GAME NOTES: Lady Statesmen at Montevallo (2.28.19)
CLEVELAND, Miss. --  Delta State University women's basketball (16-9, 11-7 GSC) closes out the 2019 regular season against the University of Montevallo (12-14, 8-11 GSC) on Thurs., Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Montevallo, Ala.
 

GSC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS: The Lady Statesmen are fighting for the No. 4 seed and the right to host a GSC Tournament Super Tuesday game on Tuesday, March 5.  1. If the Lady Statesmen win they will be the No. 4 seed and host No. 5 Valdosta State on Tuesday at a time to be determined.  2. If the Lady Statesmen lose coupled with a Valdosta State loss, then DSU will host VSU.  3. If DSU loses and VSU wins, the Lady Statesmen will be the No. 5 seed and travel to Valdosta State for the first round.  FOR UM:  Montevallo needs a win and a West Alabama loss to lock down the eighth and final spot and a GSC Tournament date with top seed Union University.


RUSH RECORD UPDATE:  Alondrea Rush went 4-for-8 from beyond the arc against Mississippi College to move past Chelsey Rhodes (206) for 2nd in career 3-pointers made with 209. The Horn Lake, Miss., native is 3rd in careeer 3-pointers attempted with 608. Rush  is 29th on the DSU career scoring list with 1,177 points and needs 19 points to pass Amber Gean (1,195/2001-05) for 28th on the all-time scoring list.


LADY STATESMEN REWIND: The Lady Statesmen basketball team went on a 20-2 run in the fourth quarter to erase a 75-71 deficit en route to a 91-77 win over arch rival Mississippi College on Senior Day Sat., Feb. 23  at Walter Sillers Coliseum. Nia Johnson poured in a career-high 28 points to lead four Lady Statesmen in double digits. Seniors Frederica Haywood and Alondrea Rush also had big games in their final regular season home game as a Lady Statesmen. Haywood scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to post her fourth double-double of the season. Rush chipped add 14 points, including four three-pointers to move into second place all-time on the Lady Statesmen career 3-pointers list with 209. The Horn Lake, Miss.. native past DSU Assistant Coach Chelsey Rhodes (206). Quantesha Patterson added 12 points as the final Lady Statesmen in double figures.


INSIDE THE UM SERIES:  Delta State and Montevallo meet for the 17th time and for the 7th time at Trustmark Arena in Montevallo, Ala. Delta State captured a 65-45 win on Sat., Dec. 1,  2018, in the first meeting this season.  DSU's last trip to Montevallo saw the Lady Statesmen earn a 63-58 on Feb. 10, 2018, to move to 6-0 in the series on the road.


LADY STATESMEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES:  Quantesha Patterson has 5 double-doubles: @ Barry (18 pts. | 12 rebs.); @ Miss. College (18 pts.  | 12 rebs.); @ Union (17 pts | 14 rebs.); @ Christian Brothers (11 pts. | 13 rebs. & 25 pts. | 13 rebs).  Frederica Haywood has 4 double-doubles: vs. Spring Hill (12 pts. | 11 rebs); vs. Montevallo (14 pts. | 12 rebs.),  Alabama Huntsville (14 pts. | 14 rebs) and vs. Miss. College (18 pts. 11 rebs.) Kirstin Brown has 1 double-double @ Arkansas-Monticello (11 pts. | 10 rebs.) and Zyaire Ewing has 2 double-doubles vs. Lane (13 pts. | 10 rebs.) and AUM (20 pts. | 11 rebs.)


Double-Digit Scoring: Nia Johnson has scored in double-figure 19 times with a career-high 28 against Mississippi College  (1.5.19). Quantesha Patterson has scored in double figures a team-high 14 times, including a career-high 25 points against Christian Brothers (2.7.19). Frederica Haywood and Alondrea Rush have 9 double-figure outings while Zyaire Ewing has 8 games in double-figures, Ernesha Chatman has  7 and Kirstin Brown has 6 games in double figures.

Windex Ladies: The Lady Statesmen have out-rebounded have out-rebounded their opponents in 19-of-26 games this year. Frederica Haywood has a team-high 10 games with double-figure rebounds followed by Quantesha Patterson with 6 double-figure rebound games, including a career-high 13 rebounds against Christian Brothers (2.7.19). Zyaire Ewing has 3 games with double-figure rebounds while Kirstin Brown and Raven Johnson, have 2.

On The Road: Delta State is 6-6 away from Walter Sillers, averaging 66.5 points and shooting 42.6 percent from the floor. On the defensive side, the Lady Statesmen are holding opponents to 65.8 points and 33.1 percent from 3-point range.  On the glass, the Lady Statesmen hold a +6.3 rebounding margin and are shooting 76.0 percent in enemy territory. Nia Johnson is averaging 14.3 points  3.0 assists and Quantesha Patterson averages 11.1 points and 7.7 rebounds on the road.

Down The Stretch: Delta State has been clutch from the charity stripe in the final 5 minutes of games, shooting 79.6 percent (99-of-124). For the season, the Lady Statesmen are shooting 70.8 percent.  Alondrea Rush is shooting 87.5 percent (91.7 GSC) followed by Ernesha Chatman's 83.3 percent. Nia Johnson's is shooting 84.4 percent from the line down the stretch. In the last two games, the Lady Statesmen have been Red Hot making 19-of-21 free throws for 90.5 percent.