THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University women's basketball team made a huge statement on Wednesday night, opening the season with a 103-32 rout of Talladega College at the AAMU Event Center.
The 103 points matched the most scored in the NCAA Division I era for the Bulldogs, tying the previous mark of 103 set in 2002 versus Savannah State.
Alabama A&M's defense smothered Talladega from the start as the Bulldogs held the Tornadoes without a field goal in the opening quarter in jumping out to a 31-4 advantage. Talladega, which shot 7.4 percent in the first half, got its first bucket from the floor with 4:33 remaining in the first half as AAMU had built a commanding 43-10 lead.
Kayln Ervin led four AAMU players in double figures with 14 points, on 4-of-7 shooting, along with six rebounds, five steals and two assists.
Moses Davenport recorded 12 points and five boards.
Coriah Beck posted 10 points, eight boards and a pair of assists, while
Aniya Palmer tallied 10 points, four boards, two assists, one steal and one block.
Ceara Myers led Talladega with nine points and four boards.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M (1-0) jumped out to a 25-1 lead after an Ervin triple with 2:24 remaining as the Bulldogs and the Maroon & White continued to stretch the margin, pushing the advantage to 31-4 after one quarter.
The Bulldogs extended the lead to 43-7 after a Beck jumper with 6:33 left in the second period and the Tornadoes got their first field goal with a 3-pointer off the glass from Courtney Lowe with 4:33 remaining in the half.
Alabama A&M, which shot 51.4 percent in the first half was in cruise control, taking a 54-15 lead into the break.
It was much of the same in the third period as Alabama A&M stretched the advantage to 63-18 after a
Shelomi Sanders free throw with 5:33 left.
The Bulldogs continued to extend the margin, pushing the lead to 78-24 after three quarters and cruised in the final period to open the season with a big victory.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M shot 50.0 percent (33-of-66) from the floor and 80.6 percent (29-of-36) from the free-throw line
- The Bulldogs grabbed 56 rebounds, including 41 on the defensive glass
- Kayln Ervin registered 14 points, six rebounds, five steals and two assists
- Moses Davenport recorded 12 points and five boards
- Coriah Beck posted 10 points, eight boards and a pair of assists
- Aniya Palmer tallied 10 points, four boards, two assists, one steal and one block
- Alabama A&M finished with 62 bench points, 46 points in the paint, 36 points off 27 TC turnovers, 31 fastbreak points and 14 second-chance points
- Talladega went 7-of-53 shooting (13.2 percent) and 60.7 percent (17-of-28) from the charity stripe
- The Tornadoes grabbed 33 rebounds, with 11 coming on the offensive end
- Ceara Myers led Talladega with nine points and four boards
- Talladega finished with 12 bench points, 10 points in the paint, six second-chance points, six fastbreak points and six points off 16 AAMU turnovers
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action on Friday as the Bulldogs welcome Ole Miss to the AAMU Event Center. Tip-off against the Rebels is scheduled for 7 p.m. and streamed on SWAC TV.
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