Coop after PV Defeats Texas Southern -- with Video
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX -- The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers do what good teams do Saturday evening -- win ugly or the proverbial "find a way to win" -- as PV defeated rival Texas Southern 58-49 in front of a very, very lively 4,878 fans inside the "Baby Dome" (aka the William Nicks Building).
Prairie View (12-7 overall, 9-1 in the SWAC) struggled mightily in the first half versus rival Texas Southern Saturday evening. PV made only six field goals (out of 29) in the opening 20 minutes and trailed TSU 24-18 at halftime.
"I told them we were playing terrible," said Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View A&M's head coach. "I told them 'we're not rebounding. We're playing with no intensity. We're playing hard; but, we're not playing smart. I told them we're going to come out and play like we know how to play."
TSU (9-12, 6-4) extended its lead to 10 points (30-20) early in the second half; but, Prairie View's Latara Darrett scored 10 points during a 12-4 PV run to help the Panthers pull within two points (34-32). Teammate Robin Jones made two free throws to tie the game at 34; then, Darrett hit a jump shot to put Prairie View ahead 36-34 with 10:34 left in the ball game.
"Latara has carried us the last three games," said Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View A&M's head coach after the game. "I know teams are going to stop 'boxing and one' her; face guarding her; triple teamming her. We're going to need some other people stepping up; and, that could be Dominique Smith or Candice Thomas."
PV would score four more points before Texas Southern's Jasmine Cannon ended TSU's 4:38 scoring drought with a made layup. Prairie View led 40-36 with 9:21 remaining in the game.
Candice Thomas converted a layup to give the Lady Panthers a seven point lead (45-38) before the Lady Tigers' Gabrielle Rosigi went to work in the paint and scored four points during a 6-0 to pull within one (45-44) at the 5:31 mark.
However, Dominique Smith drained a three-point basket and made a second straight jump shot during a 10-1 run to stretch Prairie View's lead to 10 points (55-45) with 2:22 on the clock.
PV cruised to the victory in the final minutes.
"I'm glad we won," said Coop. "In these types of games, it's better to play bad and win; then play bad and lose."
Darrett scored a game-high 27 points (10 for 18 from the field) and pulled down 10 rebounds. Candice Thomas scored 12 points (4 for 12). Dominique Smith scored 13 points (5 for 11) off the PV bench.
Prairie View bounced back from the 6 for 29 (20.7%) in the first half and shot 52.0% (13 for 25) in the second 20 minutes.
Jasmine Cannon led TSU with 19 points (7 for 15). Gabrielle Rosigi added nine points and 12 rebounds while Inisha Daughtry chipped in seven points and 12 boards.
TSU shot an icy 39.3% (11 for 28) from the free throw line and 32.7% (18 for 55) from the field.
Prairie View (12-7 overall, 9-1 in the SWAC) struggled mightily in the first half versus rival Texas Southern Saturday evening. PV made only six field goals (out of 29) in the opening 20 minutes and trailed TSU 24-18 at halftime.
"I told them we were playing terrible," said Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View A&M's head coach. "I told them 'we're not rebounding. We're playing with no intensity. We're playing hard; but, we're not playing smart. I told them we're going to come out and play like we know how to play."
TSU (9-12, 6-4) extended its lead to 10 points (30-20) early in the second half; but, Prairie View's Latara Darrett scored 10 points during a 12-4 PV run to help the Panthers pull within two points (34-32). Teammate Robin Jones made two free throws to tie the game at 34; then, Darrett hit a jump shot to put Prairie View ahead 36-34 with 10:34 left in the ball game.
"Latara has carried us the last three games," said Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Prairie View A&M's head coach after the game. "I know teams are going to stop 'boxing and one' her; face guarding her; triple teamming her. We're going to need some other people stepping up; and, that could be Dominique Smith or Candice Thomas."
PV would score four more points before Texas Southern's Jasmine Cannon ended TSU's 4:38 scoring drought with a made layup. Prairie View led 40-36 with 9:21 remaining in the game.
Candice Thomas converted a layup to give the Lady Panthers a seven point lead (45-38) before the Lady Tigers' Gabrielle Rosigi went to work in the paint and scored four points during a 6-0 to pull within one (45-44) at the 5:31 mark.
However, Dominique Smith drained a three-point basket and made a second straight jump shot during a 10-1 run to stretch Prairie View's lead to 10 points (55-45) with 2:22 on the clock.
PV cruised to the victory in the final minutes.
"I'm glad we won," said Coop. "In these types of games, it's better to play bad and win; then play bad and lose."
Darrett scored a game-high 27 points (10 for 18 from the field) and pulled down 10 rebounds. Candice Thomas scored 12 points (4 for 12). Dominique Smith scored 13 points (5 for 11) off the PV bench.
Prairie View bounced back from the 6 for 29 (20.7%) in the first half and shot 52.0% (13 for 25) in the second 20 minutes.
Jasmine Cannon led TSU with 19 points (7 for 15). Gabrielle Rosigi added nine points and 12 rebounds while Inisha Daughtry chipped in seven points and 12 boards.
TSU shot an icy 39.3% (11 for 28) from the free throw line and 32.7% (18 for 55) from the field.
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