Frederica Haywood
Katie Swaine
54
Spring Hill College SPR 3-4
59
Winner Delta State University DSU 3-2
Spring Hill College SPR
3-4
54
Final
59
Delta State University DSU
3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Spring Hill College SPR 12 4 15 23 54
Delta State University DSU 14 14 12 19 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Matt Jones

Brown and Haywood Power Lady Statesmen Past Spring Hill 59-54

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Kirstin Brown scored a season-high 16 points while Frederica Haywood chipped in a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds to power the Delta State University women's basketball team to a 59-54 victory over Spring Hill College on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at Walter Sillers Coliseum. The victory was also the third in a row for coach Craig Roden and the Lady Statesmen.  

THE BASICS:
Score:  Delta State 59 | Spring Hill 54
Records: Lady Statesmen 3-2 | Lady Badgers 3-4
Series: DSU leads 3-1
Location | Time:  Walter Sillers Coliseum | 6 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Spring Hill College jumped out to a quick 10-8 lead at the 3:53 mark of the first quarter. The Lady Badgers' Tiffany Valentine led all scorers with six points at the first media timeout.
  • The Lady Statesmen ended the first quarter on a 6-2 run to take a 14-12 lead at the end of the period.
  • Behind 12 points off turnovers, Delta State built a 10-point lead, 22-12, with 4:54 to play in the second quarter. Frederica Haywood paced the Lady Statesmen with six points during the stretch.
  • Carrington Matias's lay-up with 4:10 to play in the first half ended an 8:22 scoring drought for the Badgers and cut the DSU lead to 24-14.
  • Back-to-back jumpers by Haywood put the Lady Statesmen up 28-16 at the break. The senior from Mound Bayou led all scorers with 10 points and five rebounds.
  • DSU shot 38.9 percent (14-of-36) from the floor while stifling the Lady Badgers on the other end of the court. SHC connected on 25.9 percent (7-of-27) from the floor.  
  • SHC's Daja Walker dropped in a quick six points while Valentine added three to cut the DDSU lead to 32-25 with 5:56 to play in the third quarter.
  • Brown's four points on two jumpers at the end of the third extended DSU's lead back to nine, 40-31.
  • The Lady Statesmen built a 15-point lead, 51-36, with 5:16 to play.
  • SHC roared back to make it a six-point game, 57-51, with less than a minute to go in the game.
  • DSU salted away the remaining time to claim a 59-54 victory.      

TURNING POINT
  • Delta State's defense held Spring Hill scoreless for 8:22 between the first and second quarters. During that stretch, the Lady Statesmen outscored the Lady Badgers 20-6 to build a 28-16 halftime lead.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
  • The Lady Statesmen dominated play in the paint, outscoring Spring Hill 38-26.  

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Kirstin Brown's 8-foot jumper with 9:41 to play in the first quarter was the first basket of the 2018-19 campaign at Sillers Coliseum.
  • Alondrea Rush inched closer to 1,000 career points with five. The senior from Horn Lake needs 10 points to become the 37th Lady Statesman to accomplish the feat.
  • Emesha Chatman also scored in double figures with 12 points.
  • Nia Johnson dished out a game-high five assists while scoring eight points.
  • Valentine's 14 points led SHC.   

UP NEXT
  • The Lady Statesmen will open Gulf South Conference play on Thursday, Nov. 29, as Delta State welcomes the University of West Alabama to Walter Sillers Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.



 
 
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