GRAMBLING, La. | Three Grambling State University women's basketball players posted double figures in scoring in rolling past Texas Southern, 72-55, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
Grambling State (11-13 overall, 8-4 SWAC) held a narrow, 19-18 lead after one quarter and took a 33-26 advantage into the break. GSU outscored Texas Southern, 21-9, in the third to cruise to the win.
 
Justice Coleman finished with 15 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, four rebounds and one assist, while Shakyla Hill registered 15 points, five assists, five boards and three steals. Jazmin Boyd added 14 points, five rebounds and three assists.
 
Niya Mitchell posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 21 rebounds, along with three steals and one block. Olivia Cunningham tallied 10 points, two boards and one steal.
 
Turning Point
Grambling State took a 19-18 advantage into the second period and extended the lead to 28-20 after a Takerra Parsons layup with 5:24 remaining. Texas Southern closed the gap to 31-26 after a bucket by Nikya Mitchell with 2:29 left, but Madison Connally-Banks' layup with 52 seconds remaining set Grambling State into the half with a 33-26 lead.
 
GSU began the third on a 10-2 run, capped by a Justice Coleman jumper with 5:42 left in the period and Grambling State stretched the advantage to 54-33 after a Jazmin Boyd 3-pointer with 41 seconds remaining.
 
Texas Southern closed the deficit to 56-42 with just over eight minutes left, but could not get any closer as Grambling State completed its first season sweep of TSU since the 2010-11 season.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State was 31-of-60 (51.7 percent) shooting and 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) from the charity stripe
> Texas Southern shot 35.6 percent (21-of-59) from the field and 73.1 percent (19-of-26) from the free-throw line
> GSU registered 32 rebounds, including 21 on the defensive glass
> TSU pulled down 43 rebounds, with 21 coming on the offensive end
> Grambling State finished with 38 points in the paint, 19 bench points, 16 points off 15 TSU turnovers, seven second-chance points and two fastbreak points
> Texas Southern tallied 34 points in the paint, 18 bench points, 16 second-chance points, 12 points off 20 GSU turnovers and two fastbreak points
> There were three lead changes and two ties
 
News & Notes
> Grambling State completes the regular season sweep of Texas Southern, its first since the 2010-11 season
> Shakyla Hill has posted double figures in scoring in 23 of-24 games this season
> Shakyla Hill has scored 15 or more points in 69 times in her collegiate career
> Jazmin Boyd has scored in double figures 70 times in her collegiate career
> Shakyla Hill had three steals and is now 12 away from the school and SWAC all-time record
> Shakyla Hill moved into third place all-time in GSU rebounds and is currently is 31 assists shy of the school record held by Shiakeia Carter (601)
 
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action on Monday against Prairie View A&M. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
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