Khadejra Young, who also made the Women of Troy Basketball Classic All-Tournament Team, led the Rattlers playing three positions on the day. Young scored 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field. She also pulled down four rebounds and swept four steals in the game. Olivia Antilla scored 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range. Cedrick Sweeting added 11 points to round out the trio of Lady Rattlers in double figures.
Alicia McCray pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Rattlers. Antillia pulled down six rebounds in the game.
FAMU head coach LeDawn Gibson was pleased with the team’s effort. “This was a good week for our team. Even with the loss to USC, I felt the team was just outmanned, but the effort was there. It feels as though the team bonded on our day off and played as one today. I keep stressing to them that when they finally did that, they would be surprised how good they can play. On all levels of sports, earning a split on a road trip is considered to be successful,” Gibson said.
Courtesy: Florida A&M Sports Information
The Lady Rattlers used a very physical run game to take an 8-4 lead in the first quarter. UC Davis would fire back using sharp shooting to take a 13-12 lead with 3:32 remaining in the first period. The Aggies would build the lead up to four points by the end of the first period. The second period belonged to the Lady Rattlers who outscored UC Davis 22-13. Fueled by eight points from the Rattler bench, FAMU took a five point lead into halftime.
FAMU would jump out in the second half and continue their aggressive play against the Aggies. Field by seven bench points and eight points in the paint, the Lady Rattlers would get to their largest lead of the game at 11 points with 2:47 remaining in the third period.
Going into the final period, a determined UC Davis team would cut the lead back to five. Playing a man-to-man defense, the Rattlers applied full court pressure on the Aggies. Using dribble-drives, the Lady Rattlers were able to weave around the taller Aggies and make their way to the basket, scoring three layups that would figure big in the final tally. With the game at a three-point margin, FAMU was able to get two key rebounds to seal the game.
“We’ve got to compete every day. We’ve got to bring this mentality to every game. If we play like we did today, we can begin to see the results we all want to see. When we add Shalaunda (Burney-Robinson) back to the lineup when we return, I expect the team to compete in conference play down the stretch,” Gibson said.
What’s next: The Lady Rattlers will take a short break and return to play Clemson in Clemson, S.C. on Dec. 29.
Antilla on Fire
Olivia Antilla heads into the Christmas break shooting 48.6 percent (34 of 70) from three-point range, ranking 17th in NCAA D-I and first in the MEAC in percentage and triples made per game. With a season sustained at this pace, Antilla could reach the all-time single season record of 86 set by Kimberly Sparkman in 2013.
COURTESY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
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