Montgomery, Ala. – Alabama State used a dominant second half to earn an 84-58 victory over Paine College in non-conference women's basketball action inside of the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Lady Hornets (3-2) shot 40.0 percent (26-of-65) from the field including knocking down nearly half of their three-pointers (6-of-14) to hold off a fierce Lions (1-2) squad.
 
Five Lady Hornets put up double figures led by sophomores Ayana Emmanuel and Jayla Crawford and freshman Hannah White with a game-high 15 points. Emmanuel shot 55.6 percent (5-of-9) with three made treys alongside four rebounds, two assists and one steal.
 
White went an efficient 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) with five rebounds and three steals off the bench. Senior Zomoria Clark nearly posted a double double with 12 points and a team- and season-high nine rebounds. Freshman Aniyah Smith poured in 11 points, eight boards and a steal.
 
Keondra Archie led the way for Paine with 11 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists.
 
Tied at 17-all heading into the second quarter, Paine dropped 23 points on an efficient 10-of-19 shooting (52.6 percent) from the field helping the Lions take a one-point lead (40-39) at the half. Alabama State stuck with the Lions in the second, connecting on 3-of-4 (75 percent) three-pointers and knocking down 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from the charity stripe.
 
Alabama State found its offensive rhythm in the third quarter putting up a game-high 25 points while limiting Paine to just eight points to create enough space to secure the win. The Lady Hornets outscored the Lions 45-18 in the second half and held Paine to just 4-of-26 (15.3 percent) shooting from the field and 1-of-7 (14.2 percent) from behind the arc.
 
Up Next
Alabama State closes out its homestand with a 3 p.m. contest against in-state foe Samford on Sunday, Dec. 1 in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
 
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