Husky Classic-Texas Southern's Youth Shows Hunger

This was my first look at TSU this season. I knew they were young, 3 juniors, 2 sophomores and 10 freshmen, so my guess was I could expect anything. They went up against A&M Corpus Christi and appeared to be on the verge of running away with the game however crucial errors toward the end of the half found them down 28-27.

I have seen young teams fall apart after closing halves out like this however having a player like Gianne Fleming, junior from Peoria Arizona, who can do quite a number of things led the second half attack and finished with 17 points in the 63-54 victory.

Morgan Simmons was one point shy of a double-double,  and her 11 rebounds, 6 on the offensive end including two big ones down the stretch for baskets, helped kill the A&M CC momentum while Kiara Taylor added 11for the game. Simmons and Taylor are freshmen!

 Former Brookshire star, Jeesica Jammer, led the Islanders with 12 points as she attacked the basket at will and she also finished with 11 rebounds, while Brandi Huff added 10 points

Speaking of former local stars, Bianca Smith is now a grad assistant at TSU while Kerrie Patterson-Brown has joined the staff

 Coach Yolanda Broughton is looking forward to making big things happen at TSU, I can see why because this young team could be special