Jackson Leads UWF to 69-59 Victory at Flagler
Jonathan Jackson (Photo by Jim Hogue)Argos Improve to 2-1 With Win
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Senior guard Jonathan Jackson (Pensacola, Fla./Johnson County CC) shot 8-11 from the field and scored a game high 19 points to lead the West Florida men’s basketball team to a 69-59 victory at Flagler on Saturday night. The win marked the second for UWF in as many nights, improving the Argonauts’ record to 2-1 while Flagler fell to 1-1 with the loss.
Jackson had a solid overall night, adding three rebounds and five assists to his 19 points. Senior forward Christopher Evans (Fort Worth, Tex./Hawaii Pacific) picked up the first double-double for an Argonaut this season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Both teams came out slow, as Flagler went into halftime ahead 29-28. The teams traded leads throughout the opening period, with neither team gaining more than a five-point advantage.
The teams went back-and-forth into the second half as well, and it was not until the 7:44 mark that UWF started to pull away. Junior forward Ervin Herron (Memphis, Tenn./Bevill State CC) started a 13-3 run with a layup, leading to an 11-point lead at 56-45 with 4:54 on the clock. Flagler responded and narrowed the gap to five points with a free throw by Chad July, but that was the closest the Saints would get as UWF pulled away for the 10-point victory.
UWF took advantage of a poor shooting night for Flagler, as the Saints finished at 34.0 percent and were 1-15 from three-point territory. The Argonauts shot 42.9 percent from the field and a strong 15-20 (75 percent) from the free throw line. The teams were even in rebounds, with both finishing at 39.
D.J. Ferguson scored 19 to lead Flagler, and he was 7-11 from the field. July also finished in double digits at 12 points.
The Argonauts will return to Pensacola for the UWF Thanksgiving Classic at home on November 27-29. West Florida will face Lynn on Friday at 2:00 p.m. and Montevallo on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. For information on all UWF Athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.
