LORMAN, Miss. – Coach
Nate Kilbert and the Alcorn State University women's basketball team is on the road to face the University of Nebraska on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Lady Braves look to bounce back from a 42-77 loss to Mississippi State University on Nov. 6.
Alcorn will depend on Zy'Nyia White to be a big scorer and offensive initiator as she posted 11 points in the game against the Lady Bulldogs. She also tallied two assists, three steals, and five rebounds. ASU will need
Kiarra Henderson,
Destiny Brown and Aykriale Ford to hit the boards hard as they recorded seven apiece at MSU.
The Lady Braves will have their hands full with Nebraska as the team four players (Jaz Shelley, Alexis Markowski, Natalie Potts, and Darian White) averaging in the double digits in points after two games. Shelley leads the Huskers with 16 points per game with Markowski follows with 15. Potts and White average 12.5 points and 12 points, respectively. Markowski is also the rebounding leader for Nebraska averaging 10.5 rebounds per game. She is followed by White with 6.5 and Shelley with 4.5. Alcorn will have to find a way to shut down Shelley as she is the assist leader with 13 on the season. Shelley also leads the team in steals with six.
Against the University of Wyoming, Markowski was the leader for the Huskers with 17 points and 13 rebounds. She was followed by Shelley with 15 points, seven assists, and three steals. Other Huskers that scored in the double digits were Potts with 15 points and White with 11 points.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and Lady Braves fans can catch the action on the Big Ten Plus.
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