CLEVELAND, Miss. - Chelsey Rhodes, Aspriona Gilbert and Becca Ruckes scored in double figures to lead No. 22 Delta State University (16-4, 13-4 GSC) to a 51-38 win over Valdosta State University (11-11, 7-10 GSC) on Saturday at Lloyd Clark Court-Walter Sillers Coliseum. Rhodes led the Lady Statesmen with 16 points followed by Gilbert with 14 and Ruckes with 12.

Inside the Matchup

• Score: No 22 Delta State 51 | Valdosta State 38
• Matchup: Lady Statesmen (16-4, 13-4 GSC) | Blazers (11-11, 7-10 GSC)
• Series: DSU leads series 41-5
• Date: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 | 2 p.m. (CST)
• Location: Lloyd Clark Court-Walter Sillers Coliseum | Cleveland, Miss.

How It Happened

• Valdosta State held a 6-4 lead with 2:36 left in the first quarter before Delta State went on a 7-0 run to take an 11-6 lead into the second quarter.
• The lead jumped to 15-6 on an Aspriona Gilbert jumper in the paint at the 6:05 mark of the second quarter.
• Gilbert made a layup and a free throw to increase the DSU lead to 21-10 with 4:47 left in the second.
• The Lady Statesmen held an 11-6 lead after the first quarter and outscored the Blazers 12-8 in the second to hold a 23-14 halftime lead.
• A Gilbert jump shot with 3:45 to go in the third quarter gave DSU its biggest lead, 35-18.
• Madi Mitchell made a pair of free throws to cut VSU's deficit to 37-22 at the end of the third.
• Maggie Davis' layup got the Blazers to within nine points with 6:31 left in the fourth only to see the lead grow to 51-34 after a Kaelin Kneeland basket with 1:39 remaining.
• The Lady Statesmen shot 40 percent overall and 50 percent from 3-point range for the contest.
• Delta State out rebounded VSU 51-38 and held a 20-6 advantage in points off turnovers en route to the 51-38 victory.

Notables

• Rhodes scored 16 points to lead DSU and remain ninth on DSU's all-time scoring list with 1,594 career points and needs 22 points to pass Carla Holder (1981-84/1615 pts.) for eighth. She made two 3-pointers to tie Tanya Redmond (1995-98) for second on the 3-point field goals made list with 187 (575 attempts).
• Gilbert scored 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting along with four rebounds.
• Ruckes added 12 points and tied Kneeland for the team-high seven rebounds.
• The Lady Statesmen went 7-of-10 from the charity stripe marking their third lowest attempts this season.
• Delta State improved to 10-1 this season and have won 15 of their last 16 games at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
• Davis and Mitchell led the Blazers with 10 points, while Mitchell collected nine boards.
• DSU won its seventh straight game in the series and improved to 21-2 at home against Valdosta State.
• Head Coach Craig Roden notched his 531^st career win and his 332^nd GSC win.

Who's Next?

• Delta State travels to the University of Alabama Huntsville on Thursday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.