Zyaire Ewing - Miles
Camila Segura Sevillano
47
Delta State University DSU 0-2
54
Winner West Alabama UWA 2-0
Delta State University DSU
0-2
47
Final
54
West Alabama UWA
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Delta State University DSU 11 8 15 13 47
West Alabama UWA 12 10 16 16 54

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Fred Sington

Ewing Posts Double-Double But Lady Statesmen Fall at UWA

Senior Shaniyah Buford scores game-high 18 points

LIVINGSTON, Ala. -- Zyaire Ewing posted 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds but the Delta State University women's basketball team (0-2, 0-2 GSC) fell 54-47 to the University of West Alabama (2-0, 2-0 GSC) on Sunday afternoon at Pruitt Hall.

THE BASICS 

Score: Tigers 54 | Lady Statesmen 47
For the Record: DSU (0-2, 0-2 GSC) | UWA (2-0, 2-0 GSC)
Series: Delta State leads 52-10
Location: Pruitt Hall | Livingston, Ala.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ewing gave the Green-and-White a quick 2-0 lead 40 seconds into the contest.
  • UWA scored the next seven points to build a 7-2 advantage after a Naelyn Rios jumper at the 6:28 mark of the first period.
  • Trailing 9-4, the Lady Statesmen got a 3-point play from Ewing and a free throw by Camryn Davis to trim the deficit to 9-8 with 1:18 left in the first quarter.
  • UWA held a 12-8 lead before Davis tipped in a missed 3-pointer by Buford and Ewing made 1-of-2 from the free throws to help DSU trail 12-11 moving to the second quarter.
  • An Ewing free throw tied the game 12-12 to start the second quarter, but Bria Dent scored four of the next seven UWA points to build a 19-12 lead midway through the quarter.
  • A Buford jump shot ended a 9:04 field goal drought but more importantly capped a 6-0 run to tie the game, 19-19, with 1:29 to go before halftime.
  • Lauryn Lilly's 3-pointer with :58 to go gave the Tigers a 22-19 halftime edge.
  • Delta State scored 11-of-19 points from the free throw line and held a 29-15 advantage on the boards in the first half.
  • The Lady Statesmen opened the third quarter on a 7-2 run to take a 26-24 lead, their first lead since the nine-minute mark of the first quarter.
  • Buford scored the next five points to put the Green-and-White ahead 33-32 with 2:21 left in the third quarter.
  • The Tigers scored the last five points hold a 38-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
  • Delta State claimed a 40-38 lead just over two minutes into the final quarter, following a Ewing layup that capped a 6-0 run.
  • Alanna Smith scored four straight points to tie the game, 47-47 with 2:20 remaining.
  • The Lady Statesmen went scoreless over the final 2:20 while UWA went on a 7-0 run that gave the Tigers the 54-47 win.  
STATS OF THE GAME
  • The Lady Statesmen shot 15 percent in the first half, making 4-of-36 shots from the field, and finished the game shooting 15-of-50 for 25 percent overall.
  • Ewing scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to record her first double-double of the season and the 11th of her career.
NOTABLES
  • Buford led the Lady Statesmen with a game-high 18 points while playing the entire 40 minutes.
  • Ewing scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to record her first double-double of the season and the of 11th her career.
  • Smith finished with a career-high seven rebounds to go along with four points.
  • Wilson tied her career-high with five rebounds to go along with five steals and three assists.
  • Davis also collected a career-high six rebounds and had two steals.
  • Garrett-Hammett led the way for the Tigers with 13 points and nine rebounds followed by Rios and Dent with 12 points.
UP NEXT
  • The Lady Statesmen open their home schedule against in-state rival Mississippi College on Fri., Dec. 18, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum.
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