GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women's basketball team returns home, riding a three-game win streak, to take on Jackson State in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday.
 
Tip-off against Jackson State is set for 3 p.m. at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
Grambling State (8-10 overall, 5-1 SWAC), which is currently tied for first place in the SWAC standings and has won five out of its last six games, comes into Saturday's game off a thrilling 64-63 win over Prairie View A&M on Monday. GSU is seeking its second consecutive win over JSU.
 
Jackson State (5-12, 1-5), which has dropped six out of its last seven games, will come into Saturday's game off a 76-67 loss to Texas Southern on Monday. JSU's last win came on Jan. 12 in an 88-66 victory over Alcorn State.
 
ABOUT JACKSON STATE
> Jackson State is averaging 66.2 points per game, while its opponents are averaging 69.2 points.
> JSU is shooting 41.7 percent (419-of-1,006) from the field and 57.4 percent (214-of-373) from the foul line.
> Marneisha Hamer paces the Jackson State offense at 15.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, followed by Christina Ellis at 10.7 points and 2.2 steals per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
> Grambling State is coming off a 64-63 victory over Prairie View A&M on Monday
> Shakyla Hill scored 28 points, including the game-winner with 2.6 seconds remaining. Jazmin Boyd added 16 points off the bench
> The Lady Tigers shot 47.2 percent (25-of-53) from the field and 60.0 percent (12-of-20) from the charity stripe
 
NOTABLES
> Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray needs just one win to reach 50 for his coaching career
> Shakyla Hill has 1,813 career points and needs 12 points to pass Shrieka Evans (1,824) for fourth place on the GSU All-Time Career Scoring list
> Jazmin Boyd has posted double figures in scoring 65 times in her collegiate career
> Shakyla Hill has scored 15 or more points 64 times in her collegiate career, including 17 times this season
> Shakyla Hill has 27 career double-doubles, two triple-doubles and one quadruple-double
> Shakyla Hill ranks first nationally in free-throw attempts, third in free-throws made, steals and fourth in steals per game
 
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
 
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
> Shakyla Hill was named the SWAC College Sports Madness Player of the Week, SWAC Player of the Week (fifth time), Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Co-Player of the Week and BOXTOROW National Player of the Week
> Shakyla Hill was selected the HBCU top player women's basketball player, according to ESPN The Undefeated
 
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 will take a week off before returning to the court. GSU will play host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 2 and conclude its three-game homestand on Feb. 4 against Mississippi Valley State.
 
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