GAME NOTES: Lady Statesmen at AUM, UAH (1.31.19-2.2.19)
CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Delta State University women's basketball (12-7, 7-5 GSC) heads to the state of Alabama for two Gulf South Conference contests beginning with Auburn University at Montgomery (2-17, 1-10 GSC) on Thurs., Jan., 31 in Montgomery, Ala., before taking on the University of Alabama Huntsville (8-9, 6-5 GSC) on Sat., Feb. 2 in Huntsville, Ala.
LADY STATESMEN REWIND: The Green-and-White posted a 2-0 week defeating Alabama Huntsville, 71-68, and Lee University, 57-36. The Lady Statesmen got a steal and 3-point play from Alondrea Rush with .5 seconds left in regulation to upend UAH. Delta State held Lee University to a season and program low 36 points, as the Lady Statesmen (12-7, 7-5 GSC) defeated the Flames (16-4, 10-2 GSC) 57-36 on Sat., Jan. 26 at Walter Sillers Coliseum. Nia Johnson scored a game-high 16 points while freshman Kirstin Brown collected a career-high 12 rebounds in the victory over GSC Co-Leader. Delta State out-rebounded Lee 45-37 and outscored the Flames 28-10 in the paint. The 36 points by the Lady Flames was the lowest output in program history. The previous low was 38 at Southern Polytechnic State University on Feb. 17, 2011.
INSIDE THE AUM SERIES: Delta State and Auburn Montgomery meet for the fifth time with the series even 2-2. The Warhawks (then known as the Senators) and the Lady Statesmen first met on Dec. 31, 1994 with AUM claiming a 111-75 win in Montgomery, Ala. The two teams met once again the next season in 1995 with AUM edging the Lady Statesmen 70-68 in Cleveland, Miss. Delta State swept the two meetings last season, taking a 50-43 win on the road before a 76-56 win at Walter Sillers.
INSIDE THE UAH SERIES: Delta State leads the all-time series 21-5 and has won the last two meetings in Huntsville, Ala. Alondrea Rush's steal, basket and free throw with .5 seconds left handed the lady Statesmen a 71-68 win a week ago in Cleveland, Miss. Delta State is 4-4 all-time but has dropped the last two meetings at Spragins Hall in Huntsville, Ala. UAH claimed a 77-62 on Jan., 26. 2017 in DSU last visit. The Lady Statesmen's last win at UAH was a 67-49 win on Jan. 5, 2015.
RECORDS WATCH: Alondrea Rush need 5 3-point field goals to pass current Lady Statesmen Assistant Coach Chelsey Rhodes (206 | 2012-2016) for second on the career 3-pointers made list. Rush made 201-of-587 attempts, ranking third in career 3-pointers attempted.
LADY STATESMEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Quantesha Patterson has 4 double-doubles: @ Barry (18 pts. | 12 rebs); @ Miss. College (18 pts. | 12 rebs.); @ Union (17 pts | 14 rebs.); @ Christian Brothers (11 pts. | 10 rebs.). Frederica Haywood has 3 double-doubles: vs. Spring Hill (12 pts. | 11 rebs); vs. Montevallo (14 pts. | 12 rebs.) and Alabama Huntsville (14 pts. | 14 rebs. Kirstin Brown has 1 double-double @ Arkansas-Monticello (11 pts. | 10 rebs.) and Zyaire Ewing has 1 double-double vs. Lane (13 pts. | 10 rebs.).
NOTES, SIDEBARS & STORYLINES
Double-digit Scoring: Quantesha Patterson has scored in double-figures a team-high 11 of 19 games, including a career-high at Barry (11.10.18) and at Mississippi College (12.15.18). Nia Johnson follows with 9 double-figure games with a career-high 26 against Shorter (1.5.19). Ernesha Chatman has 6 games in double-figures, including a career-high 14 at West Georgia (1.7.19). Frederica Haywood has 4 double-figure games (14 vs. Union (1.17.19) and Alabama Huntsville (1.14.19) and Kirstin Brown has 3 (22 vs. West Alabama (11.29.18))
Windexing: Frederica Haywood has a team-high 7 double-figure rebounds games, including 3 of the last 5 games. Quantesha Patterson follows with 4 double-figure rebound games followed by Zyaire Ewing with 3. Kirstin Brown grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds versus Lee for her second game with double-figure rebounds while Raven Johnson, who is out for the remainder of the season, also has 2. The Lady Statesmen have out-rebounded their last four average of +12, including a +22 advantage over Christian Brothers, +10 over UAH and +8 over Lee University. The Green-and-White have outrebounded opponents 14 times in 19 contests this season.
On The Road: The Lady Statesmen are 4-4 away from Walter Sillers this season. Quantesha Patterson average 12.5 points and 8.8 rebounds and Nia Johnson average 12.4 points and 2.2 assists. Frederica Haywood grabs 8.3 rebounds and Alondrea Rush average 11.8 points and 2.9 assists. DSU averages 66.1 points and allowing 64.8 points while owning a +7 rebound margin on the road.
Down The Stretch: Delta State has been clutch from the charity stripe in the final 5 minutes of games, shooting 77.8 percent (63-of-81) as compared to its season norm 69.7 percent. Alondrea Rush is shooting 87.5 percent (21-of-24) followed by Nia Johnson's 86.7 percent (13-for-15) and Ernesha Chatman's 83.3 percent (10-of-12). are the Lady Statesmen from the line down the stretch.
