TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers (5-13, 2-4 MEAC) snapped a six game losing skid with an impressive 65-51 victory over the Bison of Howard University (2-16, 2-3 MEAC), tonight on Student Organization Night at the Al Lawson Center.
Head coach LeDawn Gibson was pleased to get back on the win side. “It’s good to get a win. No matter what coaching we try to do, it helps to keep the ladies focused by getting a win. We needed this for our confidence and we need it to build as we are moving toward the MEAC tournament,” Gibson said.
Olivia Antilla, led the Rattlers with 19 points. Freshman Shalaunda Burney-Robinson scored a season-high 11 points and Alicia Jones scored 10.
In the first half, the Lady Rattlers were led by a spark from senior Jaleesa Blue who played big on the boards. Blue pulled down four rebounds and a blocked shot to lead the Lady Rattlers from the defensive front.
Antilla lit up the Bison for 12 first half points on five-of-six shooting from the field, going two-for-three from the three point arc. Dawn King added six first half points to power the Lady Rattlers to an 18-point lead at the break.
For the first half, the Lady Rattlers shot 53.3 percent from the field, while limiting the Bison to 28.6 percent. While the Bison struggled from the three-point line with 16.7 percent success, FAMU lit it up at a 50 percent clip.
The Lady Rattlers got a team effort with three freshman forwards and centers playing significant time and making their most productive outputs of the season. Burney-Robinson pulled down eight rebounds for the game with Antilla, Jones and Khadejra Young grabbing five rebounds each.
FAMU shot 51.9 percent from the field for the game and 45.5 percent from the three point line. FAMU managed to win with 25 turnovers on the day.
The Bison were led by Syndi Johnson with 18 points for the game. Cheyenne Brown scored 12 points, while Victoria Gonzales rounded the double figure scorers with 11.
The Lady Rattlers will take on the Hawks of UMES on Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Al Lawson Center.
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