GAME NOTES: Montevallo vs. Delta State

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University women's basketball team (20-6, 13-6 GSC) plays its regular season finale on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 2 p.m. at Walter Sillers Coliseum against the University of Montevallo.

It will also be senior day for the Lady Statesmen, where four seniors will be recognized. Delta State will honor the contributions that Ernesha Chatman, Aliyah Herod, Nia Johnson and Quantesha Patterson have all made to the Delta State program on Saturday in between the women's game and the men's game. 

INSIDE THE SERIES: Delta State and Montevallo meet for the 19th time with the Lady Statesmen holding a 17-1 record in the series. The Lady Statesmen have won the last 13 meetings, winning 76-58 at Montevallo (2.28.19) last season before fallin 79-70 at Montevallo earlier this year. R MILESTONE WINS MARK: Lady Statesmen Head Coach Craig Roden posted his 600th career win as DSU took down West Florida 71-67 at Walter Sillers Coliseum. The Guntersville, Ala., native also capturing his 400th NCAA Division II victory in the Lady Statesmen's 66-41 win over Auburn Montgomery earlier in the year and became the first coach in GSC history to win 100-plus games at three different GSC institutions.

IN THE PAINT: Delta State has done most of its work in the paint this season. The Lady Statesmen lead the GSC in offensive boards per game (15.5/23rd NCAA) and rebounds per game (47/10th NCAA) while ranking 3rd in rebound margin (7.8/25th NCAA) and 2nd in total rebounds (1,176/15th NCAA). The duo of Quantesha Patterson and Zyaire Ewing are a force in the painted area for the Green-and-White, combining for 30.2 points and 24.1 rebounds per game. Patterson leads the GSC in rebounds per game (13.2/4th NCAA) and offensive rebounding (5.7/2nd NCAA), ranks 2nd in total rebounds (342/5th NCAA) and 4th in defensive rebounds (7.5/21st NCAA). The Maben, Miss., is 6th in the GSC in scoring (16.6). Against CBU, Patterson passed Caroline Boclair for the best offensive rebounding season at DSU since the 1998-1999 season when Boclair had 113. Patterson is up to 134 offensive rebounds on the season. Ewing is 4th in the GSC defensive rebounds per game (7.8/18th NCAA), 4th in rebounds per game (11.8/15th NCAA), and 3rd in total rebounds (290/ 14th NCAA). Ewing is 2nd in blocked shots per game (1.8/41st NCAA) and total blocked shots (46/38th NCAA).

D-FENCE: The Green-and-White are 4th in the GSC in 3-point field goal percentage defense (28.3%), 2nd in scoring defense (60.5/68th NCAA) and 3rd in field goal percentage defense (35.7/32nd NCAA). The Lady Statesmen led the NCAA in scoring defense in 2015-16 (50.3) and 2013-14 (53.7), ranked 2nd in 2011-12 (51.4), 5th in 2014-15 (55.7), 10th in 2017-18 (56.5) and 16th in 2016-17 (57.1). Since 2011-12, the Lady Statesmen have ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense five of the last eight years.

PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES: Quantesha Patterson leads the GSC in field goal percentage (63.9/4th NCAA) and 6th in field goals made (149). Ewing ranks 14th in field goals made (121) and 8th in field goals attempted (319).