CLEVELAND, Miss. – Quantesha Patterson's sixth double-double in eight games powered the Delta State University Women's Basketball team to a 72-53 victory over Miles College on Saturday, Dec. 7 Walter Sillers Coliseum. The Lady Statesmen moved to 7-1 on the year while the Golden Bears fell to 5-3.
 
Patterson finished the game with 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Lady Statesmen while Nia Johnson joined her in double figures with 11 points.
 
Sakina Wynn led all scorers with 17 points for Miles. Kahyana Bolton added 14 points for the Golden Bears.      

THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 72 | Miles 53
Records:  Lady Statesmen (7-1) | Golden Bears (5-3)
Series: Delta State leads 13-0
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 2 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lady Statesmen raced out to an early 10-2 lead with 5:53 remaining in the 1^st quarter. Nia Johnson and Quantesha Patterson led DSU with four points apiece.
• At the 4:38 media timeout of the 1^st quarter, Delta State led by 10, 12-2. Zyaire Ewing joined Patterson and Johnson with four points.
• Delta State held an 11-point lead, 17-6, over Miles at the end of the 1^st quarter. The Golden Bears made just 1-of-11 shots from the floor during the period.
• Taneshia Miller's four points off the bench lifted the Lady Statesmen to a 21-8 lead with 4:48 to play in the half.
• Sakina Wynn's 3-pointer with 3:21 to play in the 2^nd quarter was the 1^st of the game for Miles and cut the deficit to 13-points, 26-13.
• Johnson's 3-pointer and free throw gave the Lady Statesmen their biggest lead of the game, 35-13, at halftime.  
• DSU shot 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from the field while holding Miles to 15.8 percent (3-of-19).
• Johnson led Delta State and all scorers with nine points. T'kyra Hicks had five points with Patterson, Ewing, Miller and Brown all chipping in four points each.
• Kahyana Bolton paced Miles with six points.
• The Golden Bears found a new gear at the start of the 3^rd quarter, outscoring DSU 9-4 to cut the deficit to 17, 39-22, with 6:55 to play in the period.
• After a Hicks 3-pointer from the left wing, the Lady Statesmen led 43-27 at the 4:07 media timeout of the 3^rd quarter.
• Shaniyah Buford's 3-pointer prior to the end of the 3^rd quarter put the Lady Statesmen up 53-31 heading into the final quarter.
• After the Lady Statesmen built a 25-point lead, Miles' Wynn connected on a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 19, 56-37, with 6:01 remaining in the game.
• With 4:41 to go, DSU maintained a 56-41 edge at the final media timeout.
• DSU outscored the Golden Bears 16-12 over the final 3:59 to claim the 72-53 victory.  
• The Lady Statesmen held the Golden Bears to 22.8 percent (13-of-57) from the floor for the game while connecting on 44.4 percent (24-of-54).                                       

 
TURNING POINT

• Delta State held Miles, which made just three 1^st half field goals, to single digits in each of the first two quarters. The Golden Bears' 13 points in the 1^st half were also a season low.

 
STAT OF THE GAME

• Delta State handed out 17 assists to one for Miles.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• T'Kyra Hicks (10), Taneshia Miller (8) and Shaniyah Buford (8) all turned in career-highs for the Lady Statesmen.   
• Quantesha Patterson recorded her 6th double-double in eight games for the Lady Statesmen with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The former East Mississippi CC transfer leads the Gulf South Conference and ranks 2^nd in NCAA DII in rebounding, averaging 14.6 boards per game.

 
UP NEXT

• Delta State hosts Arkansas-Monticello on Wednesday, Dec. 18 for a special matinee event at Walter Sillers Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 12 PM.