CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University women's basketball team erased a 12-point deficit to edge Union University 62-60 on Saturday at Walter Sillers Coliseum. Delta State and Union split the season series at 2-2

Kirstin Brown led the team with 14 points including 10 points in the third quarter.

THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 62 | Union 60
Records: Lady Statesmen 6-9 (6-9) GSC | Lady Bulldogs 13-3 (13-3) GSC
Series: DSU trails 14-10
Location | Time: Walter Sillers | 2:30 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game was back and forth in the first quarter with the lead changing four times in the first five minutes.
• Shanique Lucas scored six of the first seven points for Union.
• T'Krya Hicks scored six of the first eight points for Delta State. 
• Hicks and Brown each made shots to spark an eight-point run in the first quarter that gave the Lady Statesmen a 12-7 lead.
• A 6-0 run by Union early in the second quarter put the Lady Bulldogs ahead 15-14.
• Delta State went without scoring for the first four and a half minutes of the second quarter before Brown hit a jumper end the drought.
• After Delta State held Union scoreless for three minutes, the Lady Bulldogs ended the half on a 8-0 run to hold a 25-18 at intermission.
• In the third quarter, Jaelencia Williams converted a three-point play to extend the lead to 36-24 with 6:39 left.
• Jordan Parker hit her first career 3-poitner to spark a 7-0 run that cut the deifict to 35-30.
• DSU took their first free throw of the game with 2:05 left in the third quarter. 
• Brown had two offensive rebounds and put-backs to boost a 6-0 run over the last 1:38 of the third quarter to tie the game at 43-43.
• After a three from Salale Kepenc gave Union a 48-45 lead, Delta State went on a 7-0 to retake the lead. 
• Hicks then hit a jumper to give Delta State a 59-58 advantage with 3:35 to go. 
• The next shot for Delta State was a Shaniyah Buford three to extend the lead to four
• DSU held Union to only two free throws over the last four and a half minutes of the contest.
• Emily Beard's game-winning 3-point attempt missed the mark with three second as the Lady Statesmen held on for the 62-60 win.

TURNING POINT

• Brown's two offensive put-backs and rebounds jump started the 6-0 run for the Green and White late in third quarter to tie the game. 

STAT OF THE GAME

• Delta State had 13 second chance points and held Union to only two.

NOTABLES

• Brown led the Delta State with 14 points and had eight rebounds
• Shaniyah Buford followed with 13 points and added seven boards and five assists.
• HIcks finished with 12 points five rebounds and six assists.
• Ewing grabbed a hight 13 rebounds and recorded double digit rebounds in 13-of-15 games. 
• Shanique Lucas scored 26 points with eight rebounds to lead the Union attack.
• Williams followed Lucas with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Delta State had 18 assists to only seven turnovers on the afternoon.
• Lady Statesmen held Union to 3-of-17 from beyond the arc with all 3-pointers coming in the second half.

UP NEXT

• Delta State heads down to Clinton, Miss., to face off against the Lady Choctaws of Mississippi College on Feb. 19th at 6:30pm.