DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | Jayla Crawford registered a game-high 28 points but the Alabama State women's basketball team dropped a narrow 69-66 heartbreaker to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on Saturday afternoon inside Moore Gymnasium.

THE BASICS 
Score: Bethune Cookman - 69  | Alabama State - 66
Records: Lady Hornets 8-11 | Lady Wildcats 6-12 
Date: January 28, 2022 
Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. | Moore Gymnasium 
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HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Bethune Cookman jumped out to an early 7-2 lead at the 7:32 mark in the third.
• Ayana Emmanuel scored 13 straight points for the Lady Hornets to ASU in front 15-9 with 4:09 left to play in the first frame. 
• At the end of one, Alabama State held a 19-11 advantage over Bethune-Cookman.
• The Lady Wildcats opened up an 11-1 run to take a 22-20 lead with 3:45 left until intermission.
• Jayla Crawford scored ASU's final 10 points of the half to give the Lady Hornets a 32-30 lead heading into the locker room.
• BCU took a 36-34 lead at the 8:07 mark in the third.
• Crawford finished with 11 third-quarter points but the Lady Hornets fell behind 47-46 heading into the final quarter.
• Emmanuel tied the score at 47 apiece with a free throw to open up the fourth quarter.
• Both teams traded baskets back and forth until Bethune-Cookman edged out a 69-66 win over Alabama State.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 

• Jayla Crawford scored a game-high 28 points on 47 percent (8-17) shooting from the floor, 44.4 percent (4-9) from downtown, and 88 percent (8-9) from the foul line. 
• Ayana Emmanuel logged 17 points on 50 percent (5-10) from the field, 66 percent (2-3) from three, and 5-of-7 from the charity stripe.
• Shmya Ward posted a double-double performance with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
• Dakiyah Sanders led the way in assists with two on the day.
• Alabama State shot 40 percent from the field, 46.7 percent from downtown, and 76 percent from the charity stripe.
• There were 15 lead changes during Saturday afternoon's matchup.

NEXT UP
The Alabama State women's basketball team remains in the Sunshine State as they head to Tallahassee on Monday, January 30, to take on the Florida A&M Rattlers at 5:30 p.m. CT.