GAMEDAY: Lady Bulldogs at Alcorn State

GAMEDAY
Lady Bulldogs at Lady Braves
Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
5:30 p.m. (CT) –Davey L. Whitney Complex– Lorman, MS

Rosters: AAMU ~ Alcorn State
2016-17 Season Stats: AAMU ~ Alcorn State

The Coaches
Lady Bulldogs: Margaret Richards (Nebraska, 2003), 1st Year
2016-17 Record: 2-20 (Overall), 0-13 (SWAC)
Career Record: 2-20 (1 year)
Record at AAMU: Same

Lady Braves: Courtney Pruitt (Newberry College), 2nd Year
2016-17 Record: 8-17 (Overall), 8-6 (SWAC)
Record at Alcorn State: 19-36 (2 Years)

AAMU's Probable Starters
G     4    Jameica Cobb, 5-7, Fr, Greenville, FL, 13.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg
G     5     Hilary Williams, 5-4, Jr, Moultrie, GA, 7.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg
G    10    Lauren McKee, 5-4, Fr, Mobile, AL, 6.1 ppg, 1.5 apg
F    22    Alisha Davis, 6-0, Fr, Decatur, AL, 3.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg
F     23   Ebony Johnson, 5-9, Sr, Atlanta, GA, 8.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg

Alcorn's Probable Starters
G     3   Henrietta Wells, 6-1, Sr, Memphis, TN, 7.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg
G   12   Brianna Luton, 5-8, Sr, Houston, TX, 9.0 ppg, 1.1 apg
G   15   Alexus Freeman, 5-4, Jr, Navasota, TX, 11.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg
G   20   Tia Sanders, 5-7, Jr, Pensacola, FL, 11.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg
P   25  Miracle Rushing , 5-9, Jr, Meridian, MS, 5.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg

In the Last Game
The Alabama A&M University women's basketball team fell on the road to Southern University Saturday afternoon, 69-57. Cobb led AAMU with 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and led the Lady Bulldogs with five assists in 36 minutes of action. Freshman Juliette Akinwole added 10 points and recorded six rebounds. Johnson recorded nine points and nine rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs, while Senior Josta Totten netted nine points and six boards. Davis contributed eight points and six rebounds for A&M.

Against the Opponent
The Lady Bulldogs fell to Alcorn State Lady Braves,73-57, on Mon., Jan. 24 in the T.M. Elmore Gym. Senior Ebony Johnson led the Lady Bulldogs with 13 points and contributed five rebounds. Junior Hilary Williams added 12 points, five rebounds and two assists, while freshman Lauren McKee posted ten points. She was 3-of-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from the three-point line. Freshman Jameica Cobb scored eight points and five rebounds, while freshman Juliette Akinwole led the team with seven rebounds.

Scouting the Opponent
Alcorn State has a 8-17 overall record, including a 56-62 loss against Alabama State in their last contest. The Lady Braves are led by Tia Sanders with 11.6 points per game, while Alexus Freeman adds 11.2 ppg and Brianna Luton posts 9.0 ppg.  Miracle Rushing leads with 6.8 rebounds per contest and Freeman leads with 3.5 assists per game.

In the SWAC
Jameica Cobb is seventh in the SWAC in scoring with 13.7 points per game and sixth with 6.5 rebounds per game. Hilary Williams is sixth in the SWAC with 3.1 assists per game and she is second in the SWAC with 2.4 steals. Josta Totten is sixth in the SWAC with a .324 three-point field goal percentage. Alisha Davis is second in the SWAC with 1.8 blocked shots per game.

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Players Mentioned

#44 Juliette Akinwole: C; 6' 2"; Freshman

#22 Alisha Davis: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

#5 Hilary Williams: G; 5' 4"; Junior

#4 Jameica Cobb: G; 5' 7"; Freshman

#10 Lauren McKee: G; 5' 4"; Freshman

#15 Josta Totten: G; 5' 6"; Senior

#23 Ebony Johnson: F; 5' 9"; Fifth Year

Players Mentioned

#44 Juliette Akinwole
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: C

#22 Alisha Davis
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F

#5 Hilary Williams
: 5' 4"; Junior
: G

#4 Jameica Cobb
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: G

#10 Lauren McKee
: 5' 4"; Freshman
: G

#15 Josta Totten
: 5' 6"; Senior
: G

#23 Ebony Johnson
: 5' 9"; Fifth Year
: F