TOUGALOO, Mississippi -- The Tougaloo College Women's Basketball team hosted cross town rival #23 Belhaven University. The Lady Bulldogs upset the Lady Blazers 64-60 here in the Dawg Pound to improve to 4-6 on the season.After losing 64-57 to the Lady Blazers in their first meeting of the season, the Lady Bulldogs were looking to seek revengeon the Lady Blazers. The Lady Bulldogs came out very aggressive, going toe-to-toe with the Lady Blazers. Midway through the half, the Lady Bulldogs run off and take the lead, going into halftime with a 30-25 lead.
In the second half, the Lady Bulldogs would hope to keep up the momentum and maintain the lead. The Lady Blazers would come within 2 several possessions and even tie the game within the one minute mark, but the Lady Bulldogs would score to make the game 62-60 with less than a minute left in regulation. The Lady Blazers would try to score, but the Lady Bulldogs' defense would deny the Lady Blazers and the Lady Bulldogs would take possession of the ball with less than twenty seconds left to play. The Lady Blazers would foul and put Victoria Jones at the line with 0.9 seconds on the clock. Jones would make both free throws to secure the upset for the Lady Bulldogs. 
Portia Craft led the Lady Bulldogs with 21 points. Victoria Jones chipped in 13 points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Erin Wells and Kierra Addison tacked in 11 points, respectively.The Lady Bulldogs will be back in action on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 as they play host to Concordia College-Selma. Tip-off is set for 5:30 P.M.
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