ITTA BENA, Miss. | Alabama State looks to remain perfect on the road in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play when it faces Mississippi Valley Monday night.

The game is set to tip at 5:30 pm inside the Harrison HPER Complex, and will be carried on the Hornet Sports Network with pregame beginning at 5:15 pm.
 
Alabama State (3-11, 2-1 SWAC), which has won two of its last three games, is coming off a 58-56 win over UAPB. The Lady Hornets got a double-double from Shmya Ward (15 points, 10 rebounds) and 11 points from Ayana Emmanuel.
 
MVSU (2-11, 1-1 SWAC) fell to Alabama A&M in their SWAC home opener, 80-60, behind 16 points from Erin Smith and 14 points from Makayla Bonner on Saturday night.
 
A LOOK INSIDE THE LADY HORNETS

• Ayana Emmanuel leads the Lady Hornets offense, averaging 13.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while Jayla Crawford averages 11.4 points
• Ward is averaging 11.4 points and snagging 7.3 rebounds per contest for the Lady Hornets
• Alabama State is averaging 53.4 points and pulling down 37.7 rebounds per contest

 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Head coach Freda Freeman-Jackson picked up her 300^th career win after the victory over UAPB Saturday night
• Ward recorded her third double-double of the season after a 15-point, 10 rebound performance against the Lady Lions
• The Lady Hornets picked up their first road win of the season on Saturday

 
ABOUT MVSU

• The Devilettes are averaging 59.1 points per game while yielding 78.9 points per game
• Kristy Parker is leading Valley's offense at 12.3 points and 2.2 assists per game, followed by LaKendra Bassett with 10.8 points and 6.3 boards per game and Makayla Bonner at 10.4 points
•  MVSU is shooting 37.4 (280-of-749) from the floor and 56.8 (147-of-259) from the charity stripe

 
INSIDE THE SERIES

• Alabama State swept the season series last season, winning at home in January and on the road in February
• Tatyana Calhoun recorded her seventh career double-double against MVSU last year, recording 17 points and 17 rebounds in the win, while Areleatha Gipson chipped in 10 points

 
WHAT'S NEXT

• Alabama State continues its road swing, playing in Birmingham on Saturday against Alabama A&M. 

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