GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women's basketball team will takes to the road for a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games as GSU will face Texas Southern on Saturday and conclude the short two-game road swing on Monday against Prairie View A&M.
 
Tip-off for Saturday's game at the H&PE Arena is set for 5:30 p.m. and on Monday at 4 p.m. from the Nicks Recreation Center.
 
Grambling State (6-10 overall, 3-1 SWAC), which has won three out of its last four games, is coming off a 61-56 win on Monday against Alcorn State. GSU trailed by as many as 10 points late in the third quarter, but rallied during the final quarter to pick up the conference win.
 
Texas Southern (5-9, 1-2), which has dropped three out its last four games, enters Saturday's game off a 52-44 victory over Prairie View A&M on Jan. 12. TSU, which has seven days to prepare for Grambling State, had three players finish in double figures as Niya Mitchell led the way with a double-double of 17 rebounds and 16 points.
 
Prairie View A&M (5-8, 2-1) will play host to Jackson State on Saturday before Monday's tilt with Grambling State. The Lady Panthers have won two out their last three games, but suffered a set back on Jan. 12 against Texas Southern, 52-44. Prairie View A&M will have a full week to prepare for Jackson State and Grambling State as the Lady Panthers did not play a game on Monday.
 
ABOUT TEXAS SOUTHERN
> Texas Southern is averaging 59.4 points per game, while its opponents are averaging 61.6 points.
> TSU is shooting 40.2 percent (309-of-769) from the field and 52.8 percent (133-of-252) from the foul line.
> Niya Mitchell leads Texas Southern's offense at 12.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, followed by Marquia Turner at 12.6 points and 2.8 boards per game.
 
ABOUT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
> Prairie View A&M is averaging 62.5 points per game, while its opponents are averaging 61.4 points.
> The Lady Panthers are shooting 37.0 percent (301-of-813) from the field and 76.0 percent (155-of-204) from the foul line.
> Shala Dobbins leads Prairie View A&M's offense at 12.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, followed by Artavia Ford with 10.6 points and 3.9 boards per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
> Grambling State is coming off a 61-56 victory over Alcorn State on Monday
> Shakyla Hill finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead GSU
> Grambling State shot 40.0 percent (22-of-55) from the field and 70.0 percent (14-of-20) from the charity stripe
 
NOTABLES
> Shakyla Hill ranks third nationally in free throw attempts, fourth in steals and fifth in free-throws made
> Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray is six wins shy of 50 for his collegiate coaching career
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
> Grambling State won two games at the Puerto Rico Classic, defeating Indiana and Loyola-Marymount
> The Lady Tigers snapped Indiana's 16-game win streak, which was the longest active winning streak
> Grambling State enters conference play having won two out of its last three games
> Shakyla Hill was just two assists and two steals away from her second career quadruple double in a loss to South Dakota at the Puerto Rico Classic
> Jazmin Boyd surpassed the 1,000-point plateau on Nov. 11 against Southern Miss
> Shakyla Hill posted a triple double against Southern on Jan. 12
 
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
> Shakyla Hill earned her fourth SWAC Player of the Week honor on Monday
 
PRESEASON POLL
> Grambling State was predicted to win the SWAC regular season champion
 
GRAMBLING STATE BASKETBALL HISTORY
> Grambling State won the SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship in 2018, ending a nearly 20-year drought
> Under Freddie Murray, the Lady Tigers have defeated notable Power 5 opponents Ole Miss and Indiana
> Grambling State became the first SWAC school to win a postseason game, defeating Ole Miss in the 2017 WNIT opening round
> In the past two seasons, Grambling State has played in the WNIT and the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
 
UP NEXT
Grambling State returns home for three straight SWAC games. GSU plays host to Jackson State (Jan. 26), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 2) and Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 4)
 
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