JACKSON, Miss. – Kayla White supplied 13 points for Bethune-Cookman on Monday evening, as the Wildcats fell to Jackson State 52-39 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Basketball game played inside Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center.
 
Bethune-Cookman (14-12, 5-8 SWAC) led 33-32 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
D'Shantae Edwards and Kayla Clark each scored five points in the third quarter, as the Wildcats outscored Jackson State 18-11 in the period.
 
Jackson State (18-6, 13-0 SWAC) opened up a 23-17 lead with 6:54 left in the third, before Bethune-Cookman's Kayla White and Chariot Johnson went back-to-back with made baskets, followed by an Edwards three-pointer – her second of the year, to give the Cats a 24-23 edge.
 
The Tigers stepped back out in front, 30-28 with an Andriana Avent layup off a BCU turnover. The lead was quickly evaporated with Kayla Clark's putback layup to knot the game at 30-all. Chanelle McDonald's layup off the glass with three seconds remaining in the period put the Cats up 33-32 heading into the final quarter of play.
 
In the fourth, JSU scored 20 points – 10 of those coming from Ti'lan Boler, allowing the Tigers to remain unbeaten in the league.
 
JSU began the quarter on a 12-0 run, kicked off by a Boler three-pointer, and capped off with an Angel Jackson driving layup to give the Tigers a 43-33 lead. After BCU's White connected on one of her two (2) three-pointers on the night, JSU then used an 8-2 run to push the Tigers lead out to 51-38 with 1:47 remaining.
 
The Tigers shot 7 of 11 from the field over the final period, while BCU was limited to just 2 of 17 from the floor.
 
Bethune-Cookman trailed 21-15 at the half behind six first half points from White. Johnson also provided three points for the Wildcats in the opening half.
 
The Wildcats defense limited JSU to one of its worst shooting percentages in a half this season, as BCU forced the Tigers into connecting on just 18.8 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes. The Cats also forced JSU into eight (8) first half turnovers, as BCU converted eight points off those turnovers, respectfully.
 
The two teams were tied at 7 after the first period. In fact, the BCU defense did not allow JSU to hit its first three-pointer of the game until the fourth quarter.
 
Jackson State was led on the night by four players in double-figures scoring, including 12 from teammates Avent and Boler. Miya Crump finished with a double-double performance of 11 points and 11 rebounds, adding three steals on the night. And it was Jackson turning in 10 points and six rebounds.
 
For BCU, the offense was led by White's game-high 13 points, as the Cleveland native also tallied four rebounds, two assists and two steals to her credit. Johnson and Clark each finished with seven points, while Clark also provided a team-high nine rebounds for the Maroon and Gold.
 
Bethune-Cookman returns to action Saturday, Feb. 24, as the Wildcats celebrate "Senior Appreciation Day" at home to SWAC opponent Alabama A&M.
 
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