12-06-02
The Lady Pioneers opened their conference season with a victory over Marshall by a score of 52-46. Senior captain Tyrika Gordon led the team with a double-double, scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 8 steals and a blocked shot. Senior captain Danae Lindsey added 13 points and 4 rebounds. Sophomore forward Jessica Games scored 6 points while shooting 75% from the field. Freshman guard Jessica Matthews came off the bench to drop in 6 points including 4 clutch free throws to put Juneau ahead for the rest of the game. Junior captain Alicia Benson and freshman forward Veronique Allen both chipped in 2 points and 7 & 3 rebounds respectively to complete Juneau's scoring.
Defensively, junior guard LaTasha Pernell, sophomore center Lakaya Rogers, and junior center Samantha Luedke caused Marshall to turn the ball over 12 times.
12-10-02
The Lady Pioneers got their 2nd conference win with a 53-52 victory over the Wildcats. With 14 seconds left in the game, Hamilton scored a 3 pointer from the top of the key to put them ahead by 1 point. Danae Lindsey in bounded the ball to Tyrika Gordon, who dribbled through the Hamilton defense and scored a short jumper with 7 seconds left in the game. Hamilton's last shot was short, and Juneau got the win. Offensively, the team was led by Tyrika Gordon's triple-double. She had 18 points, 14 rebounds, 13 steals and 7 assists. Alicia Benson added 14 points and 7 rebounds. Danae Lindsey had 6 points and 4 rebounds. Samantha Luedke and Jessica Games chipped in 6 and 5 points respectively. LaTasha Pernell and Jessica Matthews each had two points to complete Juneau's scoring.
12-13-02
The Lady Pioneers lost a non-conference game to Pulaski by a score of 60-48. Tyrika Gordon led the offense with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Danae Lindsey and Alicia Benson each scored 9 points and 3 rebounds. Samantha Luedke had 6 points and 4 rebounds. Jessica Matthews dropped in 5 points and 4 steals. Lynda Knowles, Lakaya Rogers and LaTasha Pernell all chipped in 2 points to complete Juneau's scoring.
12-17-02
Juneau lost to Madison by a score of 53-46. Tyrika Gordon's 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals led the team. Alicia Benson had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 steals. Jessica Matthews added another 8 points and led the defense with 7 steals. Samantha Luedke chipped in 6 points. Danae Lindsey and Jessica Games each scored 4 points. LaTasha Pernell scored 2 points to complete Juneau's scoring.
12-20-02
The Lady Pioneers lost to Washington by a score of 67-38. Tyrika Gordon led the team with 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Alicia Benson had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 7 steals. Jessica Matthews added another 6 points off free throws. Samantha Luedke chipped in a point, and Jessica Games scored 7 points. Veronique Allen scored 4 points to complete Juneau's scoring.
1-07-03
Many of the Lady Pioneers didn't practice much over the break and it showed as they lost to Riverside by a score of 80-38. Tyrika Gordon led the team with 16 points and 4 assists. Alicia Benson scored 11 points and led the defense with 6 steals. Jessica Matthews dropped in 4 points. Jessica Games added 3 points. Lynda Knowles and LaTasha Pernell both chipped in 2 points to complete Juneau's scoring.
1-10-03
Juneau lost to Vincent by a whole lot to very little, and following the "Thumper Theory," that's all I have to say about that game.
1-17-03
Juneau fought back from a 14 point deficit to defeat Tech by a score of 55-51. Tyrika Gordon led the team with a double-double, scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Danae Lindsey came off the bench in the 3rd quarter and added 11 points. Jessica Matthews dropped in 11 points including 5 clutch free throws. Alicia Benson scored 5 points and caused Tech to turn the ball over 6 times with her "in your face" defense. Jessica Games, LaTasha Pernell and Veronique Allen each scored two points. Lynda Knowles dropped in a free throw to complete Juneau's scoring.
