ASU's Womens Basketball Host Savannah State

The Lady Hornets will play host to Savannah State at 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, Dec. 19 at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.

Monday's game can be viewed via live stats by going to www.bamastatesports.com. Fans can get play-by-play stats on the team.

“Savannah State is a well-discipline team.” Coach Freda Freeman-Jackson said. “They are very athletic, and are accustomed to playing us tough. Coach Cedric Baker has great personnel, we just have to make sure we handle what we need to on our end and expect to win.”

Alabama State has played its last two games at home marking a 2-5 record on the season. The Lady Hornets hosted Alabama in a close game Saturday falling 64-54. Savannah State will enter the contest 5-5 after a 41-36 win over Louisiana Lafayette.

Savannah State and the Lady Hornets have played against each other 13 times. The last meeting was Dec. 30, 2010 with SSU taking a 58-47 victory over the Lady Hornets. With the loss, ASU still holds an 8-5 advantage over the Tigers.

“When we play Savannah State, we know we will have to play hard and try to make as less mistakes as possible,” Freeman-Jackson said. “We are going to have to capitalize on their mistakes and get the win.”

Savannah State is led in scoring by Ezinne Kalu with 19.5 points per game. Alisha Nelson leads the Tigers in rebounding with 8.4 rebounds per game.

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