MEMPHIS, Tenn.  – Chelsey Rhodes, Aspriona Gilbert and Alondrea Rush scored in double figures to lead No. 22 Delta State University (15-3, 12-3 GSC) to a 75-53 win over Christian Brothers University (7-12, 5-10 GSC) on Saturday at Canale Arena. Rhodes led the Lady Statesmen with 26 points while Gilbert had 18 and Rush added 16.
 
Inside the Matchup

• Score:  Delta State 75 | Christian Brothers 53
• Matchup: Lady Statesmen (15-3, 12-3 GSC) | Lady Bucs (7-12, 5-10 GSC)
• Series: DSU leads series 40-3
• Date:  Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 | 2 p.m. (CST)
• Location: Canale Arena | Memphis, Tenn.

How It Happened

• Samantha Reeves gave Christian Brothers a 4-2 edge with 6:44 showing on the first quarter clock.
• Delta State outscored the Lady Bucs 14-4 over the rest of the way to build a 16-8 lead on a Chelsey Rhodes layup as time expired in the first quarter.
• CBU closed the gap to 27-23 on an Ashley Schaefer jump shot with 3:53 left in the second quarter.
• Kaelin Kneeland's layup with 15 seconds remaining gave the Lady Statesmen a 36-28 halftime lead.
• Rhodes scored 13 of her 14 third quarter points during a 15-4 run that allowed the Lady Statesmen to grab a 51-34 lead at the 3:04 mark.
• Aspriona Gilbert made consecutive layups to give the Lady Statesmen a 56-39 lead heading to the final quarter.
• CBU cut the deficit to 56-42 on a Rachel Lee 3-pointer 45 seconds into the fourth quarter.
• The Lady Statesmen opened up their largest lead, 68-48, on a Becca Ruckes layup with 4:16 to go in the fourth quarter, en route to the win.

Notables              

• The Lady Statesmen had season-high 58.2 field goal percentage (32-55) and made 54.5 percent from 3-point range, their second highest percentage this season.
• Rhodes led the Lady Statesmen with 26 points to pass Burnadette McDonald (1,538 points/1984-87) for 11^th on the all-time scoring list with 1,561 points. Rhodes needs 10 points to pass Crystal Hardy for 10th.
• Rhodes went 3-of-3 from three-point range and is now made 183-of-552 3-pointers for her career, ranking second and third, respectively.  The Monticello, Ark., native needs five made 3-pointers to pass Tanya Redmond (187/1995-98) for second.
• Gilbert set a new career-high with 18 points to surpass her previous career-high of 15 points against CBU (12.10.15).
• Rush's 16 points fell one shy of her career-high while her seven rebounds eclipsed her old career-high of six against Valdosta State (12.17.15).
• Ruckes collected a team-high nine rebounds and chipped in seven points.
• Samantha Reeves had 17 points and April Bonner grabbed seven boards to lead the Lady Bucs.
• Delta State won its third straight game in the series and improved to 17-3 all-time at Canale Arena.
• Lady Statesmen head coach Craig Roden collected his 530^th career win and his 331st GSC win

Who's Next?

• Delta State returns home to face the University of West Florida on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Valdosta State on Saturday at 2 p.m.