GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women's basketball team will look to secure a spot in the 2018 Toyota Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Semifinal appearance when the Lady Tigers play host to Alcorn State in the tourney quarterfinals on Tuesday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. and is can be streamed live on the GSU YoutTube page or can be heard live on 99.3 FM The Peach.
 
Grambling State (16-13 overall, 13-5 SWAC) is the No. 3 seed after finishing third in conference play. Alcorn State enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed. Both teams will enter tourney play off victories as Grambling State defeated Alabama State, 73-52, while Alcorn State knocked off Texas Southerm, 54-52, on Saturday.
 
ABOUT ALCORN STATE
* Alcorn State is averaging 64.5 points per game, while its opponents are averaging 70.1points.
* The Lady Braves are shooting 695-of-1849 (37.6 percent) from the floor and 312-of-524 (59.5 percent) from the free-throw line.
* Alcorn State's offense is led by Alexus Freeman with15.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Tia Sanders is second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points and 3.6 boards per game.
 
ALCORN STATE'S LAST TIMEOUT
* The Lady Braves picked up their final win of regular season play after defeating Texas Southern, 54-52, on Saturday.
* Alexus Freeman led the team in scoring with 20 points, a rebound, three assists and six steals. Miracle Rushing chipped in nine points, five boards and a pair of steals.
* Alcorn State shot 35.2 percent (19-of-54) from the floor and 81.3 (13-of-16) from the charity stripe.
 
SERIES HISTORY
* Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray and the Lady Tigers are 4-0 in playing Alcorn State.
 
GRAMBLING STATE'S LAST TIMEOUT
* Grambling State closed out its regular season play with a 73-52 win to Alabama State on Saturday.
* Shakyla Hill finished with a double-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Jazmin Boyd contributed 24 points, four rebounds and one steal.
* Grambling State shot 28-of-63 (44.4 percent) from the floor and 14-of-18 (78.8 percent) from the foul line.
 
NOTABLES
* Jazmin Boyd holds the top spot in the conference in field-goal percentage (84.2%).
* Kailyn Gideon remains the SWAC leader in blocked shots (2.4 bpg).
* Shakyla Hill ranks first in the conference in assists (163) and steals (137), second nationally in steals and steals per game (4.7) and fifth nationally in triple-doubles.
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
* Shakyla Hill surpassed the 1,000-point plateau on Dec. 10 in a 73-49 loss to Alabama.
* Monisha Neal became the second Grambling State women's basketball player this season to score 1,000 career-high points.
* In the Lady Tigers' 93-89 win over Jackson State, Jazmin Boyd and Justice Coleman set career-high points (Boyd with 31 and Coleman with 30).
* Shakyla Hill netted a career-high points of 35 in the 71-64 loss to Alabama A&M.
 
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
* Shakyla Hill was named the SWAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Sunday.
* Hill and Monisha Neal earned All-SWAC First Team honors on Monday.
 
PRESEASON POLL
* Grambling State was picked to finish second in the preseason coaches' poll as voted on by conference head coaches and sports information directors. GSU guard Shakyla Hill was selected the SWAC Preseason Player of the Year.
 
GRAMBLING STATE BASKETBALL HISTORY
* Grambling State became the only SWAC school to advance in a postseason tournament as the GSU defeated Ole Miss, 78-75, in the first round of the WNIT last season.
* Grambling State reached the SWAC Championship game last season, but fell to Texas Southern, 70-66.
 
UP NEXT
* Should Grambling State advance to the SWAC Semifinals, the Lady Tigers would meet the winner of the Texas Southern-Alabama State game on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at the Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas.
 
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