WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Kennerson missing from TSU’s loss
Published 11:56 am Saturday, March 10, 2018
HOUSTON — The SWAC basketball tournaments are on Houston soil, and Texas Southern’s Joyce Kennerson was missing.
The SWAC’s women’s player of the year from Port Arthur battled a severe stomach virus and was not cleared to play in the Tigers’ 66-59 loss to Grambling State in Friday’s semifinal round.
Kennerson was the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s basketball through Friday at 24.2 points per game, trailing Megan Gustafson of Iowa (25.6), Jessica Kovatch of Saint Francis (24.8) and Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State (24.5).
The loss ended Texas Southern’s regular season at 19-12 and ended the Tigers’ hopes for back-to-back SWAC championships. Grambling took on Southern in Saturday’s championship.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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