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03/12 18:14 CDT Perry scores 21, Stephen F. Austin women beat McNeese 71-59,
win Southland Conference Tournament
Perry scores 21, Stephen F. Austin women beat McNeese 71-59, win Southland
Conference Tournament
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) --- Myka Perry scored 15 of her 21 points in the second
half, Harmanie Dominguez made five 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, and
No. 3 seed Stephen F. Austin beat top-seeded McNeese 71-59 on Thursday to win
the Southland Conference Tournament and clinch an NCAA Tournament berth for the
second consecutive season.
Stephen F. Austin (25-9), which lost both regular-season matchups against the
Cowgirls, have won nine of the last 11 in the series which the Ladyjacks lead
52-15.
McNeese (28-5), which set the program's single season wins record, saw its
21-game win streak --- the longest in school history --- come to an end.
Kaylinn Kemp made a layup and then a 3 before Perry added a layup that capped a
7-1 spurt to open the fourth quarter and give the Ladyjacks an eight-point lead
with 6:39 remaining. Dakota Howard answered with a three-point play but
Dominguez made a layup and a 3-pointer to make it 62-42 with 4:28 left.
Ashlyn Traylor-Walker and Dominguez hit 3-pointers and Perry converted a
three-point play down the stretch to hold off the Cowgirls.
Howard finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals for the Cowgirls.
The freshman went into the game leading the team in scoring (12.5 per game),
rebounding (6.0), and total steals (80). Arianna Patton and Jalencia Pierre
added 11 points apiece.
The Cowgirls, who went 10-21 last season, won the conference's regular-season
title under first-year coach Ayla Guzzardo.
Up next
McNeese: The Cowgirls have an automatic berth into the WNIT.
Stephen F. Austin: Awaits its seeding and opponent in the NCAA Tournament.
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