the basket for a clutch two-pointer to take the lead.
On the ensuing possession, a foul was called on the Bisons sending the Gamecocks to the free throw line with a chance to tie it.
JSU missed the front end of the two free throws and connected on the second, forcing them to foul.
After missing the first attempt, Sorrentino knocked down the second to stretch their lead to two.
Lipscomb got the stop they needed and walked away with a victory in their first ASUN road test of the season.
HERD NOTES
- Bella Vinson put in a career-high 28 points while snagging eight rebounds
- Aleah Sorrentino had an impressive 17 points and a career-high 17 boards on the night
- Jalyn Holcomb put in 16 against the Gamecocks, going a perfect 3-of-3 from deep, and putting her nine points away from 1,000 for her career
- The Bisons shot 46.5% from the floor going 33-of-71
- The squad knocked down seven three pointers
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will finish their two-game road slate at North Florida on Saturday, Jan. 7. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. CT at UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
