Bearkat women lose in thriller against rival Lumberjacks, 69-67

The Battle of the Piney Woods, no matter the sport, is always a tense matchup. With last night's 69-67 loss, the Bearkats fall to 55-7 all time against Stephen F. Austin.

Turnovers were the bane of the night for the women. Twelve turnovers in the first half, six in the first five minutes alone, set the pace for the game.

At the half the Bearkats were down 39-30 and had only attempted 23 field goals.

The Bearkat cagers came out with new life in the second half going on a 12-0 run, preventing the Lumberjacks from scoring for the first six minutes.

Junior forward  Britni Martin scored a season high 30 points for the Kats shooting 50 percent (4-8) from beyond the arc. 

Forward Sequeena Thomas added 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds (6-6) for her ninth double-double of the season.

Center Angela Beadle contributed with seven rebounds, six points, and three blocks

The Bearkats continue to struggle with points off the bench.

Senior Khamra Echols and freshman Jazmin Wiley scored five and two, respectively, from the bench. Echols was injured in the final seconds of the game.

The Kats shot 47.8 percent (11-23) from the field in the first half and 39.3 percent (11-28) in the second half for a combined total of 43.1 percent (22-51).

Shooting 60.7 percent (17-28) from the charity line, the team continues their streak of high percentage shooting at the free throw line.

The physical game saw 40 fouls (19 SHSU, 21 SFA) and a technical called on the SFA bench for unsportsman-like conduct.

The Bearkats next face the Roadrunners of the University of Texas-San Antonio Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Johnson Coliseum.