HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Almost a year to the day since their meeting last postseason, No. 2 Seed Alabama A&M (15-13, 13-5 SWAC) women's basketball will face recent rival No. 7 Seed Grambling (13-16, 10-8 SWAC) in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament Quarterfinal at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9. That game, and all games in the tournament, will be played at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Bulldogs come in having won an NCAA Division I Era program record seven straight, a stretch that helped them to the most SWAC wins in program history and the No. 2 seed in the tournament for just the second time. Even with that being the case, they face the last team to beat them in Grambling, which posted an 81-72 victory in Louisiana on February 7.
Since that win the Tigers are 3-4, a seven game stretch that includes a narrow 55-51 loss at A&M on Thursday, March 3 and a 64-56 win at current No. 3 Seed Alabama State on Saturday, March 5.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The matchup is a familiar and tightly contested one for both teams with the Tigers holding a narrow 19-15 advantage in 34 meetings since the 2006-07 season.
Last season the teams met in back-to-back games at the end of the year with Grambling posting a slim 72-68 victory in Louisiana on March 6 before claiming a SWAC Tournament Quarterfinal five days later by a 58-50 score.
In terms of winning streaks in the series, A&M delivered seven straight from January 7, 2008 through January 4, 2011 while GSU's longest run was six consecutive from March 7, 2015 to January 1, 2018.
MEDIA
Fans will be able to follow all of the action with live stats, which will be available prior to tip, and
live video. Additionally, full postgame coverage of all the action will be available on
www.AAMUSports.com, the official online home of Alabama A&M Athletics, following the final horn.
Scouting The Alabama A&M University Bulldogs
Record: 15-13, 13-5 SWAC
Last Time Out: W, 73-67 (2OT) vs. Southern on March 5
Streak: Seven Wins (NCAA Division I Era Record)
Quick Links
Women's Basketball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Nigeria Jones – 15.3 ppg
Rebounding: Dariauna Lewis – 11.4 rpg
Assists: Nigeria Jones – 3.5 apg
Steals: Nigeria Jones – 1.8 spg
Blocks: Dariauna Lewis – 2.2 bpg
Field Goal Percentage: Dariauna Lewis – .489
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: Nigeria Jones – .292
Free Throw Percentage: Dariauna Lewis – .717
Team Statistics
Scoring: 59.9
Rebounding: 39.5
Assists: 11.5
Steals: 6.5
Blocks: 4.6
Field Goal Percentage: .378
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .259
Free Throw Percentage: .697
Scouting The Grambling State University Tigers
Record: 12-15, 9-7 SWAC
Last Time Out: W, 64-56 at Alabama State on March 5
Streak: One Win
Quick Links
Women's Basketball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Alexus Holt – 16.8
Rebounding: Alexus Holt – 5.3
Assists: Alexus Holt – 3.4
Steals: Alexus Holt – 2.1
Blocks: Jasmine Forte – 0.8
Field Goal Percentage: Alexus Holt – .414
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: Justice Coleman – .312
Free Throw Percentage: Alexus Holt – .728
Team Statistics
Scoring: 64.5
Rebounding: 33.4
Assists: 12.2
Steals: 8.8
Blocks: 2.7
Field Goal Percentage: .400
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .292
Free Throw Percentage: .702
