Montgomery, Ala. – Alabama State women's basketball will begin a three-game home stand when it welcomes Jacksonville State to the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
 
The Lady Hornets (1-2) dropped a 76-43 decision to Clemson in their last outing on Monday morning. In the game, sophomore Jayla Crawford led the offense with a season- and game-high 16 points knocking down two three-pointers alongside a season-high five boards and a block.
 
Junior Courtney Lee followed behind with seven points on 3-of-6 shooting (50 percent) from the field with a season-high four assists and four rebounds. Sophomore Tyesha Rudolph finished with five points, a team-high eight rebounds and three assists.
 
On the season, freshman Aniyah Smith leads the team in points (12.3) with a 42.9 (12-of-28) field goal percentage and rebounds (8.0). Crawford follows behind with 10.7 points, 3.7 boards and 1.0 assist per game.
 
SWAC Player of the Week
Freshman forward Aniyah Smith has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Thursday evening. Smith, native of Birmingham, Ala., earned the first SWAC Player of the Week accolade of the 2019-20 season after her stellar performances from the first week of the season.
 
In the season opener against No. 8 South Carolina, Smith nearly posted a double double in her first collegiate game with 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds which included a game-high tying five offensive boards.
 
Smith recorded her first career double double helping Alabama State take down Mobile, 76-66 on Nov. 9 in the home opener. Smith finished with a team-high 19 points on 7-of-11 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. Additionally, the freshman recorded a game-high 11 rebounds alongside game-high tying two assists and a pair of steals.
 
Season Tickets
Season tickets are available for the 2019-20 season by calling 334-229-4551 or visiting BamaStateSports.com. Those interested in courtside seating, call Deputy Director of Athletics Terrance Jones at 334-207-1756 or email him at tjones@alasu.edu.
 
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