By GARY STALLARD
AC Athletics
JACKSONVILLE – The way the Angelina College Lady Roadrunners defended against San Jacinto College on Wednesday, a mere four made buckets from AC would have lifted the Lady ‘Runners into the tournament’s next round.
With the way San Jacinto defended, however, those four baskets may have well have been 10.
San Jac entered Wednesday’s Region XIV conference tournament matchup having allowed a league-low 53.1 points per game all season long, and the Lady Gator defense held true in a 56-50 win to eliminate the Lady Roadrunners at John Alexander Gymnasium in Jacksonville.
The Lady Roadrunners simply found few uncontested looks no matter where they shot, hitting just nine field goals in each half in the loss. Natasha Mack worked her way to a 15-point, 11-rebound game, and Angelica Darcus and Mia Williams added 12 points each; however, no other Lady ‘Runner managed more than five points.
Just as frustrating was the fact AC’s defense held up well, holding the Lady Gators to a 34 percent shooting effort and 56 points – the Lady Gators’ second-lowest output of the entire season. Eryka Sydney scored 14 and Princess Clemons 13 as the only San Jacinto players to reach double figures.
The game marked the final appearance for AC sophomores Charisma Shepherd, Priscilla Murray, Angelica Darcus, Mercy Blanco and Rexesha Hollis.
The Lady Roadrunners end their season with a record of 19-12.
The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
