Box Score GREENWOOD, Miss. -- Grambling State University Lady Tiger guard Chanta Poole said before the team's game against Mississippi Valley State University that she and her teammates "know that we have to win today."  Head basketball coach Nadine Domond's team did win at the Leflore County Civic Center against The Valley's Devilettes. The final score was 65-52.
 
During the first half of the game Grambling State wasted no time creating a lead over their opponents, with 3-pointers from Poole, Monesha Neal and Jazmine Boyd. The score was 30-22 as Boyd put up 10 points and Shakyla Hill had eight with four assists and three steals. Lady Devilette Christina Reed put up eight points.
 
In the second half, the Devilettes tried to make a comeback, even tying the score at 30 in the third quarter. In the final quarter of the game, the Devilettes used their best defensive skills against the Lady Tigers, but Hill and Boyd teamed up on the court and the MVSU efforts to win fell short.
 
Hill, of Little Rock, Arkansas, led GSU scoring with 27 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, and four steals. Zemoria Jernigan of Mississippi Valley put up 20 points, eight. rebounds, six assists, and three steals.

The Lady Tigers (9-11; 6-3 SWAC) play at home Saturday (February 6), taking on the Southern University Lady Jaguars at 3 p.m. in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.