The Alabama State Lady Hornets basketball team will face the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sunday, January 6 at 4:00 p.m. in Pine Bluff, Ark. at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.
 
In their last outing the Lady Hornets defeated Grambling State 68-60 in Montgomery at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome Friday night.
 
“It's tough playing on Friday night and then turn around and get on the road and then play a game on Sunday evening”, said Alabama State Head Coach Freda Freeman-Jackson.  “We will have to avoid any letdown in the momentum we have built from the last few games.
 
Alabama State will enter the game with a 4-9 record overall and a 2-0 mark in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.  Arkansas Pine Bluff has a 4-7 record overall and a 0-1 mark in the SWAC. 
 
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State is led in scoring by Nakiya Smith with a 10.5 average.  Quentori Alford leads the squad in rebound with a 9.3 rpg mark.  UAPB is led in scoring by Cassidy Wright with an 11.6 ppg average.  Chigozianyi Okwumbua leads the Lions in rebounding with a 5.4 rpg mark.
 
This will mark the 30^th meeting between Alabama State and Arkansas Pine Bluff on the basketball court.  The Lady Hornets lead the overall series 23-6.  The Lady Hornets last met the Golden Lions on Feb. 2, 2012 at H.O. Clemmons.  ASU defeated UAPB 68-57.
 
“We had a good practice,” said Freeman-Jackson.  “The team was upbeat and they shot the ball well.  We practiced for an hour and a half and we didn't waste any time.  We practiced with intensity and we have played well in the last couple of games.”
 
“Tomorrow's game is very important to us in order for us to stay in the race in order for us to win as SWAC regular season champions.  Any time that you can go on the road and steal a win that speaks volume, it's going to be important for our girls because it's a different type of atmosphere when you go on the road.  We are definitely going to have to play great defense, because struggling trying to score points will be really hard.  We are going to have to get the ball to “Q” (Quentori Alford) and get to the free throw line.”