Box Score MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama State women's basketball team grinded out a hard fought 64-51 victory over Alcorn State to end the Lady Braves four-game winning streak in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome Monday night.
 
Two Lady Hornets finished with double-doubles as Britney Wright (13 points, 12 rebounds) and Jasmine Peeples (12 points, 11 rebounds) worked energetically on both ends of the court. Durriya Shields-Sampson added 13 points off the bench. ASU outrebounded Alcorn 55-41.
 
This victory was mainly contributed to the swarming defense of the Lady Hornets, who held the Lady Braves to season-lows of 16-of-65 (24.6%) from the field and 2-of-17 (11.8%) from beyond the arch. ASU also stifled the conference-leading scoring Norianna Haynes to below her 20.1 per game average. Though Haynes finished with 16 points and six rebounds, she shot 4-of-13 and missed all three of her attempted three-pointers and was limited to just three points in the first half.
 
In this very physical contest, tempers flared as both teams committed an astounding 23 (46 total) fouls each resulting in 28 (56 total) free-throws attempted by each team.
 
After an Alcorn 10-5 run late in the third quarter, ASU adamantly responded by sealing the game with a slow, but steady 14-4 run over the fourth quarter.
 
Alabama State led Alcorn 31-22 into the half after very physical two-quarters of play that accumulated 22 total fouls called.
 
Kayla Tucker and Shields-Sampson led the Lady Hornets with six points each while Peeples added five points, five rebounds and one block. Wright had yet to make a basket but managed to make two points by free-throws and grabbed nine rebounds.  
 
Stellar defense by the Lady Hornets restricted the Lady Braves to shot a dismal 7-of-36 (19.4%) from the field and 1-of-10 (10%) from the three-point line in the first half.
 
Alcorn narrowed ASU's lead by navigating a 10-6 run to trail 17-14 at the end of the first quarter.
 
At the start first quarter, ASU possessed an early 12-4 lead, taking advantage of Alcorn shooting 1-of-12 (8.3%) from the field.
 
Alabama State will return to the court on the road in Prairie View, TX. as they face SWAC opponent Prairie View A&M at the William Nick's Build.
 
This February 27^rd SWAC match-up is set for a 3 p.m. CT tip-off.