MONTGOMERY – Alabama State women's basketball team look to resume to its winning ways as they host Alcorn State Monday, February 22^nd at 5:30 p.m. in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
 
The Lady Hornets (12-10, SWAC 10-3 SWAC) come into the game versus the Lady Braves after suffering their first home loss of the calendar year falling short to Southern 57-55 on Saturday, ending their 10-game conference win streak. 
 
Alcorn (8-16, SWAC 6-8 SWAC) enters the game riding a four-game win streak after firmly trouncing Alabama A&M 81-64 this past Saturday.
 
This is the 76^th match-up between these two teams as Alcorn leads the overall series 53-22 since 1982. These two teams last faced off earlier this season on Jan. 24^th at Lorman, Miss., when ASU edged Alcorn 52-51 as a result of a Kayla Tucker's buzzer-beating shot.
 
Alcorn's offense averages 61.1 points per game led by All-SWAC preseason first team member and conference leading scorer Norianna Haynes. Haynes is averaging 20.1 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game (ranked second in rebounding). The 5-foot 11 guard is coming off a 23 point, 10 rebound game over Alabama A&M.
 
ASU averages 63.0 points per game and is led by Britney Wright's team-high of 14.8 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game while 6-foot 2 defensive anchor Jasmine Peeples is averaging 7.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

Fatigue will be a major factor in this game as both teams are playing in their second game in two days.
The match-up will be broadcast live on http://bamastatesports.com/watch/ and can be heard live on the ASU Hornets Sports Network. All information can be accessed through game day central.