CLEVELAND, Miss. – A strong defensive second half allowed the Delta State University Lady Statesmen to pull away from the Auburn University Montgomery Warhawks on Saturday afternoon. DSU took a 32-23 lead at the half and outscored AUM 34-18 in the second half for the 66-41 victory. The win earned Head Coach Craig Roden his 100^th career win at DSU.
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 66 | Auburn Montgomery 41
Records: Lady Statesmen (16-5, 8-5 GSC) | Warhawks (10-11, 3-10 GSC)
Series: Delta State leads 4-2
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 2:00 PM
Get Social: Twitter - @DeltaStateWBB | Facebook – DSUStatesmen | Instagram – DSUAthletics
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Back to back threes by AUM gave the Warhawks a 6-4 lead with 7:37 left in the first period.
• An 8-0 run by the Lady Statesmen gave them a 12-6 lead going into the 4:44 media timeout.
• Delta State led by five, 17-12 with 1:54 remaining in the first period.
• At the end of the first period the Lady Statesmen led by three, 17-14. Quantesha Patterson led DSU in scoring with nine in the period. Jordan Brewster led the Warhawks with nine points.
• The Lady Statesmen took back their six-point lead, 23-17 after a pair of jumpers from Kaylyn Wilson with 7:59 left in the half.
• AUM cut the Lady Statesmen's lead to just two, 23-21with 5:37 left in the second after Brewster's fifth three of the game.
• Delta State extended their lead to eight, 29-21 after a 6-0 run going into the 3:15 media timeout.
• The Lady Statesmen entered halftime leading by nine, 32-23. Patterson continued to lead DSU in scoring with 11, while Brewster continued to lead the Warhawks with 15 points.
• Delta State took their first double digit lead after a layup from Patterson. The Lady Statesmen led 36-25 with 6:52 left in the game.
• DSU led by 16, 41-25 going into the 4:52 media timeout.
• A technical free throw for DSU put the Lady Statesmen up 20, 47-27 with 1:44 remaining in the third period.
• Delta State led AUM by 17, 47-30 going into the fourth period.
• With 7:51 left on the clock the Lady Statesmen still led by 17, 51-34.
• At the 4:17 media timeout the Lady Statesmen led by 22, 58-36.
• DSU led by thirty after a 15-0 run with 157 remaining in the game.
• The Lady Statesmen went on to defeat AUM 66-41.

 
TURNING POINT

• DSU did not allow AUM a field goal in the last three minutes of the third quarter.

 
STAT OF THE GAME

• Delta State outscored AUM in the paint 28-6.

 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Zyaire Ewing finished with her 10^th double-double of the season scoring 15 points and grabbing 14 boards.
• Quantesha Patterson recorded her 13^th double-double after scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
• This is the sixth game this season that the lady Patterson and Ewing have recorded double-doubles on the same night.
• The lady Statesmen have held opponents to single digits in a period 18 times this season, after holding the Warhawks to single digits in the second and third periods.
• Half of Delta States points came from Zyaire Ewing and Quantesha Patterson who had 33 between the two of them.

 
 
 
UP NEXT

• The Lady Statesmen will be on the road for their next contest against Christian Brothers on February 6^th at 5:30 pm.