MONTGOMERY, Ala. | After splitting a pair of conference games at home, Alabama State hits the road for two Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) matchups, starting with Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Saturday inside of H.O. Clemmons Arena.
The game is set to tip at 5:30 pm and can be heard on the Hornet Sports Network, beginning with the pregame at 5:15 pm.
Alabama State (2-11, 1-1 SWAC) opened the conference slate with an 80-72 loss to Grambling State, but followed that up with a 74-67 victory over Jackson State. The Lady Hornets are still in search of their first road win of the season.
Meanwhile, UAPB (2-5, 0-1 SWAC) opened conference play with a 62-56 loss to Mississippi Valley State at home and will be playing its first game since last Saturday.
A LOOK INSIDE THE LADY HORNETS
- Ayana Emmanuel leads the Lady Hornets offense, averaging 13.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game
- Jayla Crawford is at 12.2 points per game, while Shmya Ward leads the team in rebounding with 7.1 rebounds per game to go along with 9.7 points
- Alabama State is averaging 53.0 points and pulling down 36.8 rebound per contest
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Emmanuel set a new career-high 30 points in her SWAC debut to be named SWAC Player of the Week
- Crawford duplicated those efforts with a 30-point performance of her own against Jackson State
- Propelling the Lady Hornets to their first conference win of the season
SCOUTING THE LADY LIONS
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff is averaging 50.6 points per game while yielding 68.0 points per game
- Shawntayla Harris leads the Lady Lions in scoring (8.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg), while Noe'll Taylor is at 7.4 points per game
- UAPB is shooting 30.7 (132-of-430) from the floor and 52.5 (73-of-159) from the charity stripe
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Alabama State and UAPB split the season series last year, with the Lady Hornets winning 63-54 at home and falling 55-53 on the road.
- Senior guard Areleatha Gipson scored a career-high 13 points the last time the two teams met.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Alabama State returns to action Monday night on the road at 5:30 pm against Mississippi Valley State.
- The game can be heard on the Hornet Sports Network, beginning with pregame at 5:15 pm.
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