Elisabetta Zengaro

Women's Basketball

Lady Statesmen Set To Host CBU, No.9 Union

CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Delta State University women's basketball (5-0, 2-0 GSC) begins a two-game home stand against Christian Brothers University (2-3, 0-2 GSC) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before hosting No. 9/5 Union University (8-0, 2-0 GSC) on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lloyd Clark Court-Walter Sillers Coliseum. 
 
LADY STATESMEN GAME DAY INFORMATION
 Location Lloyd Clark Court-Walter Sillers Coliseum - Cleveland, Miss.
 Tip-off Date/Time Thurs., Dec. 10 | Christian Brothers | 5:30 p.m. (CST)
 Sun., Dec. 13 | No. 9 Union | 2 p.m. (CST)
 Records Lady Statesmen (5-0, 2-0 GSC)
 Christian Brothers (2-3, 0-2 GSC) | Union (8-0, 2-0 GSC)
 Series Records DSU leads CBU 38-3 | DSU leads UU 5-3
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 Complete Game Notes View Here

  • Senior Chelsey Rhodes scored 33 points to lead the Lady Statesmen past the University of West Alabama, 57-51 last Saturday.  The outing marked Rhodes' second 30-plus point outing and her 62nd double figure performance of her career. 
  • Rhodes was named the GSC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the second straight week, averaging 21.5 points, 3.5 steals and three assists. Rhodes is the first back-to-back GSC Player of Week honoree since Veronica Walker, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25, 2012.
  • The Lady Statesmen are 2-0 at home this season and have won nine straight home games, dating to a 73-69 loss to West Florida (12.20.14).
  • Delta State enters the latest D2SIDA Media Poll ranked No. 21 and received votes in this week's WBCA USA Today Coaches Poll.
  • The Lady Statesmen are limiting opponents to 51.4 points (1st GSC/6th NCAA) and 32.7 shooting per game (2nd GSC/ 15th NCAA). Delta State has not allowed more than 57 points or a field goal percentage better than 36 percent through the first five contests. The Lady Statesmen held West Alabama to 51 points on 30.2 percent shooting and limited West Georgia to 48 points and 29.2 percent shooting last week.    
  • Rhodes 21.4 points per game and 37.6 minutes played per game rank first in the GSC and ninth and 10th nationally, respectively
  • DSU In The GSC/NCAA Rankings:  26.6 3-point field goal percentage defense (2nd GSC/58th NCAA); 0.8 turnover margin (3rd GSC); 71.3 free throw percentage (4th GSC/55th NCAA); 8.8 scoring margin (5th GSC); 74 fewest turnovers (2nd GSC/17th NCAA)
  • ?CBU Leaders: Samantha Reeves (14.8 ppg.); Courtney Banks (13.0 ppg.); Rachel Lee (10.6 ppg.); Madison Luckett (7.6 rpg.)
  • Union Leaders: Tirara Caldwell (14.1 ppg./9/1 rpg.); Chelsea Bodiford (12.9 ppg./2.25 assists); Jada Smith (12.5 ppg./6.6 apg.); Kelsey Risner (9.9 ppg./10.4 rpg.); Jada Perkins (8.1 ppg./8.0 apg.)
  • No. 9/5 Union University is the second nationally ranked opponent the Lady Statesmen are facing this season. The Green and White earned a 72-57 win over then No. 15 Arkansas Tech (11.29.15) earlier this season.   
  • Delta State is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2012-13.
  • The 2-0 start in GSC play is the first since the 2013-14 season when the Lady Statesmen started 9-0 in the GSC.    
  • Craig Roden will coach his 979th career NCAA game against Christian Brothers and has coached over 1,000 games at the collegiate level.
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Chelsey Rhodes

#1 Chelsey Rhodes

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Players Mentioned

Chelsey Rhodes

#1 Chelsey Rhodes

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Senior
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