Jan. 16, 2001

Box Score

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Junior forward Megan Jackson knocked down a jumper with 2:07 left in the second half that gave East Tennessee State a lead that they would not relinquish on the way to a 90-84 Lady Buc victory.

Western Carolina (7-9, 1-6 SoCon) led 43-41 after an exciting back and forth first half. There were three ties and nine lead changes in the first stanza, with the largest lead coming when Western Carolina took a 41-35 lead with 2:48 remaining. The Lady Catamounts were hot from the field in the first half, shooting a torrid 55 percent (16-29) while ETSU (3-13, 3-4 SoCon) shot 40 percent.

Western Carolina led for most of the second half, holding a game-high nine point lead on four different occasions during the stanza. The Lady Catamounts led 79-73 with 4:04 remaining in the game when the Lady Bucs caught fire. ETSU went on a 17-5 run over rest of the half to put the game out of reach.

Jackson had career game for the Lady Bucs, scoring a career-high 19 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to notch the first double-double of her career. Jackson led four Lady Bucs in double-digits, with junior guard Erin Thurman scoring 13 points, sophomore guard Samantha Copeland also contributing 13 and senior guard Chris Forman netting 12. The Lady Bucs also played well in the paint, outrebounding the larger Lady Catamount team 46-36 for the game.

Western Carolina was led by center Laura Echols' 22 points and 10 rebounds. Echols reached the 1,000 career point milestone with a layup at the 10:36 mark of the second half. Christy Blackwell (19), Tiffany Hamm (16) and April Fleck (12) also scored in double-digits for the Lady Catamounts.