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at Mississippi Valley State<\/p>\n
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\n at\u00a0Mississippi Valley State
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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n TALLAHASSEE, Fla.\u00a0–The Florida A&M women’s basketball team rallied from a 47-44 deficit after the third quarter to defeat the Southern Jaguars 60-57 at home Saturday.<\/p>\n The Rattlers (3-11, 2-1) had two players score in double figures, led by Tahnyjia Purifoy<\/a>, who had 21 points, four assists and three steals. Shaniyah McCarthy<\/a> added 10 points and seven rebounds and Camille Jackson<\/a> added eight points, four assists and two steals.<\/p>\n Miya Giles-Jones<\/a> pulled down three offensive rebounds to lead an offense that racked up second chance opportunities for Florida A&M, grabbing 11 boards and turning them into seven second chance points.<\/p>\n The Florida A&M defense held Southern shooters to just 34.4 percent from the field, including 25 percent from three-point range. The Rattlers also kept Jaylia Reed to 3-of-13 shooting and nine points in the game.<\/p>\n How It Happened<\/p>\n After falling behind 4-3, Florida A&M went on a 5-0 run with 4:26 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Purifoy, to take an 8-4 lead. The Rattlers then surrendered that lead and entered the second quarter down 13-12.<\/p>\n Florida A&M then started off the second quarter by going on a 6-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Aina Subirats<\/a>, to take an 18-13 lead. The Jaguars then came roaring back to take a 31-28 lead heading into halftime.<\/p>\n Southern continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 47-39 advantage before Florida A&M went on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Jackson, to trim its deficit to 47-44 with 33 seconds to go in the third, a score which remained until the end of the third quarter. Florida A&M played well near the basket, scoring 10 of its 16 points in the paint.<\/p>\n Southern kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 52-48 advantage before Florida A&M went on an 8-0 run to seize a 56-52 lead with 1:08 to go in the contest. The Jaguars narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Rattlers still held on for the 60-57 win. Florida A&M took advantage of five Southern turnovers in the quarter, scoring four points off of those takeaways.<\/p>\n Game Notes<\/p>\n \u00bb The Rattlers rallied from a three-point 47-44 third quarter deficit to pick up the win.
\n\u00bb The Rattlers held the Jaguars to only 34.4 percent shooting from the field.
\n\u00bb The Florida A&M defense forced 19 turnovers.
\n\u00bb Florida A&M cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
\n\u00bb Tahnyjia Purifoy<\/a> led the Rattlers with a game-high 21 points.
\n\u00bb Florida A&M got a team-high 7 rebounds from Shaniyah McCarthy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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