NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team fell to the Grambling State Tigers, 76-52, in the Lakefront Arena on Thursday night to open the home slate of the 2013-14 schedule.The Privateers (0-2) were led by freshmen Dannisha Jackson and Raven Coleman, with coming off the bench to score 12 and 10 points, respectively. Jackson also added three rounds to her stat line, while Coleman had four rebounds and a steal. Registering a season-high 13 rebounds was sophomore Mathilde Fogelstrom. Fogelstrom also finished with three assists, a block and steal.
Grambling State (1-2) picked up its first win of the season, largely due in part of a 30-point, 11-rebound effort from Joanna Miller. Miller was also perfect from the charity stripe, connecting on all 13 of her free throw attempts. Following Miller in double-digit scoring were Tyler Anderson and Victoya Ricks with 20 and 10 points, respectively.
The Tigers built a 19-point lead near the end of the first half via a three-ball from Miller and managed to go into the locker room at halftime with a 38-23 halftime advantage. As a team, the Tigers shot 45.5 percent (15-of-33) from the floor and connected on 42.9 percent (3-of-7) of its three-point attempts to build the halftime lead.
After the intermission, Grambling State continued to have success shooting and went on to finish the game with a 41.5 percentage (27-of-65). The Privateers never caught fire, finishing the game by shooting 28.3 percent (17-of-60) from the floor.
The Privateers travel to Mississippi State on Sunday with a 4 p.m. tip-off. New Orleans will return to the Lakefront Arena on Saturday, November 23 when they host Jacksonville State at 1 p.m. The men's game versus Boise State will precede the game, tipping at 11 a.m.
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