HOUSTON, Texas. | Alabama State will continue Southwestern Athletic Conference action (SWAC) in Houston, Texas on Saturday at 5:30 pm when they face Texas Southern inside of HP&E Arena.
The Lady Hornets (6-12, 5-2 SWAC) are on a three-game winning streak after defeating Alcorn State and Southern in their last two contests. in the 78-61 victory over Southern,
Shmya Ward set a new career-high with 19 points and eight rebounds, while
Jayla Crawford registered 17 points.
LADY HORNETS HIGHLIGHTS
- Alabama State currently ranks fourth in the conference with a record of 5-2, tied with Prairie View A&M and Grambling State.
- Ayana Emmanuel leads the Lady Hornets and Is fourth in the conference in scoring at 13.8 points per game, while Crawford is averaging 12.4 points.
- Ward is second in the conference in rebounding at 7.6 rebounds per game and is averaging 10.9 points.
- The Lady Hornets are second in the conference in free throw percentage (.662) and third in offensive rebounding at 40.4 per contest.
A TIMELINE OF TEXAS SOUTHERN
- Texas Southern currently sits in sixth-place after defeating Mississippi Valley State, 68-50, to extend their winning streak to three.
- The Tigers also narrowly defeated Arkansas Pine-Bluff 59-58 on Saturday.
- Niya Mitchell was named SWAC Player of the Week for Texas Southern after averaging 16.5 points, 13 rebounds and two steals in both contests.
- Mitchell leads three Tigers offensively, averaging 13.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
- Marquia Turner records 11.9 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Olivia Cunningham registers 10.8 points per game.
SERIES MATCHUP
- The two teams met three times last season with Texas Southern winning all three games.
- Texas Southern won in Montgomery (Jan. 29) 71-39 and in Houston (Feb. 26) 76-48 where senior Tatyana Calhoun tore her ACL in the final regular season game.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Lady Hornets will remain on the road to face Prairie View A&M Monday night at 5:30 pm inside of William J. Nicks Arena and can be heard on the Hornets Sports Network beginning at 5:15 pm.
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