LORMAN, Miss. – With Alcorn Women's Basketball having won four of its last six games overall, the Braves face another tough road test on Monday, Dec. 19, as the Purple and Gold travel to Louisiana-Monroe for a nonconference matchup against the Warhawks inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, Louisiana. Tip-off for the game is scheduled for noon.
THE GAME: Alcorn at ULM
WHEN: Monday, Dec. 19, at Noon CT
WHERE: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (Monroe, La.)
LISTEN: WPRL 91.7 FM
SOCIAL MEDIA
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@AlcornSports on Instagram and
@BravesSports on Twitter.
SERIES VS. ULM
ULM leads the all-time series against Alcorn by a count of 9-3. The last time the two teams met, the Braves collected a 62-53 win from the Warhawks at the Davey L. Whitney Complex on December 8, 2014. Prior to that victory, the Purple and Gold had lost the previous three meetings against ULM, respectfully.
LAST TIME OUT BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES
Head Coach
Tonya Edwards and the Lady Braves basketball team defeat Louisiana-Monroe for their first victory of the season, 62-53. Both teams traded baskets throughout the entire first half up until the 4:10 mark.
Olivia Brown made a layup on an assist by Shaqueria Brown to give the Braves their largest lead of the first half, 24-17. However, ULM finished the half on a 9-0 run to take a 26-24 lead at the half. After the break, both teams were tick for tack all the way to the 7:19 mark when
Olivia Brown hit
Jazmin Strane for three-pointer to give the Braves a 41-36. The Braves maintained a comfortable lead for the rest of the way and came out with their first win of the 2014-15 season. Strane and Brown each scored 13 points to lead Alcorn.
Norianna Haynes scored 11 points in her first action this season while
Jasmine Cunningham chipped in 10 points.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE ALCORN
Nia McCalphia poured in a team-high 11 points while teammate
Tyginae Wright added 10 points of her own as Alcorn Women's Basketball fell to Colorado by a score of 82-47 inside the CU Events Center. Alcorn trailed 19-13 after one quarter of play.
Nia McCalphia poured in five of her 11 points on the night in the opening period for the Braves, as she finished 2-for-2 from the floor in the opener, including a shot from beyond the arc. But it was the play of Colorado center Quay Miller scoring 10 points for the host Buffaloes, including two (2) three-pointers to power CU throughout the period.
Colorado used a 7-0 run in the early stages of the second quarter to eventually break the game open and extend the Buffaloes lead at 30-16 with 7:02 remaining in the first half. Alcorn cut the lead at 32-24 behind a three-pointer from McCalphia, as well as a five-point outburst across one minute of play by guard
Zy'Nyia White.
However, the Buffaloes would take a 39-24 lead into the locker room at the break. The bench would come into play for Alcorn in the third quarter with seven players scoring for the Purple and Gold in the period.
Ashanti Backus and
Kiarra Henderson combined for six points off the bench for the Braves, while
T'Naye Griffin and
Kailyn Watkins added three points. The Braves shot 40 percent from the field in the third quarter, but Colorado countered with a 50 percent shooting touch from the field – adding a 60 percent mark from three-point range, to lead 57-40 heading into the final quarter of play. Colorado would outscore the Braves, 15-7 in the final period.
Colorado was led in the game by four players in double-figures scoring, including a game-high 21-point performance from Frida Formann. Aaronette Vonleh (14), Miller (12) and Tayanna Jones (11) rounded out the double-figure scorers. Brianna McLeod led all players with eight rebounds.
Tyginae Wright's 10 points and McCalphia's 11 led the Braves in scoring, with Wright adding three steals in a defensive effort. Henderson chipped in with seven rebounds. And it was
Destiny Brown supplying a team-high three assists.
CATCH THE BRAVES LIVE AT THE WHITNEY IN 2022-23
Season Tickets for 2022-23 Alcorn Women's Basketball at the Davey L. Whitney Health and Physical Education Complex are now available for purchase at
Alcornsports.MyImpactTickets.com/basketball. Season tickets for the home SWAC competitions are $76.25, while single-game admission is $12.65 in advance.
UP NEXT
Alcorn Women's Basketball remains on the road, as the Braves travel to Birmingham, Alabama to face off against the UAB Blazers on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at noon.
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