Box Score The Alabama State women's basketball team secured a 64-49 win over the Bluefield State College Rams Friday night, at the Dunn Oliver Acadome.

"I thought it was a game where we started off sluggish at the beginning," said head coach Freda Freeman-Jackson. "We played good defense seeing that we held them to 18 points at the half."

In the first half the Lady Hornets came out shooting 10-25 and going 0-4 behind the arch. Quentori Alford led the Lady Hornets in the in the half with ten points and four rebounds. Alabama State's defense held the Lady Rams to just 23% from the field and 14% from 3-point land. Nakiya Smith contributed six points, while Daniele Ewert had eight rebounds underneath the basket. The Lady Hornets scored eight points off of turnovers with the bench adding 14. With 1:52 left in the game Alabama State held it's largest lead.

"The second half we went up 19 points and saw some good production off the bench," Freeman-Jackson said. "Ewert really stepped up and showed she can play, she was able to rebound and distribute the ball for us, she even added six points to the mix."

Ewert Played 23 minutes with six points, ten rebounds, and two assists. Danielle Gazaway scored 14 points, with Alford finishing with 19 points and six rebounds.

The Lady Hornets scored 41 points and gathered 16 rebounds in the second half, finishing the game shooting 40%. The key point of the night was Alabama State's free throw shooting 95%, going 19-20 from the free strip. Defensively ASU held the Lady Rams to just 28% from the field.

Alabama State plays host to the University of Mobile Tuesday, November 19 at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. The contest is slated for 6 p.m.