LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University women's basketball team wraps up its non-conference road stretch at New Orleans for a Tuesday (Dec. 22) matinee set for a noon tip inside Lakefront Arena.
SERIES HISTORY
Alcorn holds the slim 3-2 series advantage as Tuesday's contest marks the first time the Lady Braves have faced the Privateers since a narrow 83-82 victory on Dec. 17, 1994. Alcorn tallied two of the three wins on its home court.
OPENING STORYLINES
► Sophomore
Cayla Obillo's scoring average of 11.3 ppg leads Alcorn's offense, seeing her tally 34 points in the span of three contests. Her 18-point outburst at Southeastern Louisiana marked a career best and is the highest total for a single player this season.
► Clark is tied for fourth in steals-per-game (2.3) and ranks 11th in assists-per-game (2.7) among SWAC players.
► Aysha Kirkland poured in 13 points at Ole Miss, setting team-high and career-best totals with the effort.
► Alcorn's best offensive production against the Rebels came in the final stanza, as Kirkland added six while
Deja Mitchell accumulated four of her total five points. Nathaniel Kilbert's squad finished the fourth shooting at a 46.2 (6-for-13) clip, marking their highest quarter percentage on the night.
► The Lady Braves hung tough against Wichita State, leading by as many as six points in the first half before the Shockers turned a big third quarter into a 71-53 victory.
► Nathaniel Kilbert has had a storied SWAC career, coaching at league members Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State before taking the helm of the Lady Braves with a 179-348 career mark.
► New Orleans marks the final stop of the Lady Braves' four-game, non-conference road stretch before turning to SWAC play on Jan. 2 versus Prairie View A&M.
UP NEXT
Alcorn hosts Texas Southern in its conference opener set for Saturday, Jan. 2 at 3 p.m. inside the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
