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Miracle Saxon vs PVAMU 2023
67
Winner Prairie View PVAM 11-13,8-5 SWAC
60
Grambling GSU 6-17,5-7 SWAC
Winner
Prairie View PVAM
11-13,8-5 SWAC
67
Final
60
Grambling GSU
6-17,5-7 SWAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Prairie View PVAM 18 12 20 17 67
Grambling GSU 14 11 13 22 60

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Asia Horton, GSU Athletic Communications Intern

Lady Tigers Can’t Take Down PVAMU

GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women's basketball team suffered a tough 67-60 loss at home in its against Prairie View A&M on Monday night st the Fredrick C. hobdy Assembly Center.

Leah Morrow paced GSU (7-17 overall, 6-7 SWAC) with a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. Teammate Amanda Blake registered 12 points, two rebounds and one block.

The early minutes of the first quarter was close for both teams but it didn't take long for PVAMU (11-13, 8-5) to begin pulling away from GSU. Despite facing a 14-8 deficit with 2:48 remaining in the first period, GSU was able to close their gap to four points, trailing 18-14 at the end of the first period.

GSU fought hard in the second quarter, tying PVAMU three times but could never get into a rhythm allowing the Lady Panthers to gain the lead 28-25 with 2:38 remaining. Prairie View A&M led by five, 30-25 going into the half

Grambling State exited the locker room with renewed energy, trimming the deficit down to one, 36-35 with 5:19 to play in the third quarter. Kennedi Heard  nailed a 3-pointer to give the Lady Panthers a 42-38 cushion with 2:15 to go in the period. GSU never recovered as PVAMU stretched their lead to twelve points ending the quarter on top 50-38.

GSU put up a good effort in the final quarter scoring 22 points total but the Lady Panthers were too much to overcome down the stretch. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • GSU shot 38.6 percent from the floor (22-of-57) and 11.1percent (1-of-9) from behind the arc. The Lady Tigers went 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) from the charity stripe.
  • PVAMU was 16-of-49 from the floor (32.7 percent), shooting 36.4 percent (8–of-22) from three-point range. The Lady Panthers went 27-of-37 (73 percent) from the free throw line.
  • Grambling State scored 19 points off turnovers, the Lady Panthers scored 16.
  • The GSU bench registered 6 bench points. PVAMU tallied 27.

UP NEXT

Grambling State returns to action on Saturday against Southern University. Tip-off against the Jaguars is set for 3. p.m. at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

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