LORMAN, Miss. -- Coach
Nate Kilbert and the Alcorn State University Lady Braves basketball team (1-4) got over a hump and claimed their first victory of the 2023-24 season on Thursday night. ASU went to battle with Colonels and came out with a 54-46 victory at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
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  Alcorn controlled much of the game and were able to stack a 12 point lead with 7:34 left in the third quarter. Nicholls attempted to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter but Alcorn's scrappy play and knocking down free throws shut it down.
Destiny Brown and Zy'Nyia White exploded in the game and racked up 16 points each for Alcorn.
Nakia Cheatham and
Kiarra Henderson went to work on the boards for the Lady Braves. Cheatham snagged 13 rebounds while Henderson tallied 11.
Tyginae Wright kept the ball moving for Alcorn with four assists.
As a team, the Lady Braves ended the night going 32.8 percent from the field, 52 percent from the stripe, and scored 28 points in the paint.
  The Colonels were led by Britiya Curtis with 15 points. Kyla Hamilton and Mikayla Etienne each accounted for five rebounds. Collectively, NSU finished the game going 29.2 percent from the field, 61.1 percent from the line, and scored eight paint point.
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