JACKSON, Miss. – The Alcorn State University women's basketball program rained down seven treys during a 70-53 victory over in-state rival Jackson State University Wednesday night at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center.
Alcorn (2-13, 2-2 SWAC) converted the long-distance shots at an impressive 58.3 percent (7-12), its highest mark of the season. The Lady Braves knocked down 6-for-9 three balls in the first half. The seven total threes marked the most since Alcorn drained 10 against Central Arkansas on Nov. 17.
Junior
Alexus Freeman led all scorers with 18 points including a career-high 10 from the charity stripe. Fellow juniors
Tia Sanders (12) and
Miracle Rushing (11) and freshman
Aysha Kirkland (10) joined her in double figures. Kirkland's 10 also served as a new career high. Senior
Henrietta Wells added four blocks in her 10
th multiple-block performance of the season.
The Lady Braves outscored the Lady Tigers (7-7, 1-3 SWAC) 28-13 in the opening quarter. After JSU converted a layup early in the first, Alcorn scored 14 straight, capped by a Kirkland trey and two free throws, which gave the Lady Braves a 19-4 advantage midway through the first.
Alcorn was outscored by three in the second and five in the third before closing out the game on an 18-8 advantage in the fourth. A Derica Wiggins layup cut the Lady Braves deficit to three at 54-51 with 8:22 left to play. Freeman then hit a jumper which sparked a 15-0 Alcorn run. The Navasota, Texas, native scored nine during the scoring barrage as the Lady Braves then cruised to victory.
Alcorn returns to action in a two-game homestand that begins Saturday with Mississippi Valley State at 3 p.m. at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
NOTES
- Alcorn's 37.7 field-goal percentage marked its highest in a conference game and second-highest overall this season.
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Tia Sanders tied a career high with five steals, contributing to the Lady Braves total of 13, the most in conference play.
- The two teams were dead even in points in the paint (28). Alcorn notched a 16-9 advantage in points off of turnovers.
- The 70 points scored by Alcorn tied a season high. The Lady Braves also notched 70 at Houston on Dec. 28.
- This marked Freeman's sixth double-digit scoring performance. She has scored in double figures in four of the last five contests. This was Sanders' 11
th, Rushing's fourth and Kirkland's first.
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