Alabama State on road to face TSU and PVAMU

Photo: Alabama State University head men basketball coach Lewis Jackson.

There will be no easy games for the Alabama State basketball team from here on out. The Hornets won't catch any team off-guard. They won't face any uninspired opponents. And they won't be able to sleepwalk through any games. This is what happens when you win five of your first six conference games and outscore your fellow SWAC opponents by an average of 14 points per game.

"We know the target is there," ASU head coach Lewis Jackson said. "Teams always want to knock off the No. 1 team. And that's us right now. We know that the other teams in the conference will be gunning for us. We've been fortunate enough to win some games and get to the top."

For ASU women's coach Freda Freeman-Jackson, pushing seems to be all she's doing lately. Following the loss of forward Tanika Jackson to a season-ending knee injury (the fifth ASU player to be lost to a knee injury this season), the Lady Hornets have struggled badly.

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