The Jacksonville women's basketball team fell to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels 88-75 Thursday night in another conference road clash.

The Dolphins (10-11, 4-5 ASUN) were led by a trio of underclassmen. Freshman guard Comari Mitchell scored a team-high 15 points, one shy of her career high. Sophomore guard Sana'a Garrett, in her first action since Jan. 11, scored 12 points. Sophomore forward Saniyah Craig continued her dominant streak in conference play, notching a 10-point, 17-rebound double-double.

JU jumped out to an early lead. Craig and graduate student forward Makayla Edwards were active offensively as the Dolphins raced to a 10-4 advantage in the opening minutes. Eastern Kentucky found its offensive form, though, and took a 21-16 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The two sides played to a near stalemate in the second and third quarters, with the hosting Colonels maintaining their advantage heading into the final period of play.

The Dolphins looked to cut into the deficit, with senior guards Edyn Battle and Priscilla Williams hitting pull-up jumpers early in the fourth, but Eastern Kentucky held off and pulled away for the victory.

Game Notes

• Jacksonville won the rebounding battle, 36-32.
• Craig recorder her eighth double-double of the season and her sixth game with at least 15 rebounds.
• Mitchell has scored in double figures six times this season. She's had three or more steals four times this season.
• Mitchell's had at least one steal in her last seven games.
• Garrett has scored in double figures in four of her five conference games this season, with the only exception being a game she mostly missed due to injury.

Up Next
Jacksonville will close its Kentucky road trip with a bout against the Bellarmine Knights. Tip-off is set for Saturday at 2 PM. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.