Braves Sink Florida A&M, 72-60

LORMAN, Miss. – Cayla Obillo scored 19 points and Zy'Nyia White added 18 points of her own to help Alcorn Women's Basketball defeat visiting Florida A&M 72-60 on Saturday afternoon in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) contest taking place at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
 
A huge fourth quarter helped lift Alcorn (6-11, 2-4 SWAC) to its second league win of the season – and its fifth home win of the campaign.
 
Florida A&M (3-14, 1-5 SWAC) brought the lead down to 49-46 seconds into the start of the fourth quarter. But a Kiarra Henderson free throw was followed by a Maya Claytor three-pointer to pad to the Braves lead at 53-46 just over a minute later.
 
The Purple and Gold advanced the lead to double-digits when Zy'Nyia White hit her only three-pointer on the afternoon, putting the Braves up 58-48.
 
Cayla Obillo added a shot from long-range, and teammate Tyginae Wright connected from beyond the arc, as the Braves hit on 4-of-5 shots from three-point range during the final period. As a team, Alcorn shot 61.5 percent from the field, including 80 percent from three-point territory in the fourth quarter alone.
 
FAMU took an early 9-3 lead in the opening quarter behind the efforts of Ivet Subirats and Eliya Ellis. However, a 13-2 run over the next six minutes would see the Braves capture a 16-11 lead with 3:43 remaining in the period.
 
During the run, it would be Obillo scoring nine of her 19 points for the game in the opening period, including a 4-for-5 shooting touch from the field. The Braves would hold a 23-18 advantage heading into the second quarter.
 
In the second quarter, the Purple and Gold shooting touch went cold from the field, but was aided at the foul line where Alcorn connected on 5-of-8 attempts to hold a 32-30 lead as the teams went into the locker room at the half.
 
Florida A&M was led on the afternoon by Dylan Horton with 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. Subirats would finish with nine points for the Rattlers.
 
As for the Braves, Obillo's 19-point performance added to her game-high six assists and two steals. White finished with 18 points as she was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. And it was Destiny Brown rounding out the Alcorn players in double-figures, as she chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds – culminating in her fourth double-double of the season.
 
Alcorn welcomes SWAC opponent Bethune-Cookman to the Davey L. Whitney Complex on Monday, Jan. 23, in a game scheduled to tip at 5:30 p.m.
 
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