TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida A&M Women’s Basketball team picked up their third win of the
season as the Lady Rattlers defeated Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee
State 66-49, here Sunday afternoon at the Al Lawson Center in a non-conference
matchup.
FAMU (3-1) was led by both Jasmine Grice and Taneka Rubin as they both finished the contest with 19 points each, while Jamie Forman led the Lady Rattlers on the boards with a game-high 11 boards.
TSU (1-3) was led by Alana Harris as she scored 12 points, followed by Briana Lawrence with eight. Chelsea Hudson led the Lady Tigers on the boards with eight.
Grice gave the Lady Rattlers a 7-4 lead as connected on a three-pointer with 15:27 to go in the first.
TSU would make the score 7-7 as Alana Morris converted on a traditional three-point play with 15:03 to go in the half.
FAMU would make an 8-4 run to take a 15-11 lead, capped off by a Tori Mitchell free throw with 11:12 to go in the first half.
The Lady Tigers would use a 5-0 run to take a 16-15 lead with 9:11 left, capped off by an Imani Davis free throw.
Grice would nail her second three pointer of the night making the score 29-22 with 2:59 left, capping a 14-6 run by the Lady Rattlers.
TSU closed out the half with a 4-0 run as FAMU would go into the break with a 29-27 lead.
The Lady Rattlers finished the first half shooting 34.3 percent (12-of-35), while the Lady Tigers shot 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from the field.
TSU tied the contest at 29-29 to open the second half as Jayda Johnson connected on a free throw at 19:02 and then Rachel Allen at 17:36.
FAMU would then score in bunches as Rubin hit a jumper with 12:27 to go in the game, capping an 11-2 run by the Lady Rattlers, giving FAMU a 42-31 lead.
The Lady Rattlers would pull away in the remainder of the second half as they extended the lead to much as 17 points for the 66-49 finale.
FAMU will return action on Fri., Nov. 22 as they will travel to Babson Park, Fla., to take on Webber International in a 7 p.m. start.
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