PINE BLUFF, Ark. | On a night when Shakyla Hill became the all-time Grambling State University Women's Basketball and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) record holder for career steals, the Lady Tigers held off a late charge by Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a 67-57 victory on Saturday at H.O. Clemmons Arena.
 
Hill entered the day tied for career mark at 469 by former GSU standout Shiakiea Carter, but her first steal, just three minutes into the game, gave her the outright record.
 

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Grambling State (13-14 overall, 10-5 SWAC) led 21-12 at the end of the first period and took a 36-24 advantage into the break. The Lady Tigers led 53-34 entering the final quarter.
 
Hill led the way offensively with a game-high 18 points, along with eight rebounds, four steals and three assists. Camryn London came off the bench to provide 13 points, two steals and two boards, while Jazmin Boyd recorded 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal.
 
Kye Richard paced Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 16 points, five steals, two rebounds and one assist. Trasity Totten added 10 points, four boards and one steal, while Kyeonia Harris tallied 10 points, eight boards, four steals and three assists. 
 
Turning Point
Grambling State led 36-24 at the break, but a bucket by Mikeba Jones with 3:34 left in the third closed the gap to 40-33. However, the Lady Tigers responded with a 14-4 run over the final three minutes to take a 54-34 advantage into the final period.
 
A Jasmine Forte bucket with 8:30 remaining gave Grambling State its largest lead, 55-34.
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff cut the margin to 65-57 after two free throws by Trasity Totten, but that would be as close as the Golden Lions would get.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State was 25-of-64 (39.1 percent) shooting and 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from the charity stripe
> Arkansas-Pine Bluff shot 33.9 percent (20-of-59) from the field and 48.3 percent (14-of-29) from the free-throw line
> GSU registered 46 rebounds, including 35 on the defensive glass
> UAPB pulled down 46 rebounds, with 33 coming on the defensive end
> The Lady Tigers finished with 30 points in the paint, 23 points off 22 UAPB turnovers, 23 bench points, 12 second-chance points and two fastbreak points
> The Lady Lions tallied 18 points in the paint, 17 bench points, 16 points off 25 GSU turnovers, nine second-chance points and two fastbreak points
 
News & Notes
> Grambling State completed the season sweep of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
> Shakyla Hill has posted double figures in scoring in 26 of-27 games this season
> Shakyla Hill has scored 15 or more points 71 times during her collegiate career
> Jazmin Boyd has scored in double figures 73 times in her collegiate career
> Shakyla Hill became the Grambling State and SWAC record holder in steals, surpassing Shiakiea Carter's mark of 469
> Shakyla Hill is currently 18 assists shy of the school record held by Shiakiea Carter (601)
> Shakyla Hill is 30 points shy of reaching 2,000 for her collegiate career. She currently sits in fourth place in the GSU record books
> Shakyla Hill has 898 rebounds and needs eight surpass Mary Currie (905) for second all-time
 
Up Next
Grambling State concludes its three-game road swing on Monday against Mississippi Valley State. Tip-off from the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Miss. is set for 5:30 p.m.
 
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