ORANGEBURG, S.C. — The last time that the Florida A&M women's basketball team lost a game, coach LeDawn Gibson pointed to too much one-on-one play as the reason. She has been warning her team about how detrimental individualism could be as the Rattlers head into the second-half stretch in conference play.On Monday night, the Rattlers showed more than one sign that they are taking heed. While rolling past South Carolina State 79-65, the Rattlers were unselfish to the tune of 21 assists. Then, when the Bulldogs tried to make a second-half run, more than one player answered with a clutch shot that SCSU didn't get any closer than six points.
FAMU Lady Rattlers Win 2nd Straight Road Game
ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The Florida A&M Women’s Basketball team picked up back-to-back road wins as they defeated South Carolina State, 79-65 here Monday evening at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
FAMU (10-10, 5-3) was paced by Tameka McKelton as she scored a game high 22 points to lead all scorers. Jasmine Grice added 13 points, followed by Antonia Bennett with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Myeshia Simms rounded out the cast of Lady Rattlers in double-figures with 10 points.
Florida A&M 79, South Carolina State 65
Poor shooting and another shaky defensive performance resulted in the Lady Bulldogs' sixth consecutive loss. S.C. State (6-11, 2-6) trailed 40-28 at halftime after shooting 11-33 from the field and committing 12 turnovers. The Lady Bulldogs fell behind as many as 17 points, but managed to cut the deficit to six on two occasions.
However, numerous missed layups at close range and 20 turnovers kept S.C. State from further closing the game. Senior Whitney Wiley led the Lady Bulldogs with 19 points, but was 5-19 from the field and committed a team-high five turnovers.
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