Sunday, January 3, 2016

Lady Panthers open SWAC play with 58-54 win over Alcorn State

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday as they defeated Alcorn State 58-54 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

Prairie View A&M senior forward Larissa Scott recorded a double-double, scoring 13 points and pulling in 15 rebounds. The SWAC's leading rebounder, Scott, who also ranks 11th nationally in rebounding, reached double digits in caroms for the first time since Dec. 5.

Alexus Parker also scored 13 points for the Lady Panthers (5-5, 1-0 SWAC). Lamaria Cole came off the bench for the first time this season and scored 12 points for Prairie View A&M.

Alcorn State's Norianna Haynes, the leading scorer in the SWAC, scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Lady Braves. Tori Danielle Spann and Ashtin McNichols scored 11 points and 10 points, respectively, for Alcorn State.

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