Houston, TX- The Lady Braves held their final practice at the HPE Areana on Friday, on the campus of Texas Southern University in peperation for the conference opener versus Prairie Veiw A&M Saturday Jan. 2nd
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Last time out:NORIANNA HAYNES' career-high 39 points was not enough for an Alcorn State (2-8) victory as the Lady Braves fell to Louisiana- Lafayette (8-2), 73-61 at Cajundome.
Haynes (12-for-24) tallied 10 rebounds, marking her second double-double of the season. The Lady Braves kept pace with ULL, through the third quarter, when the Ragin Cajuns was able to pull away with some timely runs.
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Matchup: vs Prairie View A&M University
Record: (4-5, 0-0)Â
Media: Streamed live (Panther Vision) | Live Stats | Radio Location: Prairie View, TX
Time: 5:30PM Quick Points:
- Haynes ranks in several NCAA Catagories
   - Her 39 points performance versus ULL ranks 10th in the NCAA
  - 4th in free throw attempts in a game (18) | 6th in free throws made in a game (14) versus ULLÂ
  - 12th in field goals attemps versus Jacksonville State (27)Â
  - Currently ranks 33rd in the nation scoring 19.2 points per game (leads SWAC)
- Defensivley HENRIETTA WELLS swatting game has her ranked 25th in the nation with 2.5 blocks per game and 47th with a total of 47 blocks
- Haynes has been selected SWAC Player of the Week twice and College Madness SWAC player of the week
The SeriesThe ContestÂ
will be the 75th between Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M since the start of the NCAA Women's Basketball era in 1981. Alcorn State leads the series 53-21, though the Lady Panthers have won eight of the last 12 meetings. Alcorn State swept the regular season series from the Lady Panthers last year, but Prairie View A&M had the final say, defeating the Lady Braves 66-59 in the opening round of the 2015 SWAC Tournament.The Panthers:
The Lady Panthers lead the SWAC in field goal percentage (39.9 percent), and rank second in the conference in scoring with 61.8 points per contest. PVAMU was leading the conference in scoring prior to an 88-30 setback at Nos. 16/14 Texas A&M on Tuesday. Prairie View A&M is led by 5-foot-7 senior guard Lamaria Cole, who leads the conference in assists (4.4 apg) and steals (3.3 spg). She ranks second in the league in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per contest. The frontcourt is led by 6-foot senior forward Larissa Scott, whose 11.2 rebounds per game leads the SWAC. With 6.6 offensive rebounds per game, Scott leads the entire nation in that category. Scott's total rebounding average and Cole's steals per game both rank 11th in the nation in their respective categories.
