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WBB vs ASU final
Sidney Jackson
48
Alabama State ASUW 5-11
75
Winner Alabama A&M AAMU 6-9
Alabama State ASUW
5-11
48
Final
75
Alabama A&M AAMU
6-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Alabama State ASUW 14 14 11 9 48
Alabama A&M AAMU 15 19 25 16 75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jordan Benson

Lady Bulldogs Pick Up Huge Blowout Win Over Rival Hornets

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. __ Three Lady Bulldogs score in double figures as they leave Birmingham with a dominant 75-48 win over rival Alabama State in the Bill Harris Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Dariauna Lewis led all scorers with 16 points along with eight rebounds, while Nigeria Jones added 14 points and five assists and Deshawna Harper added 14 points of her own along with three rebounds.

Coach Richards Comments
  • "As a team we understand how important this game is to our fans and our community, and this win feels great because we've been working extremely hard." Richards stated "I'm so proud of our upperclassmen stepping up and being leaders today on the floor and being composed for 40 minutes today. We executed and we were disciplined, which are areas we've been struggling with in the past, so that's why I credit our upperclassmen for just leading the way and making sure we executed plays, remain solid on defense, being consistent on the glass and playing hard."
  • When asked about forward Dariauna Lewis, Richards had nothing but praise on her game, "She played well, she is a special young lady, full of energy and she's electrifying. We really love that we have her, she rebounds, she's a scorer around the basket, plays with a lot of emotion and that's contagious."
  • When asked on the impact of today's win, Richards had more praise for the leadership of her team, "It was extremely important, I felt good again because of my upperclassmen, they were talking at the beginning of the week letting it be known how important this game was because of the conference standings, as a lot of the teams were 2-2. So as a coach you love when your team is focused and ready to play, especially for a game like this."
Quarter-by-Quarter
  • The Lady Bulldogs opened the game on a 4-0 run with the opening basket by forward Jameica Cobb and the second by Dariauna Lewis, before the Lady Hornets responded to tie the game at four. After another A&M score, ASU went on a five point run to take a 9-6 lead with five minutes remaining and remained up 11-8 after another score at the 4:21 mark. The Lady Bulldogs responded to end the quarter on a 7-3 run to start the second quarter with a score of 15-14.
  • Deshawna Harper opened the second quarter with a corner three pointer for the Lady Bulldogs before a fast break score by Jasmine Stanley off an assist from Cobb take a 20-14 lead. After back-to-back scores by the Hornets, A&M began to take control of the momentum, taking a 34-26 lead before the Hornets scored a lay-up at the buzzer.
  • Dariauna Lewis got Alabama A&M rolling in the third as she scored the six of the first eight points of the quarter as the lead was stretched to 16 by score of 44-28 with 7:34 to play in the third. The Lady Bulldogs gained a lead as big as 21 points in route to finish the quarter up 59-39.
  • In the final frame, the Lady Bulldogs continued their strong play and remained in control, going up a game-high 24 points with 4:07 remaining. Lewis led Alabama A&M with 12 points in the second half as the Bulldogs defeated the Hornets 75-48.
Post-Game Notes
  • Alabama A&M starters: Nigeria Jones, DeShawna Harper, Jameica Cobb, Dariauna Lewis, Lazurea Saunders
  • The Lady Bulldogs shot 26-for-52 (50 percent) from the field as a team for the game, 3-for-5 (60 percent) from the three-point line and 20-for-30 from the charity stripe (66.7 percent).
  • Alabama A&M won the battle of the paint area, outscoring the ASU 30-22 in the lane during the contest.
  • The Lady Bulldogs dominated the rebounding battle as they grabbed 40 total rebounds and nine offensively for 11 second chance points. Alabama State grabbed 31 total rebounds, including ten offensives for 15 second chance points of their own.
  • The Lady Hornet bench outscored the Lady Bulldog bench in the matchup 18-16.
  • Turnovers: A&M won the turnover battle, forcing the Hornets into 18 turnovers and scoring 25 points off the miscues. The Bulldogs turned the ball over 14 times and allowed 15 points off of their mistakes. 
Up Next­
The Lady Bulldogs will have a week to prepare before they head back on the road to face Alcorn State on Jan. 25 (3 p.m. CT) and Southern on Jan. 27 (5:30 p.m. CT) before returning home for two games starting on Feb. 1 as they host Texas Southern.

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