Box Score PINE BLUFF -- Although their record in conference play before the game was only 1-6, the Lady Lions of the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff weren't ready to hand over a win to the Grambling State University Lady Tigers as the two went head to head in the first half of the game. The Lady Lions had the lead at halftime with a score of 46-27 When the game ended, the Lady Lions won, 83-68.
In the first half, GSU's
Shakyla Hill had nine points and three of the Lady Lions -- Destiny Brewton, Ajia Richardson and Niya Head -- had scored in double digits. The Lady Tigers struggled with scoring, and rebounds. Grambling State had a total of 10 rebounds compared to 23 for UAPB.
The second two quarters of the game for the Lady Tigers were a struggle as they attempted to come out victorious, but missed shots and turnovers contributed to them falling short to the Lady Lions. The Lady Tigers' lead scorer was Hill with 23 points and nine rebounds and UAPB's Richardson put up 17 points with Brewton, Head and Attirah Munir scoring 15 each.
On Monday (February 1) the Lady Tigers (8-11 overall; 5-3 SWAC) travel to Itta Bena, Mississippi, to play the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils at 6 p.m.