SHREVEPORT, La. — LSU-Shreveport scored the first 17 points Thursday and
never lost the lead in a 63-57 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's
basketball victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.
It was Xavier's fourth consecutive loss.
Erica Turnbull had 18 points
and seven rebounds for the Gold Nuggets (18-10, 10-5 GCAC), and Rynika
Hebert had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Jarryn Cleaves scored eight
points before fouling out for the first time this season.
Janai Sells scored 13 points for LSUS (12-14, 8-8), and Edie Leonards
had 12 points and eight rebounds.
Xavier outshot LSUS 45 to 42 percent from the floor, but the Lady
Pilots had a 39-28 rebound advantage. Xavier outrebounded LSUS by 20 in the
Nuggets' 69-60 victory at The Barn on Jan. 8.
Xavier, which began the day tied for second place with Mobile, dropped to
fourth place, a half-game behind SUNO.
Xavier's next game will start at 5 p.m. Saturday at GCAC opponent
Belhaven in Jackson, Miss. The Nuggets need one victory in their last three
regular-season games to clinch a quarterfinal home game Feb. 28 in the
GCAC Tournament.
