2016-17 SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS | FIRST SWAC SCHOOL TO WIN A POSTSEASON GAME

2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 18 GRAMBLING STATE Date Saturday, Jan. 20 (7-10, 4-2 SWAC) Time 3 p.m. Location Jackson, Miss. Venue Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center Nov. 10 at Louisiana Tech L, 53-64 Capacity N/A Nov. 13 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 61-52 GRAMBLING STATE Streaming/TV Jackson State Athletics JACKSON STATE Nov. 16 at Xavier L, 67-72 LADY TIGERS Radio ESPN Radio 97.7 FM LADY TIGERS Nov. 19 #17 FLORIDA STATE L, 53-96 7-10 Last Meeting Feb. 18, 2017 9-6 Nov. 22 at McNeese State W, 75-60 4-2 SWAC Result Grambling State won 60-57 4-2 SWAC Nov. 30 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 61-52 Dec. 10 at Alabama L, 49-73 Dec. 16 at Arkansas State L, 56-76 TIPOFF Dec. 19 vs. North Carolina L, 63-79 The Grambling State University women’s basketball team will look to improve on its Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) record as they travel to Dec. 21 at Memphis L, 48-57 Jackson, Miss. to take on Jackson State University. Tipoff at Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center on Saturday is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 28 at Arkansas L, 62-79 Jan. 1 ALABAMA A&M* W, 78-49 Grambling State (7-10 overall, 4-2 SWAC) ended a two-game homestead, defeating Prairie View A&M, 81-79, in overtime, but dropped a 73-63 decision to Jan. 3 ALABAMA STATE* W, 93-71 Texas Southern. Jan. 6 at Southern* L, 44-63 Jackson State (9-6, 4-2) has dropped two out of its last three games, including losses to Southern and Texas Southern. Jan. 8 at Alcorn State* W, 75-68 Jan. 13 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M* W, 81-79, ot ABOUT JACKSON STATE Jan. 15 TEXAS SOUTHERN* L, 63-73 • Jackson State fell to Texas Southern, 77-64, but bounced back with a 70-61 win over Prairie View A&M on Monday night and remain one game in the lead Jan. 20 at Jackson State* 3 p.m. spot in the conference. Jan. 27 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 5 p.m. Jan. 29 at Mississippi Valley State* 5:30 p.m. • Jackson State is averaging 73.3 points per game, while its opponents are averaging 64.8 points. JSU is shooting 39.0 percent (425-of-1091) from the floor Feb. 3 SOUTHERN* 3 p.m. and 62.6 percent (206-of-329) from the charity stripe. Feb. 5 ALCORN STATE* 5:30 p.m. • Derica Wiggins leads JSU in double figures at 14.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, while Christina Ellis is averaging 13.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. Feb. 10 at Prairie View A&M* 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Texas Southern* 5:30 p.m. LAST TIME OUT Feb. 17 JACKSON STATE* 5:30 p.m. • Grambling State is coming off a 73-63 loss to Texas Southern on Monday. Feb. 24 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF* 3 p.m. Feb. 26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE* 5:30 p.m. • Jazmin Boyd finished with 13 points, one rebound, one assist, and one steal. Shakyla Hill added 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Mar. 1 at Alabama A&M* 5:30 p.m. Justice Coleman registered 10 points. Mar. 3 at Alabama State* 3 p.m. Mar. 6-9 SWAC Basketball Tournament TBA • Grambling State shot 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the floor and 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the free-throw line. NOTABLES * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Game • Shakyla Hill is first on the team in scoring, (averaging 13.8 points) field goal attempts, field goals made, free throw attempts, free throws made, rebounds All Times Are Central and Subject To Change (offensive and defensive), rebound average, assists and steals. She ranks first in the SWAC in assists, second nationally (first in the SWAC) in steals, third nationally in triple-doubles and second nationally (first in the SWAC) in steals per game.

• Monisha Neal is now 24 points shy of reaching 1,000 for her collegiate career.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES • Shakyla Hill surpassed the 1,000-point plateau on Dec. 10 in a 73-49 loss at Alabama.

• Shakyla Hill became the fourth NCAA Division I women’s basketball player in history to register a quadruple-double as she finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and 10 assists against Alabama State (Jan. 3). GRAMBLING STATE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK PRESEASON POLL Santoria Black Play By Play • Grambling State was picked to finish second in the preseason coaches’ poll as voted on by conference head coaches and sports information directors. GSU Ossie Clark Color Analyst guard Shakyla Hill was selected the SWAC Preseason Player of the Year. Leon Thomas Sideline Coordinator Nick Harrison Pre-Game and Halftime Host/Sideline Announcer PROJECTED GRAMBLING STATE STARTING LINEUP Station Affiliates KPCH - 99.3 Ruston KJMG - 97.3 Monroe

Online: thepeach993.com The App: Retro Radio 993 @GSU_Tigers #3 #4 #5 #13 #30 /gramblingstateathletics Takerra Parsons Monisha Neal Shakyla Hill Jazmin Boyd Alexus Williams Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward 1 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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SWAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PRESS OPPORTUNITIES MEDIA CONTACTS INTERVIEWS: GAME DAY COVERAGE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SWAC) All interview requests for Grambling State Women’s Bas- Ed Bailey ketball coach Freddie Murray and any Grambling State as- CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Email: [email protected] sistant coaches and players must be coordinated through All requests for media, radio, television, photography, Phone: 205-241-3464 Website: SWAC.org the Sports Information Director Office. scouting and parking credentials for the 2017-18 Gram- bling State Women’s Basketball season, or for any in- Alabama A&M University (AAMU) Janay Robinson Players are available for interviews, either in person or on dividual game, should be made in writing, on company Email: [email protected] the phone, before or after practice. In order to arrange for letterhead or via e-mail (company name in address), to Phone: 256-372-4005 player interviews, please provide at least 24 hours notice Brian Howard. Requests should be made at least one week Website: aamusports.com to Brian Howard, Sports Information Director. Player inter- prior to the game. Individual game credentials will not be Alabama State University (ALST) views may be conducted in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assem- mailed, but can be picked up in the Sports Information Of- Travis Jarome Email: [email protected] bly Center or in the Sports Information Office, located in fice, located in the Football Stadium Support Facility, the Phone: (334) 229-5217 the Football Stadium Support Facility. The Grambling State week of the game or at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Website: bamastatesports.com training room, women’s basketball locker room, weight Center Will-Call. Alcorn State University (ALCN) room and meeting rooms are off-limits to the media. Your Pierce Yarberry cooperation is appreciated. WILL CALL: Email: [email protected] Phone: 601-877-6501 Any media credentials not picked up during the week will Website: alcornsports.com For telephone interviews, the student-athlete will be pro- be available at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Press vided with the number and will make the call at a mutual- Will Call beginning three hours prior to the game. Grambling State University (GSU) Brian Howard ly-agreed upon time. Phone numbers of student-athletes Email: [email protected] will not be made available to the media. SCORERS TABLE SERVICES: Phone: (318) 243-6414 The media scorers table is located on the near side (far- Website: gsutigers.com For interviews with head coach Freddie Murray and/or thest from the locker rooms) in the Fredrick C. Hobdy As- Jackson State University (JKSU) Grambling State assistant coaches, please contact Brian sembly Center. Wesley Peterson Email: [email protected] Howard in the Sports Information Office. The best time for Phone: (601) 979-0857 coach Freddie Murray to conduct interviews is weekday Game notes, programs and statistics will be provided pri- Website: jsutigers.com mornings. or to the game. Play-by-play and final stats and coaches’ Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) quotes also will be provided. Complete sets of informa- LaMonica Scott WEBSITE: tion will be available approximately 20 minutes after the Email: [email protected] Phone: (662) 254-3011 Updated statistics, game recaps, weekly and daily releas- game. Website: mvsusports.com es, press conference transcripts, player and coaches’ bios, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) historical, broadcast and ticket information, can be found POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: LaTonia Thirston on the Grambling State Official Athletics Website at www. The visitor’s locker room is located on the far side. The SID Email: [email protected] gsutigers.com. Media are encouraged to check the website of the visiting school will establish admittance policies to Phone: 936-261-9106 Website: pvpanthers.com regularly for the latest athletics news. the visiting locker room. Southern University (SUBR) VIDEO SERVICES: Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray and requested Christopher K. Jones Email: [email protected] Requests for video footage of Grambling State women’s players will be available in the post game interview ap- Phone: (225) 771-3495 basketball should be made to Brian Howard in the Sports proximately 10 minutes after the game. Grambling State Cell: (225) 978-7609 Information Office. Please allow a minimum of three days post-game interviews will take place in the Basketball Website: gojagsports.com lead time for video requests. Green Room (Room 162). Texas Southern University (TSU) Alan Wiederhold ACCESSING INFORMATION: WE ARE GRAMBLING STATE: Email: [email protected] In addition to the Grambling State Athletics website (www. When referring to Grambling State University, please only Phone: 713-313-6829 gsutigers.com), the latest news, weekly releases, updated use the terms GRAMBLING STATE or GSU. Please re- Website: tsuball.com depth charts, rosters and season and single game statis- frain from acronyms of the name GRAM, Grambling St. University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff (UAPB) tics can be sent on a daily or weekly basis via e-mail. Con- or GRAM State, GRAM St. In addition, Grambling State Habtom Keleta Email: [email protected] tact Brian Howard to request to be added to the women’s plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Phone: (870) 575-7949 basketball e-mail list. Website: uapblionsroar.com 2 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NCAA RANKINGS AND POLLS GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL USA TODAY COACHES POLL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 QUICK FACTS Updated January 17, 2018 Updated January 15, 2018 Location Grambling, La. Founded 1901 Rank School Points Points Rank School Record Points PV Enrollment 4,863 1 Connecticut 16-0 800 1 UConn (32) 15-0 800 1 Mascot Lady Tigers School Colors Black & Gold 2 Louisville 19-0 759 2 Louisville 19-0 766 3 3 Mississippi State 19-0 742 Affiliation NCAA Division I 3 Mississippi State 19-0 729 4 Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) 4 Baylor 15-1 694 4 Baylor 15-1 698 5 5 Notre Dame 16-2 649 Home Court Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 5 Notre Dame 16-2 665 2 Capacity 6,500 6 Oregon 17-2 617 6 Tennessee 16-1 630 6 7 Tennessee 16-1 612 President Richard J. Gallot, Jr. 7 Oregon 17-2 615 8 8 Ohio State 16-2 553 Alma Mater Grambling State, 1987 8 Ohio State 16-2 563 10 9 Texas 14-3 547 Director of Athletics Paul A. Bryant 10 South Carolina 14-3 544 9 Texas 14-2 540 7 Alma Mater Alaska Pacific, 1990 Deputy Director of Athletics/Business Manager Terlynn Olds 11 Florida State 16-2 473 10 South Carolina 14-3 510 9 Alma Mater Saint Leo, 1998 12 Missouri 15-2 437 11 Missouri 15-2 478 12 Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Wanda Currie 13 UCLA 13-4 418 12 Florida State 16-2 445 13 Alma Mater Grambling State, 1984 14 Maryland 15-3 374 13 UCLA 13-4 419 14 Assistant AD for Marketing and Communications Karen M. Carty 15 Duke 14-4 330 14 Maryland 15-3 381 11 Alma Mater Norfolk State, 2004 15 Duke 14-4 326 16 16 West Virginia 15-3 271 Assistant AD for Compliance Tiffani-Dawn Sykes 17 Texas A&M 14-5 268 16 Texas A&M 14-5 272 17 Alma Mater Virginia State, 2001 18 Michigan 15-4 237 17 West Virginia 15-3 256 15 Assistant AD for Academic Enhancement Abiola Wilson-Brigmon 19 Oregon State 13-4 220 18 Oregon State 13-4 236 22 Alma Mater South Carolina State, 2005 20 Iowa 15-3 176 19 Michigan 15-4 183 23 Sports Information Director Brian Howard 21 Rutgers 17-3 133 20 Iowa 15-3 148 18 Alma Mater Ashland, 2000 22 Green Bay 15-2 123 21 California 13-4 123 24 Director of Operations Jeffrey Sims 23 South Florida 14-4 91 22 Arizona State 13-5 108 18 Alma Mater Grambling State, 2017 24 Georgia 16-2 76 23 Green Bay 14-2 99 25 Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Bobby Burkes 25 Arizona State 13-5 52 24 Oklahoma State 12-4 96 20 Alma Mater Xavier University (New Orleans), 1973 25 Rutgers 17-3 90 21 Athletics Phone 318.274.2374 Others receiving votes: N/A Athletics Fax 318.274.7031 Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 87, Stanford 51, South Florida 39, Ticket Office 318.274.4795 TCU 13, Villanova 9, Marquette 7, Syracuse 6, Michigan State 3, N.C. State COACHING STAFF 3, Belmont 2, Kansas State 2, Mercer 1, Purdue 1. Head Coach Freddie Murray Alma Mater Jackson State, 1990 Record at GSU (Years) 19-15 (1 season) Overall Record (Years) 19-15 (1 season) Office Phone 318.274.6335 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM POLL Email [email protected] Best Time/Day to Reach Coach Contact Sports Information Updated January 16, 2018 Assistant Coach David Pierre, Jr. Rank School Record Points PV Alma Mater Grambling State, 2005 1. FGCU (24) 16-3 765 1 Office Phone 318.274.6283 2. Green Bay (6) 14-2 738 2 Email [email protected] 3. South Dakota State 14-4 707 3 Assistant Coach Isayra Diaz 4. Belmont (1) 16-3 673 4 Alma Mater Shaw, 2014 5. Princeton 13-3 611 5 Office Phone 318.274.6282 6. Central Michigan 13-3 578 8 Email [email protected] 7. Mercer 16-2 568 7 8. UC Davis 13-3 537 10 TEAM INFORMATION 9. Quinnipiac 12-5 521 12 2016-17 Overall Record 19-15 10. Buffalo 13-3 475 16 2016-17 SWAC Record/Finish 14-4/T-1st 11. Ball State 14-2 434 6 12. Wright State 13-4 427 13 2016-17 Postseason 2 13. Gonzaga 13-4 408 15 SWAC Tournament Championship Lost to Texas Southern (70-66) 14. IUPUI 13-3 342 17 WNIT First Round Beat Ole Miss (78-75) 15. American 13-4 291 18 WNIT Second Round Lost to Tulane (66-49) 16. Saint Mary’s 12-5 268 19 Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 17. Drake 11-7 237 20 Starters Returning Jazmin Boyd, Khakyla Hill, Monisha Neal, 18. Chattanooga 11-6 219 11 Takerra Parsons 19. Elon 10-6 217 9 Starters Lost John’ea Thompson 20. Northern Colorado 13-4 202 14 Newcomers 7 21. Albany 14-3 196 21 22. Navy 14-3 180 23 MEDIA INFORMATION 23. South Dakota 13-5 129 24 Assistant AD for Marketing and Communications Karen M. Carty 24. James Madison 9-7 74 NR 25. Western Illinois 13-5 56 NR Phone 318.274.6007 Email [email protected] Others receiving votes: Penn 46, Drexel 39, Toledo 34, New Hamp- Sports Information Director/Basketball Contact Brian Howard shire 30, Brown 19, BYU 16, Gardner Webb 13, Weber State 12, Robert Cell Phone 302.258.7461 Morris 10, Milwaukee 8, Missouri State 7, South Alabama 2, Stephen F Email [email protected] Austin 2, Little Rock 1, William & Mary 1. Graduate Assistant Candice Dixson Cell Phone 318.278.9835 Email [email protected]

3 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE HEAD COACH FREDDIE MURRAY THE MURRAY FILE

PERSONAL Born: July 3 Hometown: Jackson, Miss. Family: Son, Dedrick

EDUCATION Jim Hill High School | Jackson, Miss. Jackson State University | Jackson, Miss. (1990 - Bachelor’s - Business Management)

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1999-2000 Jackson State, volunteer men’s basketball assistant coach 20001-2003 Jackson State, graduate assistant women’s basketball coach 2003-2005 North Carolina A&T State, assistant women’s basketball coach 2005-2006 McNeese State, assistant women’s basketball coach FREDDIE MURRAY is entering his third year on the coaching staff for the Grambling 2006-2007 McNeese State, interim head women’s basketball coach State University women’s basketball program and his first year at the helm as head coach. 2007-2010 North Carolina A&T State, assistant women’s basketball coach Last season Coach Murray took over the program as the interim head coach following 2010-2015 Florida A&M, assistant women’s basketball coach the departure of former head coach Nadine Domond. In the 2016-2017 season the Lady 2015-2016 Grambling State, assistant women’s basketball coach Tigers went on a stretch of winning 10 straight conference games. This streak helped the 2016-2017 Grambling State, interim head women’s basketball coach Lady Tigers win a share of the regular season SWAC Championship for the first time since 2017-Present Grambling State, head women’s basketball coach 2000 with a record of 14-4 in conference play and an overall record of 18-14, earning the No. 1 seed in the SWAC Tournament. Grambling would win both of its first two SWAC POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE (Coach) tournament games by double digits, and make its first appearance in the SWAC title game 2017 SWAC Tournament (Quarterfinals) Mississippi Valley State W 71-61 17 years. 2017 SWAC Tournament (Semifinals) Southern W 65-56 2017 SWAC Tournament (Championship) Texas Southern L 66-70 Despite falling to Texas Southern in the SWAC Championship Game, Grambling made its 2017 WNIT (First Round) Ole Miss W 78-75 first postseason appearance since 2000 earning a bid to the Women’s National Invitational 2017 WNIT (Second Round) Tulane L 49-66 Tournament (WNIT). In the first round of the WNIT, Grambling made history, becoming the first SWAC school to win a postseason game, NCAA or WNIT, by defeating SEC opponent Ole ACCOLADES (Coach) Miss 78-75. The Lady Tigers would fall in the second round of the WNIT to Tulane Univer- 2017 Regular Season Co-SWAC Champions sity. The success of the program under Coach Murray’s leadership earned him SWAC Coach Shakyla Hill named to All-SWAC First Team of the Year honors and prompted Athletics Director Paul Bryant to promote him to be the Shakyla Hill BOXTOROW All-American permanent head coach of the Lady Tigers. Murray was also named BOXTOROW Co-Coach Jazmine Boyd named to All-SWAC Second Team of the Year for the 2016-2017 season. Grambling would notch its second straight winning SWAC Coach of the Year season, finishing with an overall record of 19-15. BOXTOROW Coach of the Year For the 2016-2017 season point guard Shakyla Hill earned 1st team All-SWAC and BOX- First SWAC School to win a postseason game TOROW 1st Team All-American honors, averaging 15.0 points per game along with an av- THE MURRAY WORKSHEET erage of 7.8 rebounds per game. Hill also shot a conference best 48.2% from the field and Year School Overall Postseason Conference Finish averaged a conference best 4.2 assists per game and 3.0 steals per game. Jazmin Boyd Record Record was selected as a 2ndTeam All-SWAC pick for the 2016-2017 season, averaging 11.8 points 2016-17 Grambling State 19-15 WNIT 14-4 T-1st per game and was tied for 3rd in the conference in three-pointers made (50). Totals 1 seasons 19-15 1 SWAC Champ 14-4 ** Won WNIT First Round Game (First SWAC team to win a postseason game)

4 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE HEAD COACH BRODERICK FOBBS The veteran coach arrived at Grambling in 2015 and helped Coach Nadine Domond and MURRAY VS. ALL-TIME OPPONENTS the Lady Tigers reach an impressive 17-14 overall record and 13-5 record in conference play. Two players were selected as All-SWAC performers – Jazmin Boyd (SWAC Freshman Alabama 0-1 Alabama A&M 3-0 of the Year) and Shakyla Hill (2nd Team All-SWAC). Hill was also selected as a 2nd Team Alabama State 2-1 BOXTOROW All-American. Coach Domond was selected as the SWAC Coach of the Year. Alcorn State 3-0 Murray was assistant women’s basketball coach at Florida A&M University from 2010- Arizona 0-1 Arkansas 0-1 2015. Murray assisted the FAMU Lady Rattler program to their best record in 2010 when Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 they finished the season 22-8. During his time there he coached Antonia Bennett (2012) Arkansas State 0-1 Florida State 0-1 and Jasmine Grice (2014) to MEAC Player of the Year honors and later professional careers Fordham 0-1 overseas. Grice would ultimately go on to lead the nation in assist and finish in Top-10 in Jackson State 2-0 Louisiana-Monroe 2-0 scoring both achievements during the 2009 season. Louisiana Tech 0-2 Prior to joining the FAMU staff, he was an assistant coach at North Carolina A&T State Miami (Fla.) 0-1 University twice from (2003-2005) and (2007-2010). But it was during his return to North Nicholls 0-1 North Carolina 0-1 Carolina A&T (2007-2010) where he experienced more success helping to guide the Lady McNeese State 1-0 Aggies to three MEAC Regular Season Championships and trips to the NCAA and WNIT Memphis 0-1 Mississippi (Ole Miss) 1-0 Tournaments. Mississippi Valley State 3-0 In 2009-10 after winning the MEAC regular season title they participated in the WNIT Prairie View A&M 2-1 Southeastern Louisiana 2-0 inevitably advancing to the WNIT Sweet Sixteen, posting wins over Wake Forest and Southern 2-2 UNC-Charlotte in the first and second rounds becoming the first HBCU women’s team to win Southern California (USC) 0-1 two consecutive games in postseason play. They would later lose to Miami 84-77 in the Southern Methodist (SMU) 0-1 Texas Christian (TCU) 0-1 third round ending their dreams of winning the WNIT. Miami would eventually lose in the Texas Southern 1-3 Championship game. Tulane 0-2 In addition, the Lady Aggies also broke the school record for most wins in a season with Xavier (Ohio) 0-1 26 victories in 2008-09. During this period Ta’Wuana Cook went on to be the program’s All-TIME RECORD first MEAC Rookie of the Year, the schools second all-time leading scorer and all-time Home 13-5 Away 12-17 leader in assists, Lamona Smalley was a two-time MEAC All-Tournament Performer and Neutral 1-3 Brittanie Taylor-James was MEAC Player of the Year (2009). Overall Record 26-24 Prior to joining the North Carolina A&T staff, Murray coached at McNeese State Universi- SWAC Record 18-6 ty in Lake Charles, LA, where he served as assistant women’s basketball coach from 2005- BY DAY OF THE WEEK 2007 and was later named interim head coach mid-way through the 2006-2007 season. Sunday 0-5 Monday 9-2 Coach Murray began his college-coaching career at his alma mater Jackson State Uni- Tuesday 2-4 versity in Jackson, MS, first as a volunteer assistant with the men’s program in 1999 and Wednesday 4-0 later as a graduate assistant coach (2001-2003). There he helped guide the Lady Tigers Thursday 2-4 Friday 1-3 to the 2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season title and finish with 23 wins Saturday 8-7 that season. He also assisted in coaching 6’7 center Amie Williams who would the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference player in 2003. BY TIME OF DAY 9 a.m. 0-1 Murray, a Jackson, Mississippi native, holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Manage- 11 a.m. 0-1 ment from Jackson State (1990). 12 p.m. 2-1 1 p.m. 1-1 2 p.m. 1-4 3 p.m. 7-4 4 p.m. 0-4 5:30 p.m. 11-3 6 p.m. 4-2 6:30 p.m. 0-1 7 p.m. 0-3

BY MONTH OF THE YEAR November 4-9 December 1-8 January 10-5 February 7-0 March 4-3

BY STATE Alabama 2-1 Arizona 0-1 Arkansas 1-2 California 0-2 Florida 0-2 Louisiana 17-10 Mississippi 5-0 Ohio 0-1 South Carolina 0-1 Tennessee 0-1 Texas 1-4

5 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER TEAM INFORMATION No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School BY STATE: 3 Takerra Parsons G 5-9 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS Arkansas 1 4 Monisha Neal G 5-9 Sr. Lewisville, Texas/Lewisville HS Shaklya Hill (Little Rock) 5 Shakyla Hill G 5-7 Jr. Little Rock, Ark./Hall HS California 1 11 Ariel Williams G 5-9 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS 12 Justice Coleman G 5-10 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Scotlandville HS Kailyn Gideon (Los Angeles) 13 Jazmin Boyd G 5-8 Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss./Hattiesburg HS Louisiana 2 20 Jazmine Torian F 6-0 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn./Coffeyville Community JC Justice Coleman (Baton Rouge), Darae Taylor (Reserve) 23 Darae Taylor G 5-7 Jr. Reserve, La./East St. John HS Mississippi 1 30 Alexus Williams F 6-0 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS Jazmin Boyd (Hattiesburg) 32 Hannah Henderson F 6-0 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Ooltewah HS 33 Kailyn Gideon F 6-3 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena City College Tennessee 4 Hannah Henderson (Chattanooga), Jazmine Torian (Clarks- Head Coach: Freddie Murray (Jackson State, 1990) ville), Alexus Williams (Memphis), Ariel Williams (Memphis) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: David Pierre (Grambling State, 2005) Texas 1 Assistant Coach/Video Coordinator: Isayra Diaz (Shaw, 2014) Monisha Neal (Lewisville) Director of Basketball Operations: Eumarcus Hicks Virginia 1 Takerra Parsons (Virginia Beach)

BY CLASS: Senior 2 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Monisha Neal, Jazmine Torian No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Junior 5 13 Jazmin Boyd G 5-8 Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss./Hattiesburg HS Jazmin Boyd, Kailyn Gideon, Shakyla Hill, Takerra Parsons, 12 Justice Coleman G 5-10 Fr. Baton, Rouge, La./Scotlandville HS Darae Taylor 33 Kailyn Gideon F 6-3 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena City College Sophomore 1 32 Hannah Henderson F 6-0 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Ooltewah HS Hannah Henderson 5 Shakyla Hill G 5-7 Jr. Little Rock, Ark./Hall HS Freshmen 3 4 Monisha Neal G 5-9 Sr. Lewisville, Texas/Lewisville HS Justice Coleman, Alexus Williams, Ariel Williams 3 Takerra Parsons G 5-9 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS 23 Darae Taylor G 5-7 Jr. Reserve, La./East St. John HS 20 Jazmine Torian F 6-0 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn./Coffeyville Community JC BY POSITION 30 Alexus Williams F 6-0 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS Guards 7 11 Ariel Williams G 5-9 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven HS Jazmin Boyd, Justice Coleman, Shakyla Hill, Monisha Neal, Takerra Parsons, Darae Taylor, Ariel Williams Head Coach: Freddie Murray (Jackson State, 1990) Forwards 4 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: David Pierre (Grambling State, 2005) Assistant Coach/Video Coordinator: Isayra Diaz (Shaw, 2014) Kailyn Gideon, Hannah Henderson, Jazmine Torian, Alexus Director of Basketball Operations: Eumarcus Hicks Williams

BY HEIGHT 5-7 2 Shakyla Hill, Darae Taylor 5-8 1 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jazmin Boyd No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Pronunciation 5-9 3 3 Takerra Parsons G 5-9 Jr. Ta - KER - RA Parsons Monisha Hill, Takerra Parsons, Ariel Williams 4 Monisha Neal G 5-9 Sr. Mo - NE - SHA Neal 5-10 1 5 Shakyla Hill G 5-7 Jr. SHA - KY - LA Hill Justice Coleman 11 Ariel Williams G 5-9 Fr. R - I - EL Williams 6-0 3 12 Justice Coleman G 5-10 Fr. Justice Coleman 13 Jazmin Boyd G 5-8 Jr. Jaz - MIN Boyd Hannah Henderson, Jazmine Torian, Alexus Williams 20 Jazmine Torian F 6-0 Sr. Jaz - MIN Tor - IAN 6-3 1 23 Darae Taylor G 5-7 Jr. Dar - RAY Taylor Kaitlyn Gideon 30 Alexus Williams F 6-0 Fr. A - LEX - US Williams 32 Hannah Henderson F 6-0 So. Hannah Henderson 33 Kailyn Gideon F 6-3 Jr. KAY - LYN GID - E - ON

6 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE ROSTER RADIO AND TELEVISION ROSTER

TAKERRA MONISHA SHAKYLA ARIEL JUSTICE 3 PARSONS 4 NEAL 5 HILL 11 WILLIAMS 12 COLEMAN 5-9 • G • JR 5-9 • G • SR 5-7 • G • JR 5-9 • G • FR 5-10 • G • FR Virginia Beach, Va. Lewisville, Texas Little Rock, Ark. Memphis, Tenn. Baton Rouge, La.

JAZMIN JAZMINE DARAE ALEXUS HANNAH 13 BOYD 20 TORIAN 23 TAYLOR 30 WILLIAMS 32 HENDERSON 5-8 • G • JR 6-0 • F • SR 5-7 • G • JR 6-0 • F • FR 6-0 • F • SO Hattiesburg, Miss. Clarksville, Tenn. Reserve, La. Memphis, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn.

KAILYN 33 GIDEON 6-3 • F • JR Los Angeles, Calif.

FREDDIE MURRAY DAVID PIERRE ISAYRA DIAZ EUMARCUS HICKS Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations 2nd Season 4th Season 3rd Season 1st Season 7 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Takerra Parsons Note: Played four years of varsity G • 5-9 • Jr. • Virginia Beach, Va. basketball at Bayside High School in CAREER HIGHS Virginia Beach, Va.…earned All-Tide- Pts: 13 at Alabama A&M (1/4/17) 3 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG water honors all four years…hit the Rebs: 8 at McNeese (11/22/17) 2.7 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 14.8 1,000-point mark as a junior. Asts: 2 (5 times)

Monisha Neal Note: Averaged 11.1 points, 6.2 G • 5-9 • Sr. • Lewisville, Texas rebounds and 2.9 assists in all 34 CAREER HIGHS games last season and was named Pts: 26 vs. Jackson State (1/21/17); vs. Alabama St. (3/12/15) 4 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Rebs: 12 at Jackson State (2/17/17); at Arkansas (2/28/15) 10.7 4.9 2.7 1.5 0.3 34.0 Preseason Second Team by the SWAC. Asts: 7 at Alabama A&M (1/4/17)

Shakyla Hill Note: The SWAC Preseason Player of G • 5-7 • Jr. • Little Rock, Ark. the Year became the 4th ever NCAA CAREER HIGHS Division I Women’s Basketball player Pts: 26 at Alabama (12/10/17) 5 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG to record a quadruple-double in a win Rebs: 14 at Southern (2/4/17) 13.8 6.8 5.2 5.3 0.4 35.6 over Alabama State. Asts: 10 at Xavier (11/16/17); vs. Alabama State (1/3/18) Ariel Williams Note: Played basketball all four years G • 5-9 • Fr. • Memphis, Tenn. of high school at Whitehaven High CAREER HIGHS School in Memphis, Tenn. Is sharing Pts: 16 at Arkansas (12/28/17) 11 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG the basketball court with her former Rebs: 6 at Alcorn State (1/8/18) 5.8 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.0 18.8 high school teammate, Alexus. Asts: 6 at Alcorn State (1/8/18) Justice Coleman Note: Received First Team honors all G • 5-10 • Fr. •Baton Rouge, La. four years of high school and the Most CAREER HIGHS Valuable Player ball her freshman, soph- Pts: 16 at Alcorn State (1/8/18) 12 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG omore and junior year at Scotlandville Rebs: 5 at Alcorn State (1/8/18) 3.4 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.0 13.5 High School in Baton Rouge, La. Asts: 5 at Alcorn State (1/8/18) Jazmin Boyd Note: Averaged 11.8 points, 2.4 G • 5-8 • Jr. • Hattiesburg, Miss. rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31 games CAREER HIGHS last season and was named Presea- Pts: 24 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/25/17) 13 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG son Second Team by the SWAC. Rebs: 6 at Louisiana Tech (11/10/17) 8.2 2.2 1.8 0.7 0.1 24.2 Asts: 5 at McNeese (11/22/17)

Jazmine Torian Note: Averaged 9.5 points, 4.7 F • 6-0 • Sr. • Clarksville, Tenn. rebounds and 1.0 assist in 31 games CAREER HIGHS last season and was named Presea- Pts: 23 at Ole Miss (3/16/17) 20 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Rebs: 10 at Southern (2/4/17) 6.4 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 16.6 son Second Team by the SWAC. Asts: 4 at Southeastern Louisiana (12/21/16)

Darae Taylor Note: Averaged 13 points, 5 assists G • 5-7 • Jr. • Reserve, La. and 6 steals per game her senior year CAREER HIGHS of high school at East Saint John High Pts: 7 at Alabama (12/10/17) 23 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Rebs: 4 at Alabama State (1/2/17); vs. SMU (12/18/16) 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.0 7.9 School in LaPlace, La. Asts: 4 vs. Mississippi Valley State (1/30/17)

Alexus Williams Note: Played basketball all four years F • 6-0 • Fr. • Memphis, Tenn. of high school at Whitehaven High CAREER HIGHS School in Memphis, Tenn. Is sharing Pts: 9 at Memphis (12/21/17); vs. Alabama State (1/3/18) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 30 the basketball court with her former Rebs: 6 at Southern (1/6/18) 3.9 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 12.8 high school teammate, Ariel. Asts: 1 at Memphis (12/21/17) Kailyn Gideon Note: Was ranked No. 1 in blocked F • 6-3 • Jr. • Los Angeles, Calif. shots in the California Community CAREER HIGHS College Athletic Association her Pts: 8 at Alcorn State (1/8/18) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 33 sophomore year while at Pasadena Rebs: 10 at Arkansas State (12/16/17) 1.7 3.1 0.2 0.2 1.3 14.8 City College in Pasadena, Calif. Asts: 1 vs. La.-Monroe (11/13/17); at Memphis (12/21/17)

8 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE STARTING LINEUP GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward Center 11.10 at Louisiana Tech Hill Neal Parsons Boyd Williams ------11.13 LOUISIANA-MONROE Hill Neal Coleman Boyd Williams ------11.16 at Xavier Hill Coleman Boyd Gideon Torian ------11.19 FLORIDA STATE Hill Coleman Boyd Torian ------Machado 11.22 at McNeese Hill Coleman ---- Boyd Torian Williams ---- 11.30 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Hill Neal Boyd Gideon McKinney ------12.10 at Alabama Hill Neal McKinney Gideon Parsons ------12.16 at Arkansas State Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Parsons ------12.19 vs. North Carolina Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Parsons ------12.21 at Memphis Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Parsons ------12.28 at Arkansas Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Coleman ------1.1 ALABAMA A&M Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Coleman ------1.3 ALABAMA STATE Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Coleman ------1.6 at Southern Hill Neal Jeans Gideon Coleman ------1.8 at Alcorn State Hill Neal Coleman Gideon Parsons ------1.13 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Hill Neal Coleman Gideon Parsons ------1.15 TEXAS SOUTHERN Hill Neal Coleman Gideon Parsons ------

9 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE PICKED TO FINISH SECOND Shakyla Hill earns SWAC Preseason Player of the Year honors Grambling State University junior guard Shakyla Hill was chosen as the Southwestern Athletic Con- ference (SWAC) Preseason Player of the Year, while the Lady Tigers finished with four players named to the preseason all-conference teams. Grambling State was also selected to finish second in the preseason predicted order of finish behind Texas Southern, the league’s head coaches and sports information directors announced. Hill was the lone Lady Tigers player named to the SWAC Preseason First Team, while Jazmin Boyd, Monisha Neal and Jazmine Torian picked up Second-Team honors. As a sophomore, Hill was the only player in the league to rank in the top five in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and field goal percentage. She averaged 15.0 points to go with 7.8 boards per night, which was good for fifth and third in the conference respectively. The Little Rock, Ark., native led the league in assists (4.2), steals (3.0) and field goal percentage (48.2). Boyd was second on the team last season in points, averaging 11.8 per game. The Hat- tiesburg, Miss., native, who was an All-SWAC Second-Team performer last season, averaged 309 minutes, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31 games last season. Neal, who was third on the team in scoring, aver- aged 36.6 minutes, 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in all 34 games last season. She posted a career-high 26 points on Jan. 21 against Jackson State. Torian was fourth on the team last season with 9.5 points per game. She averaged 22.8 minutes, 4.7 rebounds and nearly one assist in 31 games. The Lady Tigers, who picked up a No. 1 seed in last year’s SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament, SHAKYLA HILL garnered 146 points and was just three points shy of Texas Southern (149) for the top spot. Alabama State (120), Southern (108), Alcorn State (89), Prairie View A&M (73), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (66) Jackson State (63), Alabama A&M (34) and Mississippi Valley State (32) rounded out the predicted order of finish.

SWAC PREDICTED SWAC PRESEASON TEAMS ORDER OF FINISH PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Shakyla Hill, Grambling State Rank Team Points PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Alexus Freeman, Alcorn State 1 Texas Southern 149 2 Grambling State 146 FIRST TEAM Guard - Shakyla Hill, Grambling State 3 Alabama State 120 Guard - Joyce Kennerson, Texas Southern 4 Southern 108 Forward - Brianna Green, Southern 5 Alcorn State 89 Forward - Artavia Ford, Texas Southern 6 Prairie View A&M 73 Center - Tatyana Calhoun, Alabama State 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 66 8 Jackson State 63 SECOND TEAM 9 Alabama A&M 34 Guard - Jazmin Boyd, Grambling State 10 Mississippi Valley State 32 Guard - *Monisha Neal, Grambling State/*Alexus Freeman, Alcorn State Forward - Breasia McElrath, Texas Southern Forward - *La’Sha Haynes, Prairie View A&M/*Jazmine Torian, Grambling State * Denotes Tie Center - Shawntayla Harris, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

SWAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FORMED: 1920 STANDINGS Charter members: Bishop College, Paul |--- SWAC ---| |--- Overall ---| Quinn, Prairie View A&M, Texas College Team W L Pct W L Pct Southern 5 1 .833 6 9 .400 and Wiley College Jackson State 4 2 .667 9 6 .600 Grambling State 4 2 .667 7 10 .412 Texas Southern 3 2 .600 8 8 .500 Commissioner: Duer Sharp Located: Birmingham, Alabama Alabama A&M 3 2 .600 8 8 .500 HISTORY AT A GLANCE Alcorn State 3 3 .500 7 10 .412 In 1920, athletic officials from six Texas HBCUs — C.H. Fuller of Bishop College, Red Randolph and C.H. Patterson of Paul Quinn College, E.G. Evans, Prairie View A&M 2 3 .400 4 12 .250 H.J. Evans and H.J. Starns of Prairie View A&M, D.C. Fuller of Texas College and G. Whitte Jordan of Wiley College — met in Houston, Texas, to discuss Alabama State 2 3 .400 4 12 .250 common interests. At this meeting, they agreed to form a new league, the SWAC. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 4 .200 3 12 .200 Paul Quinn became the first of the original members to withdraw from the league when it did so in 1929. When Langston University of Oklahoma was admitted into the conference two years later, it began the migration of state-supported institutions into the SWAC. Southern University entered Mississippi Valley State 0 5 .000 0 17 .000 the ranks in 1934, followed by Arkansas AM&N (now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff) in 1936 and Texas Southern University in 1954. Rapid growth in enrollment of the state-supported schools made it difficult for the church-supported schools to finance their athletics programs and SWAC WEEKLY HONORS one by one they fell victim to the growing prowess of the state-supported colleges. Bishop withdrew from the conference in 1956, Langston in 1957 and Huston-Tillotson (formerly Samuel Huston) in 1959, one year after the admittance of two more state-supported schools: Grambling College and SWAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jackson State College. The enter-exit cycle continued in 1961 when Texas College withdrew, followed by the admittance of Alcorn A&M (now Alcorn State University) in 1962. Wiley left in 1968, the same year Mississippi Valley State College entered. Arkansas AM&N exited in 1970 and Alabama State University Date Name School entered in 1982. 11.14 Tia Sanders Alcorn State Arkansas–Pine Bluff (formerly Arkansas AM&N) rejoined the SWAC on July 1, 1997, regaining full-member status one year later. Alabama A&M 11.21 Shala Dobbins Prairie View A&M University became the conference’s tenth member when it became a full member in September, 1999 after a one year period as an affiliate SWAC member. Most of the former SWAC members that have left the conference are currently a part of the Red River Athletic Conference of the NAIA. 11.28 Joyce Kennerson Texas Southern Current championship competition offered by the SWAC includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor 12.5 Joyce Kennerson Texas Southern track, outdoor track & field and tennis. Women’s competition is offered in the sports of basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, indoor track, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 12.12 Shakyla Hill Grambling State 12.19 LaKendra Bassett Mississippi Valley St. THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 12.26 Kristy Parker Mississippi Valley St. The Southwestern Athletic Conference, Inc. (the “SWAC”, the “Conference”) is organized exclusively for the purpose of encouraging, promoting, advancing, and conducting intercollegiate sports activities and other recreational and not-for-profit activities among the members of the Conference. 1.2 Derica Wiggins Jackson State Its purposes are: 1.9 Shakyla Hill Grambling State • To uphold the principles of institutional control of, and responsibility for all collegiate sports conducted by the members of this organization in 1.16 Lauren McKee Alabama A&M conformity with the Constitution and Bylaws hereof; • To stimulate and improve intercollegiate athletic sports; • To comply with satisfactory standards of scholarship and amateur standing and good sportsmanship; • To preserve and maintain the collegiate athletic records of the members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and make them available upon request; • To cooperate with other amateur athletic organizations in the promotion and conduct of intercollegiate athletic contests; • To maintain fiscal management; and • To legislate through Bylaws or Resolutions on subjects of general concern to the membership.

The members of the conference are committed to the philosophy of maintaining intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the overall educational program. To this end, the conference believes in and subscribes to the fundamental principles of amateurism, institutional control, sound academic standards, financial aid, recruiting, and ethical conduct that governs intercollegiate athletics, and the enforcement of rules and regulations as adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. SWAC MEMBER INSTITUTIONS Alabama A&M University (Huntsville, Ala.) | Alabama State University (Montgomery, Ala.) | Alcorn State University (Lorman, Miss.) University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, Ark.) | Grambling State University (Grambling, La.) | Jackson State University (Jackson, Miss.) Mississippi Valley State University (Itta Bena, Miss.) | Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, Texas) Southern University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Alabama A&M Jackson State

Prairie View A&M

Mississippi Valley State

Alabama State

Alcorn State Southern

Grambling State

Texas Southern

11 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 1 GAME 2 LOUISIANA TECH 64, GRAMBLING STATE 53 GRAMBLING STATE 61, LOUISIANA-MONROE 52 The Grambling State University women’s basketball team could not ecover from a cold-shooting day from the Shakyla Hill scored 10 of her team-high 18 points in the first half as the Grambling State University women’s floor as Louisiana Tech picked up a 64-53 in the 2017-18 season opener at the Thomas Assembly Center. basketball team used a big second-half run to defeat Louisiana-Monroe, 61-52, on Monday night at the Fredrick Grambling State (0-1) shot 26.7 percent (16-of-60) from the floor and 25 percent (6-of-24) from behind the C. Hobdy Assembly Center. 3-point line. Grambling State (1-1) led 24-20 at the half, but used an 8-2 run to begin the second half as the Lady Tigers Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Player of the Year, Shakyla Hll, and Jazmin Boyd each didn’t look back. Louisiana-Monroe (1-1) closed to gap to five points with 4:50 remaining in the fourth quarter, finished with 12 points to pace the Lady Tigers’ offense. Hill, who was 4-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from but Grambling State proved to be too much as the Lady Tigers closed out the game on an 11-7 run to pick up their first win. the charity stripe, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, dished out a team-high six assists and registered four Hill was 7-of-12 shooting and 4-of-5 from the foul line to finish with 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and steals. four steals. Deja McKinney came off the bench to pour in 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including sinking a pair Alexus Malone led Louisiana Tech (1-0) with 17 points, nine rebounds, two steals and one assist. Kierra An- of clutch 3-pointers in the second half. She also added two rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals in 22 thony tallied 13 points, on 4-of-11 shooting and two 3-pointers, while Reauna Clever added 11 points and a minutes of action. Monisha Neal tallied nine points, a team-high eight boards and five assists. game-high 12 rebounds. Gabriella Cortez paced the Warhawks with a double-double of 20 points and 14 boards. Cortez shot 7-of-12 from the field and grabbed 10 of her 14 points on the defensive glass. Arsula Clark added eight points and two Turning Point boards off the bench. Grambling State trailed 31-29, at the half, but opened the second half on a 5-1 run, capped by a Hill layup to take a 34-32 advantage with 7:19 remaining in the third quarter. Turning Point The Lady Techsters quickly answered and took advantage of Grambling State’s cold shooting to use a 9-3 run Both teams started the game sluggish from the floor as the Warhawks took a 9-7 advantage into the second to grab a 41-35 lead at the end of the third quarter. quarter. The Lady Tigers were 1-of-14 from the floor in the quarter, but shot 80 percent (4-of-5) from the free-throw line. Grambling State used a 10-2 run over the first six minutes of the second quarter to take a 17-11 lead after a Grambling State cut a double-digit Louisiana Tech lead to 51-45 after two free throws by Boyd with 5:07 pair of free throws by McKinney. Louisiana-Monroe closed the gap to 24-20 after Cortez sank a 3-pointer right before the half, but Grambling remaining, but that would be as close as the Lady Tigers would get. State came out of the break on fire and scored the first seven points to give the Lady Tigers a 31-20 lead after a Hill layup with 8:11 left in the third. Inside The Numbers The Warhawks refused to go away quietly as ULM trimmed the margin to 40-37 after a Cortez 3-pointer with * Grambling State shot 16-of-60 (26.7 percent) from the field and 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) from the free-throw line. 1:12 remining in the quarter, but Jazmin Boyd’s 3-pointer with five seconds left sent the Lady Tigers into the final * Louisiana Tech was 21-of-53 (39.6 percent) shooting and 17-of-24 (70.8 percent) from the charity stripe. quarter ahead, 43-37. * Grambling State scored 16 points in the paint, 15 off turnovers and four second-chance points. The Lady Tigers extended the advantage to 50-41 after a bucket by Takerra Parson, but again the Warhawks * Louisiana Tech finished with 26 points in the paint, 22 off turnovers and nine second-chance points. answered as Cortez scored on a putback to trim the deficit to 50-45 with 4:50 remaining. * The Lady Tigers held a 21-13 advantage in bench points. Grambling State proved to be too much down the stretch as Justice Coleman and Hill scored on back-to-back- * There were 48 fouls called during the game. buckets and McKinney drained a 3-pointer with 2:39 left to put the game away. * There were three ties and eight lead changes. Inside the Numbers News & Notes · Grambling State shot 38.7 percent (24-of-62) from the floor and 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from the free-throw line. * Separated by five miles, the last meeting between the schools was on Nov. 19, 2016. · Louisiana-Monroe was 20-of-47 (42.6 percent) shooting and 8-of-18 (44.4 percent) from the charity stripe. · The Lady Tigers finished with 31 rebounds, with 20 coming on the defensive end. * Louisiana Tech leads the series, 5-0. · The Warhawks tallied 43 rebounds, with 31 coming on the defensive glass. * Grambling State returns nearly everyone off last year’s 19-win team. · Grambling State scored 28 points in the pain, 20 off turnovers, 10 fast break points and six second-chance points. · ULM scored 30 points in the pain, nine second-chance points and five points off turnovers. · There were four lead changes and three ties.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling vs Louisiana Tech Louisiana-Monroe vs Grambling State 11/10/17 11:00 AM at Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.) 11/13/17 6 p.m. at Grambling, La. - Hobdy Assembly Center

Grambling 53 • 0-1 Louisiana-Monroe 52 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 PARSONS, Takerra * 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 Goins, Whitney f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 24 04 NEAL, Monisha * 2-17 1-9 3-4 0 3 3 1 8 2 1 0 0 39 25 Harris, Jessica f 2-9 0-3 2-2 2 2 4 3 6 1 6 0 0 28 05 HILL, Shakyla * 4-9 0-1 4-5 4 3 7 3 12 6 9 0 4 33 31 Walker, Latangellia f 2-5 0-0 0-4 2 5 7 1 4 1 3 0 0 19 13 BOYD, Jazmin * 2-9 1-3 7-9 1 5 6 2 12 2 2 0 0 35 34 Cortez, Gabriella f 7-12 3-6 3-6 4 10 14 0 20 1 4 1 2 36 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 13 Lunsford, Destini g 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 18 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 0 3 0 0 10 02 Stephens, Breanna 2-3 1-2 1-1 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 0 18 10 JEANS, Laneisha 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 03 Johnson, Alexus 0-1 0-1 0-0 0000 00000 7 12 COLEMAN, Justice 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 24 Brooks, Diamond 2-5 0-0 0-1 0 4 4 2 4 0 2 0 1 22 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 3-9 2-6 1-3 0 1 1 3 9 2 1 0 3 22 30 Clark, Arsula 3-10 0-1 2-4 1122 8041028 23 TAYLOR, Darae 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Team 3 5 8 24 JONES, Jekalen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 20-47 4-13 8-18 12 31 43 11 52 7 25 2 4 200 25 TORIAN, Jazmine 3-10 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 8 0 3 0 0 13 33 GIDEON, Kailyn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1st - FG %: 3-14 21.4% 2nd: 5-9 55.6% 3rd: 7-12 58.3% 4th: 5-12 41.7% Game: 20-47 42.6% Deadball 3FG %: 0-3 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 4-13 30.8% Rebounds Team 3 2 5 FT %: 3-9 33.3% 0-0 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 4-6 66.7% 8-18 44.4% 5 Totals 16-60 6-24 15-21 11 19 30 22 53 12 20 2 7 200 Grambling State 61 • 1-1 1st - FG %: 5-13 38.5% 2nd: 6-16 37.5% 3rd: 1-14 7.1% 4th: 4-17 23.5% Game: 16-60 26.7% Deadball 3FG %: 1-4 25.0% 2-6 33.3% 0-7 0.0% 3-7 42.9% 6-24 25.0% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT %: 2-3 66.7% 2-4 50.0% 4-5 80.0% 7-9 77.8% 15-21 71.4% 3 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Louisiana Tech 64 • 1-0 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus f 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 11 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 04 NEAL, Monisha g 4-15 1-5 0-0 5 3 8 3 9 5 0 0 1 25 05 g ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min HILL, Shakyla 7-12 0-1 4-5 134118440430 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 2-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 1 16 03 LANG, Kierra * 0-3 0-1 4-4 0 2 2 2 4 3 4 0 4 22 13 BOYD, Jazmin g 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 2 22 04 ANTHONY, Kierra * 4-11 2-6 3-4 1 4 5 2 13 2 3 0 0 31 00 23 CLEAVER, Reauna * 3-7 0-0 5-8 4 8 12 1 11 1 3 0 2 30 MACHADO, Alisicia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 03 24 STAHLY, Taylor * 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 6 1 2 0 0 14 PARSONS, Takerra 2-3 0-0 0-0 0110 4010213 34 MALONE, Alexus * 8-9 0-1 1-2 3 6 9 3 17 1 6 1 2 26 10 JEANS, Laneisha 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 01 GUINTO, Raizel 1-5 1-4 1-2 2 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 12 20 TORIAN, Jazmine 0-2 0-1 0-0 0221 00101 8 10 DIXON, Amber 0-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 5 1 6 1 0 2 14 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 5-10 2-7 3-4 1 1 2 2 15 2 0 2 2 22 14 MCLEOD, Anna 2-7 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 4 4 1 2 0 1 22 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-6 0-0 0-0 0001 0000111 22 DELGADO, Maria 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 24 JONES, Jekalen 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 12 25 MCDONALD, Nikki 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 GIDEON, Kailyn 1-3 0-0 0-0 0331 2111013 32 WHITNEY, Zhanae 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 5 6 2 4 0 1 0 0 19 Team 1 2 3 1 Team 1 3 4 Totals 24-62 5-17 8-13 11 20 31 22 61 14 11 3 14 200 Totals 21-53 5-17 17-24 14 36 50 26 64 16 24 1 12 200 1st - FG %: 3-11 27.3% 2nd: 6-19 31.6% 3rd: 7-15 46.7% 4th: 8-17 47.1% Game: 24-62 38.7% Deadball 3FG %: 0-4 0.0% 1-6 16.7% 2-2 100.0% 2-5 40.0% 5-17 29.4% Rebounds 1st - FG %: 6-12 50.0% 2nd: 3-13 23.1% 3rd: 4-15 26.7% 4th: 8-13 61.5% Game: 21-53 39.6% Deadball FT %: 1-2 50.0% 4-5 80.0% 3-6 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 8-13 61.5% 1 3FG %: 2-6 33.3% 2-5 40.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-1 0.0% 5-17 29.4% Rebounds FT %: 5-6 83.3% 4-6 66.7% 1-2 50.0% 7-10 70.0% 17-24 70.8% 6 Officials: Marc Merrit, John Fletcher, Demoya Williams Officials: Britton Sherry, LaShonda Kidd, Demoya Williams Technical fouls: Louisiana-Monroe-None. Grambling State-None. Technical fouls: Grambling-None. Louisiana Tech-None. Attendance: 1229 Attendance: 4811 2017-18 Grambling State Home Opener

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling 13 16 6 18 53 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Louisiana-Monroe 9 11 17 15 52 GRAMW 16 15 4 9 21 ULMW 30 5 9 0 18 Louisiana Tech 19 12 10 23 64 LATECH 26 22 9 2 13 Grambling State 7 17 19 18 61 GRAMW 28 20 6 10 23

Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-00:36, LATECH 4th-02:41. Score tied - 3 times. Last FG - ULMW 4th-00:15, GRAMWBB 4th-01:08. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 3 1st-07:41, LATECH by 13 4th-02:41. Lead changed - 8 times. Largest lead - ULMW by 4 2nd-09:12, GRAMWBB by 14 4th-01:57. Lead changed - 4 times. GRAMWBB led for 05:08. LATECH led for 31:13. Game was tied for 03:39. ULMW led for 07:51. GRAMWBB led for 28:59. Game was tied for 03:10.

12 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 3 GAME 4 XAVIER 72, GRAMBLING STATE 67 #17 FLORIDA STATE 96, GRAMBLING STATE 53 Deja McKinney dropped in a career-high 19 points and Shakyla Hill dished out a career-high 10 assists, but A combined 31 points were scored between Deja McKinney and Jasmine Torian, but it wouldn’t be enough as it wasn’t enough as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team nearly rallied from a 12-point the Grambling State University women’s basketball team fell to 17th-ranked Florida State 96-53 at the Fredrick fourth-quarter deficit on Thursday night in falling to Xavier 72-67 at the Cintas Center. C. Hobdy Assembly Center. The Lady Tigers (1-2) trailed 20-14 after one quarter and 39-34 at the break. Grambling State closed the gap to “We knew it was going to be a tough game from start to finish, “ Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray 51-48 at the end of three quarters, but Xavier was too much and led 66-54 with 3:56 remaining before the Lady said. “We schedule these type of games for a reason. We know that we can play at this level. The area that we’re Tigers made a 13-6 run to close out the game. strengthening in right now is our inside game.” McKinney led all scorers with a career-high 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including a game-high five 3-point- The Lady Tigers (1-3) were down by seven after one quarter and 49-37 at the break. Grambling State attempt- ers. Hill registered a double-double of 13 points and a career-high 10 assists. Also, she added six steals, six ed to close the gap after halftime but shot 10 percent (2-of-20) and were outscored, 26-6, in the third quarter as rebounds and one blocked shot. Florida State built a 75-43 advantage. Jada Byrd paced the Musketeers (3-0) with 18 points, including 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. Imani Partlow McKinney, who came off the bench, led Grambling State with 17 points, on 6-of-15 shooting, and added two tallied a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Aaliyah Dunham recorded 11 points. rebounds, two blocks and one steal. Torian registered 14 points, two boards, one assist, one block and one steal. Shakyla Hill chipped in 10 points and tallied three assists, three steals and two rebounds. Turning Point Imani Wright paced six Seminole players in double figures with 22 points, seven rebounds and a pair of The Musketeers raced out to an early 8-2 lead after an Ashley Gomez 3-pointer, but the Lady Tigers answered assists. Shakyal Thomas tallied 18 points, on 7-of-11 shooting, with eight boards, while Nicki Ekhomu posted 17 and used 10-2 run, capped by a pair of free throws by Laneisha Jeans to grab a 12-11 advantage. points and seven rebounds. AJ Alex registered a double-double of 10 points and a game-high 11 assists, along But as quickly as Grambling State was able to take the lead, Xavier answered and used a 9-3 run to close out with seven steals, and Nausia Woolfolk chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds. the opening quarter. The Musketeers took their largest lead of the first half, 33-24, after a free-throw by Byrd with 5:09 left in the Turning Point second quarter, but the Lady Tigers were able to close the gap to 39-33 after McKinney sank a buzzer beater to Although Grambling State was only down by six at halftime, the Lady Tigers were unable to regain the momen- end the first half. tum they needed to close the gap. Grambling State cut the deficit to 41-39 after a Takerra Parsons layup with 6:38 remaining in the third quarter Florida State (4-0) turned a six-point lead into a 25-point advantage (62-37) four minutes into the third quarter and the Lady Tigers tied the contest at 48 after a bucket by McKinney with 37 seconds left in the frame. when Thomas scored on a putback. Xavier scored the next eight points, capped by a Byrd layup to take a 56-48 advantage with 7:49 left, but again The Seminoles extended the advantage to 71-40 after a Savannah Wilkinson bucket with 2:39 remaining in the Grambling State kept it close and trimmed the margin to 56-52 after a layup by McKinney with 6:48 remaining. third and Florida State took a 75-43 lead into the final quarter. However, the Musketeers used a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to grab a 66-54 advantage and the Lady Tigers nearly rallied and cut the margin to 72-67 after a McKinney layup with 21 seconds remaining, but that Inside the Numbers would be as close as Grambling State would get. * Grambling State shot 32.8 percent (19-of-58) from the floor and 60 percent (9-of-15) from the free-throw line. * Florida State was 47.9 percent (35-of-73) shooting and 17-of-21 (81 percent) from the charity stripe. Inside the Numbers * The Lady Tigers finished with 28 rebounds, including 17 on the defensive end. · Grambling State shot 39.3 percent (24-of-61) from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) from the free-throw * The Seminoles tallied 53 rebounds, including 30 off the defensive glass. line. * Grambling State scored 20 points in the paint, 15 off turnovers and had 26 bench points. · Xavier was 21-of-45 shooting (46.7 percent) and 20-of-28 (71.4 percent) from the charity stripe. * Florida State tallied 46 points in the paint, 18 off turnovers and had 18 bench points. · The Lady Tigers finished the night with 30 rebounds, including 17 on the defensive end. * There were two ties and four lead changes. · The Musketeers tailed 34 rebounds, including 23 off the defensive glass. · Grambling State scored 26 points in the paint, 22 off turnovers and had 43 bench points. News & Notes · Xavier tallied 22 points in the paint, 16 off turnovers and 19 bench points. * Grambling State entered the game off a 72-67 loss to Xavier. · There were two ties and two lead changes. * Florida State entered the game ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling State vs Xavier Florida State vs Grambling State 11/16/17 7 PM at Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center) 11/19/17 4 p.m. at Grambling, La. - Hobdy Assembly Center

Florida State 96 • 4-0 Grambling State 67 • 1-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Shakayla Thomas f 7-11 0-0 4-5 448218011126 25 TORIAN, Jazmine f 2-10 0-3 0-0 1 4 5 2 4 2 1 0 2 23 50 Chatrice White c 4-7 1-2 2-4 2 4 6 3 11 2 1 1 1 22 33 f GIDEON, Kailyn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 22 04 AJ Alix g 4-11 1-5 1-2 1011101120733 05 HILL, Shakyla g 4-11 0-2 5-5 5 1 6 3 13 10 5 1 6 37 12 Nicki Ekhomu g 4-7 1-1 8-8 6 3 9 2 17 2 2 0 1 23 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 32 Imani Wright g 8-23 6-16 0-0 167022220034 13 BOYD, Jazmin g 3-7 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 4 7 2 0 0 0 23 11 Iho Lopez 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 23 13 Nausia Woolfolk 4-8 0-2 2-2 448210140421 03 PARSONS, Takerra 2-2 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 2 7 1 2 0 1 15 25 Ama Degbeon 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 1 0 21 10 JEANS, Laneisha 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 31 Savannah Wilkinson 2-3 0-0 0-0 1340 4000011 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 8-14 5-10 0-0 0 1 1 4 21 0 2 0 2 18 Team 3 5 8 23 TAYLOR, Darae 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 11 Totals 35-73 9-26 17-21 23 30 53 16 96 19 14 5 14 200 24 JONES, Jekalen 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 11 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 1st - FG %: 10-22 45.5% 2nd: 8-16 50.0% 3rd: 9-16 56.3% 4th: 8-19 42.1% Game: 35-73 47.9% Deadball Team 1 2 3 1 3FG %: 4-8 50.0% 3-8 37.5% 1-2 50.0% 1-8 12.5% 9-26 34.6% Rebounds FT %: 3-4 75.0% 3-4 75.0% 7-9 77.8% 4-4 100.0% 17-21 81.0% 2 Totals 24-61 7-21 12-13 13 17 30 22 67 17 17 4 15 200 Grambling State 53 • 1-3 1st - FG %: 5-12 41.7% 2nd: 7-20 35.0% 3rd: 7-17 41.2% 4th: 5-12 41.7% Game: 24-61 39.3% Deadball 3FG %: 2-8 25.0% 2-6 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 2-4 50.0% 7-21 33.3% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT %: 2-2 100.0% 3-3 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 7-8 87.5% 12-13 92.3% 1,1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Xavier 72 • 3-0 20 TORIAN, Jazmine f 6-15 2-9 0-0 022214151126 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 00 MACHADO, Alisicia c 0-6 0-1 1-2 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 18 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 HILL, Shakyla g 3-12 0-2 4-6 202210330330 25 AIJANEN, Anniina f 1-4 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 4 2 0 3 0 2 30 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 11 45 PARTLOW, Imani f 4-7 0-0 8-11 4 8 12 1 16 1 6 0 2 32 13 BOYD, Jazmin g 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 2 26 10 GOMEZ, Ashley g 3-7 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 1 9 3 2 0 1 22 03 PARSONS, Takerra 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 18 12 BYRD, Jada g 5-7 1-1 7-8 1 3 4 1 18 0 3 0 1 31 10 JEANS, Laneisha 0-1 0-1 0-0 0000 00101 4 20 OWENS, Na'Teshia g 3-7 2-5 0-2 0 2 2 2 8 3 2 1 0 24 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 6-12 3-8 2-2 0 2 2 2 17 0 2 2 1 32 02 ROSS, Deja 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-3 0-0 0-2 2021 0000110 03 DUNHAM, Aaliyah 2-4 2-2 5-6 1 0 1 2 11 1 1 0 0 17 24 JONES, Jekalen 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 9 05 STEWART, Princess 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 5 1 2 0 1 11 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 1-1 0-0 1-2 0001 3001016 15 REIFF, Aly 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 15 Team 2 12 14 21 GRAY, A'riana 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 0 0 3 4 0 1 13 Totals 19-58 6-26 9-15 11 17 28 18 53 9 19 5 10 200 Team 2 2 4 1st - FG %: 6-12 50.0% 2nd: 6-15 40.0% 3rd: 2-20 10.0% 4th: 5-11 45.5% Game: 19-58 32.8% Deadball Totals 21-45 10-22 20-28 11 23 34 13 72 14 24 1 10 200 3FG %: 5-7 71.4% 1-5 20.0% 0-10 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 6-26 23.1% Rebounds FT %: 3-4 75.0% 4-5 80.0% 2-6 33.3% 0-0 0.0% 9-15 60.0% 4 1st - FG %: 7-14 50.0% 2nd: 4-11 36.4% 3rd: 5-10 50.0% 4th: 5-10 50.0% Game: 21-45 46.7% Deadball 3FG %: 5-9 55.6% 1-3 33.3% 2-6 33.3% 2-4 50.0% 10-22 45.5% Rebounds Officials: Eric Baker, Pamela Fells, Herb Burl FT %: 1-2 50.0% 10-10 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 9-13 69.2% 20-28 71.4% 3,1 Technical fouls: Florida State-None. Grambling State-None. Officials: Angela Lewis, Frank Steratore, Tommi Paris Attendance: 661 Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. Xavier-None. Church and Community Day Attendance: 705 Florida State is 17th ranked in NCAA Division I

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling State 14 19 15 19 67 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Florida State 27 22 26 21 96 GRAMW 26 22 8 15 43 FS 46 18 29 12 18 Xavier 20 19 12 21 72 XU 22 16 13 10 19 Grambling State 20 17 6 10 53 GRAMW 20 15 10 6 26

Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-00:21, XU 4th-03:56. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - FS 4th-01:25, GRAMWBB 4th-01:01. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 1 1st-03:53, XU by 12 4th-03:56. Lead changed - 2 times. Largest lead - FS by 43 4th-01:25, GRAMWBB by 1 1st-09:33. Lead changed - 4 times. GRAMWBB led for 00:37. XU led for 38:10. Game was tied for 01:13. FS led for 38:30. GRAMWBB led for 00:27. Game was tied for 01:03.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 5 GAME 6 GRAMBLING STATE 75, McNEESE 60 GRAMBLING STATE 61, SE LOUISIANA 52 Jazmin Boyd led three Grambling State University women’s basketball players in double figures with 18 points Jazmin Boyd led three Grambling State University women’s basketball players in double figures as the Lady as the Lady Tigers used a big first-half run in a 75-60 victory over McNeese at the Burton Coliseum. Tigers overcame a slow start to pick up their second consecutive victory, 61-52, against Southeastern Louisiana Grambling State (2-3) trailed 13-5 early in the first quarter, but used a 14-2 run over the final five minutes to at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. grab a 19-15 lead. The Cowgirls (2-2) cut the margin to two a few times, but could not get past the Lady Tigers. Grambling State (3-3) started slow as the Lady Tigers shot 21.4 percent (3-of-14) and trailed, 11-10. A jumper Boyd finished with 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, five assists and four rebounds. Monisha Neal and from Boyd with 5:58 left in the second quarter gave the Lady Tigers the lead in the second quarter as Grambling Deja McKinney each added 17 points, as both players sank three 3-pointers. Neal and Takerra Parsons led the State took a slim 24-23 advantage into the break. The Lady Tigers came out of the break and shot 50 percent way on the glass with eight boards. Shakyla Hill added nine points, a team-high six assists, six rebounds, two (9-of-18) in the third quarter to extend the lead to 46-34. steals and one block. Boyd led Grambling State with 18 points, including the only two Lady Tiger 3-pointers, five rebounds, two steals Keara Hudall paced McNeese with 21 points, on 9-of-23 shooting, and four rebounds. Caitlin Davis tallied 17 and one assist. Deja McKinney added 13 points and was 5-of-8 at the free-throw line. She also recorded four points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals. boards, three asists, one steal and one block. Monisha Neal registered 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. Turning Point Taylin Underwood paced Southeastern Louisiana (1-6) with 18 points and nine rebounds. Caitlyn Williams McNeese raced out to a 13-5 advantage after a Caitlin Davis free throw with 5:21 left in the opening quarter, tallied 11 rebounds along with five points, two steals, one block and an assist. but Grambling State rallied and closed the first quarter strong as the Lady Tigers used a 14-2 run over the final five minutes to grab a 19-15 lead. Turning Point The Cowgirls cut the deficit to 26-24 after a 3-pointer by Gabby Guidry with 4:32 left, but again the Lady Tigers Grambling State led 10-8 after a bucket by Boyd with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter, but Underwood answered and pushed the margin to 33-26 after a Deja McKinney 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining in the first half. sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lady Lions an 11-10 advantage. McNeese trimmed the margin to 33-31 after a Keara Hudnall 3-pointer, but Grambling State got a layup by The Lady Tigers were able to grab the lead in the second quarter as Alexus Williams scored on a layup to give Shakyla Hill at the buzzer to take a 35-31 advantage into the break. Grambling State a 24-20 lead, but Southeastern Louisiana closed the gap right before the half to 24-23 after a The Lady Tigers came out of the break and used an 11-4 run, capped by a McKinney layup, to extend the pair of free throws by Jaclyn Scholvin. Grambling State lead to 44-36 with 6:15 left in the third. Grambling State came out in the third quarter and shot 50 percent (9-of-18) as the Lady Tigers used a 22-4 run, Grambling State dominated the third quarter and outscored McNeese, 24-12, to take a 60-43 lead into the capped by a McKinney layup to push the advantage to 46-27, with 2:31 remaining. fourth quarter. Southeastern Louisiana closed out the third on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 46-34 and continued to trim the The Lady Tigers pushed the margin to 67-45 after a Boyd layup with 8:02 left and the Cowgirls could never margin, cutting the Lady Tigers lead to 46-38 on a Charliee Dugas layup with 7:14 left. However, that would be as recover as Grambling State picked up its second win of the season. close as the Lady Lions would get.

Inside the Numbers Inside The Numbers · Grambling State shot 43.1 percent (28-of-65) from the field and 75 percent (10-of-25) from the free-throw line. * Grambling State shot 34.9 percent (22-of-63) from the field and 57.7 percent (15-of-26) from the free-throw line. · The Lady Tigers sank 10 3-pointers and shot 40 percent from behind the arc. * Southeastern Louisiana was 16-of-62 (25.8 percent) from the floor and 78.9 percent (15-of-19) from the charity · McNeese was 20-of-52 shooting (38.5 percent) from the floor and 60 percent (15-of-25) from the charity stripe. stripe. · The Lady Tigers registered 44 rebounds, including 25 off the defensive glass. * The Lady Tigers tallied 36 rebounds, with 28 off the defensive glass. · The Cowgirls tallied 31 rebounds, with 12 of those coming on the offensive end. * The Lady Lions registered 58 rebounds, including 37 of those from the defensive end. · Grambling State finished with 39 bench points, 32 points in the paint, 23 points off 16 Cowgirl turnovers and * Grambling State finished with 12 bench points, 28 points in the paint, 27 points off turnovers, and three 19 second-chance points. second-chance points. · McNeese registered 20 points in the paint, 20 points off 20 Grambling State turnovers, nine second-chance * Southeastern Louisiana registered 23 points in the paint, 17 points off turnovers, 20 second-chance points points and eight bench points. and 22 bench points. · There were no ties and just one lead change. * The score was tied three times and there were seven lead changes.

News and Notes News & Notes · Grambling State got back into the win column after back-to-back losses to Xavier and Florida State. * Grambling State picked up its second consecutive victory. · The Lady Tigers will take seven days off before playing host to Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 30 * The Lady Tigers’ next five games will be on the road, including stops in Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina · The Southeastern Louisiana game will be the final home game for the Lady Tigers in 2017. and Memphis.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling State vs McNeese Southeastern La. vs Grambling State 11/22/17 1 p.m. at Lake Charles, LA. (Burton Coliseum) 11-30-17 6 p.m. at Grambling, La. (Hobdy Assembly Center)

Grambling State 75 • 2-3 Southeastern La. 52 • 1-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 BOYD, Jazmin f 5-14 2-8 6-6 224118520036 03 Carrier, Morgan * 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 2 4 1 0 23 25 TORIAN, Jazmine f 2-7 2-5 0-0 1 5 6 0 6 0 1 0 0 9 14 Underwood, Taylin * 6-15 4-11 2-2 3 6 9 3 18 0 6 0 0 29 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus f 1-20-01-11014 30100 9 24 Morrison, Tyler * 3-8 1-1 0-0 2 3 5 4 7 0 5 0 1 34 05 HILL, Shakyla g 4-10 0-2 1-1 3 3 6 4 9 6 4 1 2 35 25 Williams, Caitlyn * 1-14 0-1 3-4 6 5 11 5 5 1 0 1 2 31 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 1 11 30 Brailey, Ashailee * 0-3 0-3 0-0 3 2 5 3 0 1 3 1 0 22 03 PARSONS, Takerra 1-3 0-0 1-4 5 3 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 24 00 Williams, Kyla 1-4 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 12 04 NEAL, Monisha 7-15 3-4 0-0 358117260037 01 Dawsey, Courtney 0-2 0-1 1-2 0222 1210011 10 JEANS, Laneisha 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 02 Hall, Tytiana 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 7-10 3-5 0-0 134417121319 05 Dugas, Charliee 2-5 0-2 4-4 0772 8070014 23 TAYLOR, Darae 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 10 23 Scholvin, Jaclyn 3-6 0-0 2-3 1 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 19 24 JONES, Jekalen 0-1 0-0 0-0 0221 00100 7 Team 2 7 9 1 Team 2 2 4 Totals 16-62 5-23 15-19 21 37 58 22 52 6 30 3 3 200 Totals 28-65 10-25 9-12 19 25 44 23 75 19 20 2 7 200 1st - FG %: 3-15 20.0% 2nd: 3-11 27.3% 3rd: 3-19 15.8% 4th: 7-17 41.2% Game: 16-62 25.8% Deadball 1st - FG %: 8-18 44.4% 2nd: 5-14 35.7% 3rd: 9-17 52.9% 4th: 6-16 37.5% Game: 28-65 43.1% Deadball 3FG %: 2-6 33.3% 1-6 16.7% 0-7 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 5-23 21.7% Rebounds 3FG %: 3-7 42.9% 2-5 40.0% 3-7 42.9% 2-6 33.3% 10-25 40.0% Rebounds FT %: 3-4 75.0% 5-6 83.3% 5-6 83.3% 2-3 66.7% 15-19 78.9% 1 FT %: 0-0 0.0% 5-5 100.0% 3-3 100.0% 1-4 25.0% 9-12 75.0% 2 Grambling State 61 • 3-3 McNeese 60 • 2-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 NEAL, Monisha * 4-11 0-2 2-2 055110201134 02 Jones, Bre'Ashlee f 1-2 0-0 7-10 6172 9210130 05 HILL, Shakyla * 3-8 0-1 2-8 1 4 5 3 8 3 4 1 7 34 05 Carswell, Jasmyn f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 2 3 27 13 BOYD, Jazmin * 6-16 2-7 4-4 145418120232 00 Hudnall, Keara g 9-23 1-5 2-4 224121130136 22 MCKINNEY, Deja * 4-11 0-6 5-8 0 4 4 2 13 3 3 1 1 23 01 Bolton, Regan g 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 14 33 GIDEON, Kailyn * 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 13 03 Davis, Caitlin g 5-8 2-2 5-9 1 3 4 3 17 7 2 0 3 36 03 PARSONS, Takerra 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 26 04 Sheppard, Dede 1-9 0-4 0-0 1 2 3 4 2 0 3 1 1 13 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 0-1 0-1 0-0 0000 00000 3 15 Guidry, Gabby 1-2 1-2 0-0 0110 3010012 12 20 Cooley, Haley 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 COLEMAN, Justice 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 8 23 21 Rogers, Mercedes 1-2 0-1 0-0 0661 2040024 TAYLOR, Darae 1-6 0-0 1-2 1121 3010112 24 30 Reed, A'Zia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 JONES, Jekalen 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 34 Riley, Shayln 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 3-4 0-0 0-0 3032 6010010 Team 0 1 1 1 Team 0 2 2 Totals 20-52 5-16 15-25 12 19 31 15 60 12 16 3 9 200 Totals 22-63 2-18 15-26 8 28 36 20 61 11 14 4 16 200

1st - FG %: 4-9 44.4% 2nd: 7-16 43.8% 3rd: 4-12 33.3% 4th: 5-15 33.3% Game: 20-52 38.5% Deadball 1st - FG %: 3-14 21.4% 2nd: 6-18 33.3% 3rd: 9-18 50.0% 4th: 4-13 30.8% Game: 22-63 34.9% Deadball 3FG %: 2-5 40.0% 2-3 66.7% 0-3 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 5-16 31.3% Rebounds 3FG %: 0-1 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-6 16.7% 1-7 14.3% 2-18 11.1% Rebounds FT %: 4-8 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 3-5 60.0% 6-9 66.7% 15-26 57.7% FT %: 5-8 62.5% 0-0 0.0% 4-8 50.0% 6-9 66.7% 15-25 60.0% 5 7 Officials: Kelly Johnson, Bobby Jarmon, Sean Stewart Officials: Marc Merritt, Kristin Mckinnon, Phil Henderson Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. McNeese-None. Technical fouls: Southeastern La.-None. Grambling State-None. Attendance: 796 Attendance: 451

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling State 19 17 24 15 75 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Southeastern La. 11 12 11 18 52 GRAMW 32 23 19 4 39 SLU 23 17 20 5 22 McNeese 15 16 12 17 60 MCN 20 20 9 2 8 Grambling State 10 14 22 15 61 GRAMW 28 27 3 10 12

Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-02:51, MCN 4th-00:30. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - SLU 4th-00:22, GRAMWBB 4th-02:05. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 24 4th-06:59, MCN by 8 1st-05:21. Lead changed - 1 time. Largest lead - SLU by 4 1st-06:19, GRAMWBB by 19 3rd-02:31. Lead changed - 7 times. GRAMWBB led for 31:23. MCN led for 07:31. Game was tied for 01:06. SLU led for 07:20. GRAMWBB led for 28:02. Game was tied for 04:38.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 7 GAME 8 ALABAMA 73, GRAMBLING STATE 49 ARKANSAS STATE 76, GRAMBLING STATE 56 Grambling State University junior guard Shakyla Hill surpassed the 1,000-point plateau as she scored a ca- Shakyla Hill scored 15 points and Monisha Neal added 11, but it wasn’t enough as the Grambling State Univer- reer-high 26 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Tigers fell to Alabama, 73-49, at Coleman Coliseum. sity women’s basketball team fell to Arkansas State, 76-56. Alabama (6-3) led 14-6 after one quarter and outscored Grambling State, 20-17, in the second to take a 34-23 Hill scored 15 points, including five at the free-throw line, grabbed eight boards, with seven steals and dished lead into the break. The Crimson Tide used a 21-7 run in the third quarter and led 55-30 going into the final out a pair of assists. Neal chipped in with 11 points and six assists. quarter. Akasha Westbrook paced Arkansas State with 16 points, including going 8-of-10 on free throws. She added Hill finished with a double-double in points and rebounds to pace the Grambling State offense. She tallied seven rebounds, six steals and two assists. Lauren Bradshaw tallied a double-double of 11 points and 10 re- 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and added eight steals and four assists. Darae Taylor registered a bounds, with a pair of blocks. career-high seven points and added one steal, one assist and one rebound. Hannah Cook led Alabama with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ashley Williams finished with 12 points, seven Turning Point rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. Grambling State (3-5) raced out to a 8-0 lead to begin the game after Neal sank a jumper with 8:05 remaining in the first quarter, but Arkansas State battled back and used a 13-0 run over the next five minutes to take a 13-8 Turning Point advantage with 3:22 left. Alabama led 14-6 after a free throw by Jordan Lewis with 38 seconds left in the opening quarter and the The Red Wolves extended the lead to 18-12 after one quarter, but the Lady Tigers cut the margin to 20-18 after Crimson Tide took that advantage into the second. a bucket by Deja McKinney with 7:25 remaining in the second quarter. Grambling State (3-4) fought back and used a 6-0 run, capped by a Hill 3-pointer to cut the margin to 14-12 Arkansas State answered and used a 10-0 run, capped by a Bradshaw layup to give the Red Wolves a 30-18 with 8:08 left in the period. Alabama answered an outscored the Lady Tigers, 13-6, over the next five minutes to advantage with 4:09 left. Grambling State was able to trim the deficit to 34-24 as the two teams entered the half. grab a 27-18 advantage with 3:41 remaining in the first half. The Red Wolves pushed the advantage to 48-32 after a Tahlon Heckert layup with 3:19 left in the third, but The Crimson Tide took a 34-23 lead into the break and used a 14-5 run to begin the third quarter, capped when the Lady Tigers cut the double-digit deficit to 52-44 after a Hill layup with 9:27 left. That would be as close as Cook sank a jumper with 3:15 left. Alabama didn’t look back in picking up its sixth win of the season. Grambling State would get.

Inside the Numbers Inside The Numbers * Grambling State shot 32.3 percent (20-of-62) from the floor and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the free-throw line. * Grambling State was 20-of-62 (32.3 percent) shooting and 15-of-26 (57.7 percent) from the free-throw line. * Alabama was 44.1 percent (26-of-59) shooting and 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from the charity stripe. * Arkansas State shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) and 72.1 percent (31-of-43) from the charity stripe. * The Lady Tigers finished with 32 rebounds, including 22 on the defensive end. * Grambling State scored 38 points in the paint, 24 points off 26 Arkansas State turnovers, 19 bench points and * The Crimson Tide registered 51 rebounds, including 34 off the defensive glass. 12 fastbreak points. * Grambling State scored 30 points in the paint, 22 off 21 Crimson Tide turnovers, 18 fast break points and 15 * The Red Wolves finished with 39 bench points, 32 points in the paint, 27 points off 24 Grambling State turnovers bench points. and four fastbreak points. * Alabama tallied 38 points in the paint, 32 bench points, 15 second-chance points and 12 off of 18 Lady Tiger turnovers. * There was just one tie and no lead changes.

News & Notes * Grambling State entered the game off back-to-back wins over McNeese and Southeastern Louisiana. * Alabama improved to 7-0 all-time against Grambling State. * Shakyla Hill came into the game ranked No. 3 in the country in steals. * Shakyla Hill surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in the loss to the Crimson Tide.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling State vs Alabama Grambling State vs Arkansas State 12/10/17 2 p.m. at Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Coleman Coliseum) 12/16/17 3:00 PM at First National Bank Arena

Grambling State 49 • 3-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Grambling State 56 • 3-5 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 16 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 PARSONS, Takerra g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 3-6 0-0 0-0 6 4 10 3 6 0 2 2 1 19 03 PARSONS, Takerra g 2-6 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 0 1 19 04 NEAL, Monisha g 1-8 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 36 04 NEAL, Monisha g 4-16 1-5 2-2 0 3 3 4 11 6 5 0 3 37 05 HILL, Shakyla g 10-20 1-4 5-6 4 9 13 4 26 4 4 0 8 39 05 HILL, Shakyla g 5-12 0-2 5-8 3 5 8 3 15 2 5 0 7 36 22 g MCKINNEY, Deja 3-13 0-6 0-0 0 1 1 3 6 0 2 0 3 22 10 JEANS, Laneisha g 0-00-00-01010 00000 9 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 JEANS, Laneisha 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 12 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 COLEMAN, Justice 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 10 12 COLEMAN, Justice 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 2 3 0 1 28 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 5-13 0-7 5-10 0 2 2 3 15 0 3 2 3 22 23 TAYLOR, Darae 3-7 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 7 1 3 0 1 16 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 24 JONES, Jekalen 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 25 TORIAN, Jazmine 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 TORIAN,Jazmine 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 0-2 0-0 2-4 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 15 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 14 Team 3 4 7 1 Team 2 1 3 1 Totals 20-62 1-15 8-12 10 22 32 27 49 9 18 0 15 200 Totals 20-62 1-15 15-26 16 20 36 28 56 9 24 4 16 200

1st - FG %: 3-18 16.7% 2nd: 7-16 43.8% 3rd: 3-14 21.4% 4th: 7-14 50.0% Game: 20-62 32.3% Deadball 1st - FG %: 6-13 46.2% 2nd: 4-12 33.3% 3rd: 5-18 27.8% 4th: 5-19 26.3% Game: 20-62 32.3% Deadball 3FG %: 0-6 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-15 6.7% Rebounds 3FG %: 0-3 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-7 14.3% 0-2 0.0% 1-15 6.7% Rebounds FT %: 0-0 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 5-6 83.3% 8-12 66.7% 2 FT %: 0-0 0.0% 4-6 66.7% 7-13 53.8% 4-7 57.1% 15-26 57.7% 8,1 Alabama 73 • 6-3 Arkansas State 76 • 5-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Williams,Ashley f 4-9 0-0 4-7 5 2 7 2 12 2 4 1 1 25 01 Bradshaw,Lauren f 2-5 0-0 7-8 3 7 10 2 11 0 3 2 0 25 03 Lewis,Jordan g 3-5 0-1 3-4 1 3 4 0 9 8 2 0 0 26 50 Heckert,Madison f 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 13 11 Cook,Hannah g 8-15 3-7 1-3 5 5 10 1 20 1 1 0 2 28 00 Ford,Jada g 2-10 1-5 1-2 2 1 3 2 6 0 2 0 1 20 02 Taylor,Starr g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 13 Knight,Coco g 0-6 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 24 10 Westbrook,Akasha g 4-9 0-0 8-10 2 5 7 2 16 2 4 0 6 34 23 Wade,Shaquera g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 7 03 Wallace,Morgan 3-3 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 3 8 2 2 0 1 18 01 Bolton,Quanetria 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 05 Tennison,Payton 2-6 2-5 2-2 0 1 1 2 8 3 3 1 3 23 05 Da Silva,Alana 2-4 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 10 11 Peevy,Lycia 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 10 10 Ruffin,DaiJia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 14 Clayborn,Ashley 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15 Knight,Meoshonti 2-6 1-2 2-2 1 1 2 1 7 1 2 1 2 20 20 Hopkins,Tayton 1-4 0-2 4-4 0 1 1 3 6 2 4 0 1 18 21 Berry,Taylor 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 22 Mahan,Maggie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 22 Copeland,Ariyah 3-4 0-0 3-6 4 3 7 1 9 0 1 1 0 13 32 Hopkins,Tahlon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 33 25 Knight,Ashley 4-6 0-0 1-3 1 5 6 2 9 0 2 4 2 21 Obinabo,Ogo 0-0 0-0 1-4 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 Team 0 1 1 35 Martin,Peyton 4-5 0-0 4-8 2 4 6 2 12 1 0 0 1 17 Team 1 2 3 Totals 26-59 5-15 16-27 17 34 51 12 73 15 21 9 8 200 Totals 21-49 3-12 31-43 15 29 44 22 76 11 26 4 13 200

1st - FG %: 4-17 23.5% 2nd: 7-9 77.8% 3rd: 8-18 44.4% 4th: 7-15 46.7% Game: 26-59 44.1% Deadball 1st - FG %: 7-16 43.8% 2nd: 4-8 50.0% 3rd: 4-10 40.0% 4th: 6-15 40.0% Game: 21-49 42.9% Deadball 3FG %: 1-4 25.0% 1-2 50.0% 3-6 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 5-15 33.3% Rebounds 3FG %: 1-5 20.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 3-12 25.0% Rebounds FT %: 5-7 71.4% 5-9 55.6% 2-4 50.0% 4-7 57.1% 16-27 59.3% 5 FT %: 3-6 50.0% 8-12 66.7% 9-13 69.2% 11-12 91.7% 31-43 72.1% 4 Officials: Brian Hall, Luis Gonzalez, Angelica Suffren Officials: Scotty Hermann, Jennifer Rezac, D'Lynn Schertz Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. Alabama-None. Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. Arkansas State-None. Attendance: 2009 Attendance: 587

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling State 6 17 7 19 49 Grambling State 12 12 18 14 56 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench GRAMW 30 22 5 18 15 GRAMW 38 24 13 12 19 Alabama 14 20 21 18 73 UA 38 12 15 8 32 Arkansas State 18 16 18 24 76 ARKST 32 27 13 4 39

Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-00:39, UA 4th-01:29. Score tied - 1 time. Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-02:08, ARKST 4th-00:35. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB None, UA by 29 4th-09:00. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 8 1st-08:05, ARKST by 20 4th-00:35. Lead changed - 1 time. GRAMWBB led for 00:00. UA led for 38:30. Game was tied for 01:30. GRAMWBB led for 04:41. ARKST led for 35:01. Game was tied for 00:15.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 9 GAME 10 NORTH CAROLINA 79, GRAMBLING STATE 63 MEMPHIS 57, GRAMBLING STATE 48 The Grambling State University women’s basketball team led for the majority of the first half, but were unable The Grambling State University women’s basketball team could not recover from a cold-shooting day in a 57-48 to sustain the lead in the second half as the Lady Tigers dropped a 79-63 decision to North Carolina in the loss to Memphis at Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Philanthropist.com Carolinas Challenge. Grambling State (3-7) shot 30 percent (15-of-50), including a 2-for-16 stretch in the second quarter. The Lady Tigers (3-6) opened the game on a 10-2 run, but trailed at the break by four, 43-39. The Tar Heels used Jazmine Torian paced the Grambling State offense with 11 points, on 4-of-9 shooting, and three rebounds. a 12-2 run toward the end of the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Ariel Williams added nine points, two steals and one assist, while Shakyla Hill added eight rebounds, six assists, Shakyla Hill led three Grambling State players in double figures with 20 points, on 8-of-16 shooting. She added four steals and two points. a team-high seven rebounds, six assists and six steals. Monisha Neal registered 16 points, four boards and three Cheyenne Creighton led Memphis (5-8) with a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jada Stinson and steals, while Laneisha Jeans tallied 12 points, including going 5-of-8 shooting, with two rebounds and a pair of Alana Davis each recorded 10 points. steals. Jamie Cherry paced North Carolina (9-2) with 22 points, including going 6-of-9 at the foul line, with six re- Turning Point bounds, three assists and three steals. Janelle Bailey chipped in with 15 points and eight boards, while Taylor Grambling State led 8-6 after a Deja McKinney 3-pointer with 5:16 remaining in the opening quarter and took Koenen recorded a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, along with a team-high six assists. Paris Kea an 11-8 advantage into the second. tallied 14 points, six boards, two steals and two assists. Memphis took advantage of Grambling State’s cold shooting and used an 8-0 run, capped by a Cheyenne Creighton layup to take a 16-11 lead with 4:13 left in the first half and held a 21-17 advantage at the break. Turning Point Grambling State trailed 33-26 after an Alana Davis layup with 4:44 left in the third, but GSU got a 3-pointer by Grambling State raced out to a 10-2 advantage after a Jeans 3-pointer with 7:17 remaining in the opening Jazmine Torian to cut the deficit to 33-29 with 4:10 remaining. Memphis continued to push the advance and took quarter, but the Tar Heels closed the gap to 12-9 on a 7-2 run, capped by a Taylor Koenen trey with 4:54 left. a 37-31 lead into the final quarter. The Lady Tigers pushed the margin to 16-9 after a Deja McKinney bucket, but North Carolina trimmed the Memphis extended the advantage to 43-33 with 7:34 remaining in the fourth on a bucket by Creighton, but deficit to 18-16 after a 3-pointer by Jamie Cherry. Grambling State closed out the quarter on a 5-3 run to take a Grambling State was able to cut the margin to 43-39 after an Ariel Williams free throw with 5:46 left. 23-19 advantage into the second quarter. Memphis quickly answered and took a 50-40 advantage after a pair of free throws by Taylor Barnes, but North Carolina opened the second quarter strong and took a 32-29 advantage after a pair of free throws by Grambling State was able to trim the deficit to 53-47 after a 3-pointer by Laneisha Jeans with 2:35 left. However, Paris Kea with 7:04 left in the first half. The Tar Heels extended the margin to 35-29 after a layup by Koenen, but that would be as close as Grambling State would get. Grambling State rallied and tied the game at 35 after two free throws by Williams with 3:44 left. The Tar Heels closed out the first half on a 9-4 run to take a 44-39 advantage into the break. Inside The Numbers Grambling State cut the deficit to 49-47 after a 3-pointer by Monisha Neal with 5:18 remaining in the third. * Grambling State shot 30 percent (15-of-50) from the field and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the free-throw line. However, North Carolina went on a 12-2 run, capped by a Cherry free throw to send the Tar Heels into the final * Memphis was 22-of-51 (43.1 percent) shooting and 11-of-16 (68.8 percent) from the charity stripe. period with a 61-49 advantage. * Grambling State shot 22.2 percent (6-of-27) in the first half, while Memphis was 8-of-22 (28.6 percent). The Tar Heels extended the lead to 70-52 with 5:46 remaining and the Lady Tigers could never recover. * GSU tallied 30 rebounds, with 19 coming on the defensive end. * Memphis registered 41 rebounds, including 28 off the defensive glass. Inside The Numbers * Grambling State finished with 37 bench points, 15 points off turnovers, 14 points in the paint and nine sec- * Grambling State shot 38.2 percent (26-of-68) from the field and 85.7 percent (6-of-7) from the free-throw line. ond-chance points. * North Carolina was 28-of-60 (46.7 percent) shooting and 61.5 percent (16-of-26) from the charity stripe. * Memphis recorded 32 points in the paint, 20 bench points, 13 points off turnovers and eight fastbreak points. * The Tar Heels finished with 51 rebounds, with 30 coming on the defensive glass. * The score was tied once and the lead changed hands three times. * The Lady Tigers registered 28 rebounds, including 16 on the defensive end. * Grambling State finished with 32 points in the paint, 23 points off 22 North Carolina turnovers, 13 bench points News & Notes and four second-chance points. * Grambling State wrapped up the fourth of five straight road games to conclude the 2017 portion of its schedule. * North Carolina registered 24 points in the paint, 22 second-chance points, 15 points off 15 Grambling State * GSU opens up Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Jan. 1 with a noon tip-off against Alabama turnovers and 12 bench points. A&M. * The score was tied three times and there was one lead change.

News & Notes * North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell captured her 1,000 career coaching victory.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling State vs North Carolina Grambling State vs Memphis 12/19/17 2:00 p.m. at Myrtle Beach (SC) Convention Center 12/21/17 12:00 p.m. at Memphis, Tenn. (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

Grambling State 63 • 3-6 Grambling State 48 • 3-7 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 21 03 PARSONS, Takerra * 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 03 PARSONS, Takerra g 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 18 04 NEAL, Monisha * 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 04 NEAL, Monisha g 7-19 2-8 0-0 2 2 4 2 16 0 2 1 3 34 05 HILL, Shakyla * 0-5 0-1 2-4 2 6 8 2 2 6 9 0 4 40 05 HILL, Shakyla g 8-16 0-2 4-5 3 4 7 3 20 6 6 0 6 38 10 JEANS, Laneisha * 2-5 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 14 10 JEANS, Laneisha g 5-8 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 12 2 0 0 2 27 33 GIDEON, Kailyn * 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 21 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 0-8 0-4 2-2 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 21 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 3-5 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 9 1 4 0 2 29 12 COLEMAN, Justice 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 12 COLEMAN, Justice 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 McKINNEY, Deja 3-9 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 7 1 3 0 1 18 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 2-11 1-6 3-4 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 1 3 28 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 17 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Team 2 1 3 24 JONES, Jekalen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 26-68 5-25 6-7 12 16 28 22 63 11 15 5 15 200 25 TORIAN, Jazmine 4-9 2-7 1-2 2 1 3 1 11 1 0 0 0 20 1st - FG %: 9-17 52.9% 2nd: 7-19 36.8% 3rd: 4-16 25.0% 4th: 6-16 37.5% Game: 26-68 38.2% Deadball 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 3-4 0-0 3-3 2 3 5 3 9 1 1 0 2 22 3FG %: 3-6 50.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-8 12.5% 1-7 14.3% 5-25 20.0% Rebounds Team 2 1 3 FT %: 2-2 100.0% 2-2 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0% 6-7 85.7% 0,2 Totals 15-50 7-22 11-17 11 19 30 15 48 11 18 1 13 200 North Carolina 79 • 10-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 1st - FG %: 4-11 36.4% 2nd: 2-16 12.5% 3rd: 5-11 45.5% 4th: 4-12 33.3% Game: 15-50 30.0% Deadball 3FG %: 2-3 66.7% 1-5 20.0% 3-6 50.0% 1-8 12.5% 7-22 31.8% Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min FT %: 1-2 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 8-11 72.7% 11-17 64.7% 2 44 Janelle Bailey f 6-10 0-0 3-6 4 4 8 2 15 2 0 3 0 36 Memphis 57 • 5-8 01 Taylor Koenen g 5-9 3-5 1-1 4 7 11 0 14 6 1 1 0 36 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 04 Jocelyn Jones g 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 2 1 4 0 0 12 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Jamie Cherry g 7-13 2-6 6-9 3 3 6 2 22 3 6 0 3 37 22 Paris Kea g 5-12 0-2 4-6 1 5 6 1 14 2 5 0 2 35 01 WILDER-COCHRAN, B. * 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 3 4 1 4 6 2 1 3 36 14 Liz Roberts 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 ELMORE, Brea * 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 5 5 3 2 3 2 0 2 31 15 Olivia Smith 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 CREIGHTON, Cheyenne * 7-16 0-1 4-7 6 8 14 2 18 0 3 2 2 40 20 Leah Church 2-7 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 9 15 BARNES, Taylor * 2-6 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 4 6 3 6 1 0 30 30 Jaelynn Murray 2-3 0-0 2-4 2 6 8 1 6 1 3 1 0 26 25 PORTER, Brianna * 3-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 1 7 0 5 0 0 14 34 Naomi Van Nes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 00 STINSON, Jada 3-4 2-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 10 2 1 0 1 21 Team 5 1 6 1 33 DAVIS, Alana 5-7 0-0 0-1 1 4 5 3 10 0 2 0 2 19 Totals 28-60 7-21 16-26 21 30 51 8 79 15 22 5 5 200 35 JAMES, Jasmine 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 40 MILLER, Damonique 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1st - FG %: 8-17 47.1% 2nd: 9-16 56.3% 3rd: 6-13 46.2% 4th: 5-14 35.7% Game: 28-60 46.7% Deadball 3FG %: 3-5 60.0% 2-7 28.6% 1-4 25.0% 1-5 20.0% 7-21 33.3% Rebounds Team 2 3 5 1 FT %: 0-0 0.0% 5-7 71.4% 4-7 57.1% 7-12 58.3% 16-26 61.5% 4 Totals 22-51 2-8 11-16 13 28 41 16 57 14 22 4 11 200 Officials: Mark Hardcastle, Talisa Green, Maggie Tieman 1st - FG %: 3-13 23.1% 2nd: 5-15 33.3% 3rd: 8-13 61.5% 4th: 6-10 60.0% Game: 22-51 43.1% Deadball Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. North Carolina-None. 3FG %: 0-2 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-8 25.0% Rebounds Attendance: FT %: 2-4 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 7-8 87.5% 11-16 68.8% 2 ****************************************************************************** CAROLINAS CHALLENGE Officials: R-Jules Gallien, U1-Trey Miles, U2-Rebecca Taylor Grambling State Tigers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Technical fouls: Grambling State-GIDEON, Kailyn. Memphis-None. ***** 1,000th CAREER VICTORY FOR UNC HEAD COACH SYLVIA HATCHELL Attendance: 438

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling State 23 16 10 14 63 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling State 11 6 14 17 48 GSU 32 23 4 12 13 GRAMW 14 15 9 6 37 North Carolina 19 25 17 18 79 NC 24 15 22 8 12 Memphis 8 13 16 20 57 MEM 32 13 5 8 20

Last FG - GSU 4th-00:11, NC 4th-02:31. Score tied - 3 times. Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-02:35, MEM 4th-02:51. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - GSU by 8 1st-07:17, NC by 21 4th-00:30. Lead changed - 1 time. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 5 1st-02:05, MEM by 10 4th-07:34. Lead changed - 3 times. GSU led for 10:25. NC led for 28:20. Game was tied for 01:15. GRAMWBB led for 11:26. MEM led for 27:57. Game was tied for 00:23.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 11 GAME 12 ARKANSAS 79, GRAMBLING STATE 62 GRAMBLING STATE 78, ALABAMA A&M 49 Ariel Williams scored a career-high 16 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Grambling State University women’s The Grambling State University women’s basketball team had four players reach double figures in scoring as basketball team couldn’t overcome a strong second quarter by Arkansas in a 79-62 loss at Bud Walton Arena. the Lady Tigers rolled past Alabama A&M, 78-49, to open Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play at the Grambling State (3-8) trailed 15-11 entering the second quarter, but Arkansas (9-4) outscored the Lady Tigers, Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. 25-12, to take a 40-23 advantage into the half. “They’re (Alabama A&M) are a good team, but they are young,” Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray said. “We knew their inexperience would kick in. We wanted to get off to a good start in this first game, especial- Williams paced Grambling State with 16 points, on 6-of-12 shooting, with three rebounds and three assists. ly since we play four games in seven days.” Monisha Neal added nine points and seven rebounds. Grambling State (4-8 overall, 1-0 SWAC) led 20-16 after one quarter, but used a dominating 22-7 run in the sec- Devin Cosper led Arkansas with 16 points, four boards and three assists. Raven Northcross-Baker tallied ond to take a 42-23 advantage into the break. The Lady Tigers were in cruise control over the final two quarters 14 points and four rebounds, while Kiara Williams recorded a double-double of 12 points and a game-high 16 to snap a five-game losing streak. boards. Malica Monk also added a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 10 assists. Shakyla Hill, who was held to just two points last Thursday against Arkansas, nearly finished with a triple-dou- ble as she finished with a game-high 14 points, 10 steals and seven assists. She also added five rebounds and one blocked shot. Turning Point “She (Shakyla) has to make her mark somewhere and she has been struggling a little bit offensively,” Murray Arkansas opened with a 4-0 run, capped by a Jailyn Mason 3-pointer with 8:27 remaining, but Grambling State said. “She has been able to pick it up on the defensive end and can kind of score off her steals on the offensive battled back and cut the deficit to 9-8 after a Jazmine Torian trey with 3:50 left in the first quarter. end. I am glad to know that she is being more assertive on the defensive end.” The Razorbacks outscored the Lady Tigers over the final three and a half minutes, 6-3, to take a 15-11 advan- Deja McKinney tallied 13 points, two steals, one block and one rebound, while Monisha Neal registered 13 tage into the second quarter. points, nine boards, three assists and two steals. Jazmine Torian came off the bench and recorded 11 points, one Arkansas began the second frame with a 14-2 run to take a 29-13 advantage after a Mason 3-pointer with 5:13 rebound and one steal. Kenisha Tharpe led Alabama A&M (5-7, 0-1) with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. left in the first half. The Razorbacks stretch the lead to 40-23 as the teams headed into the break.

Grambling State trailed by as many as 24 points in the final quarter, but were able to cut the margin to 73-58 Turning Point and trimmed the deficit to 73-60 with 2:23 left, but that would be as close as the Lady Tigers would get. After a back-and-forth opening quarter, Grambling State scored the final six points (buckets by Shakyla Hill, Ariel Williams and Monisha Neal) to take a 20-16 advantage into the second quarter. Inside the Numbers The Lady Bulldogs closed the gap to 22-19 after a free throw by Courtney Eggleson with 8:33 left, but that • Grambling State shot 37.9 percent (25-of-66) from the field and 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from the free-throw line. would be as close as Alabama A&M would get. Grambling State closed out the quarter on a 20-4 run to take a • Arkansas was 25-of-66 (37.9 percent) shooting and 18-of-27 (66.7 percent) from the charity stripe. 42-23 lead into the half. The Lady Tigers extended the lead to 56-27 after a free throw by Alexus Williams with 4:57 left in the third and • The Lady Tigers finished with 35 rebounds, including 25 off the defensive glass. Alabama A&M was able to close the gap to 60-40 early in the fourth quarter, but could not get any closer. • The Razorbacks tallied 48 rebounds, with 18 coming on the offensive glass. • Grambling State scored 44 bench points, 26 points in the paint, 15 points off turnovers and 10 second-chance Inside The Numbers points. * Grambling State shot 55.3 percent (26-of-47) from the floor and 61.3 percent (19-of-31) from the free-throw line. • Arkansas added 33 bench points, 22 points in the paint, 18 points off turnovers and 11 second-chance points. * Alabama A&M was 19-of-75 (25.3 percent) from the field and 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) from the charity stripe. * The Lady Tigers finished with 40 rebounds, including 30 coming off the defensive glass. * The Lady Bulldogs tallied 48 rebounds, with 29 coming off the offensive glass. News & Notes * Grambling State finished with 36 bench points, 30 points in the paint, 17 points off turnovers and 14 fastbreak • Grambling State concludes the 2017 portion of its schedule at 3-8 (wins over Louisiana-Monroe, McNeese and points. Southeastern Louisiana). * Alabama A&M registered 26 points in the paint, 23 bench points, 18 points off turnovers and 18 second-chance • The Lady Tigers ended the year with five straight road games (one of which was a neutral contest). points. • Ariel Williams’ previous game-high was nine points against Memphis * There were five ties and three lead changes.

News and Notes * The Lady Tigers played at home for the first time since Nov. 30 when Grambling State played host to South- eastern Louisiana.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling State vs ARKANSAS Alabama A&M vs Grambling State 12/28/17 7 p.m. at Fayetteville, Ark. (Bud Walton Arena) 01/01/18 12 p.m. at Grambling, La. - Hobdy Assembly Center

Grambling State 62 • 3-8 Alabama A&M 49 • 5-7, 0-1 SWAC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 0-00-00-01122 01130 9 35 Kenisha Tharpe c 5-13 0-0 2-4 7 5 12 3 12 020018 04 NEAL, Monisha g 3-13 1-6 2-4 0 7 7 1 9 2 0 0 0 35 04 Jameica Cobb g 0-9 0-0 0-2 7 1 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 19 05 HILL, Shakyla g 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 3 2 2 6 1 2 33 05 Nigeria Jones g 2-9 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 6 0 1 1 1 21 10 JEANS, Laneisha g 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 14 10 Lauren McKee g 3-7 1-3 0-0 3 3 6 3 7 3 8 0 4 32 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 13 24 Tierra Dark g 0-9 0-1 1-2 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 19 03 PARSONS, Takerra 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 7 01 Aubriana Bonner 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 1 4 0 3 23 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 6-12 2-5 2-3 213216310024 02 Natalie Collins 2-7 2-5 0-0 4154 6210219 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 3-12 1-7 1-2 2 3 5 2 8 1 2 1 2 20 03 Courtney Eggleston 1-3 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 21 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-2 0-0 0-0 0110 00100 6 Alexandra Johnson 2-3 0-0 0-0 0111 41000 9 23 24 JONES, Jekalen 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 DeShawna Harper 1-5 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 3 4 0 2 0 0 16 44 Ashlyn Dotson 1-6 0-0 0-0 1121 2020115 25 TORIAN, Jazmine 2-6 2-3 0-0 1124 6010120 Team 3 0 3 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 8 0 0 1 0 14 Team 0 1 1 Totals 19-75 3-14 8-13 29 19 48 25 49 9 24 1 12 200 Totals 25-66 7-27 5-9 10 25 35 21 62 12 14 6 6 200 1st - FG %: 6-19 31.6% 2nd: 2-15 13.3% 3rd: 5-22 22.7% 4th: 6-19 31.6% Game: 19-75 25.3% Deadball 3FG %: 1-3 33.3% 0-1 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-6 16.7% 3-14 21.4% Rebounds 1st - FG %: 4-13 30.8% 2nd: 5-18 27.8% 3rd: 8-19 42.1% 4th: 8-16 50.0% Game: 25-66 37.9% Deadball FT %: 3-4 75.0% 3-3 100.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 8-13 61.5% 3 3FG %: 3-8 37.5% 1-5 20.0% 2-9 22.2% 1-5 20.0% 7-27 25.9% Rebounds FT %: 0-0 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-2 100.0% 2-3 66.7% 5-9 55.6% 2,2 Grambling State 78 • 4-8, 1-0 SWAC ARKANSAS 79 • 9-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 0-00-00-00000 00000 7 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 NEAL, Monisha g 5-7 1-1 2-4 2 7 9 1 13 3 3 0 2 28 10 WILLIAMS, KIARA f 4-10 0-0 4-8 8 8 16 1 12 000122 05 HILL, Shakyla g 3-3 0-0 8-10 0553147511028 22 ZIMMERMAN, BAILEY f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 JEANS, Laneisha g 2-3 2-2 1-4 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 2 19 03 MONK, MALICA g 2-7 0-1 6-8 1 1 2 1 10 10 6 1 3 35 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 3-6 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 1 8 1 2 0 0 16 14 MASON, JAILYN g 3-11 2-4 0-0 0 7 7 2 8 1 1 0 1 27 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 6 21 COSPER, DEVIN g 6-15 4-7 0-2 044216320034 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 2-5 0-0 0-0 1120 4130022 01 N O R T H C R O S S - B A K E R , 4-9 3-7 3-4 3 1 4 0 14 0 2 0 0 21 13 BOYD, Jazmin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 04 SWENSON, KEIRYN 2-3 2-3 2-2 0222 8200024 20 TORIAN, Jazmine 3-5 2-3 3-3 011111010118 13 SPANGLER, GRAYCE 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 5-7 2-4 1-2 0 1 1 3 13 0 1 1 2 18 20 STOUT, SYDNEY 0-2 0-1 0-0 0110 01000 5 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-3 0-0 0-0 1013 00202 8 24 THOMAS,TAYLAH 3-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 8 1 2 0 1 13 24 JONES, Jekalen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 30 WEAVER, MACY 1-2 0-0 1-1 2131 30000 5 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 2-7 0-0 2-4 2461 6110019 Team 4 3 7 Team 2 9 11 1 Totals 25-66 11-24 18-27 18 30 48 11 79 18 13 1 6 200 Totals 26-47 7-10 19-31 10 30 40 16 78 14 22 2 20 200

1st - FG %: 5-13 38.5% 2nd: 8-24 33.3% 3rd: 8-16 50.0% 4th: 4-13 30.8% Game: 25-66 37.9% Deadball 1st - FG %: 5-10 50.0% 2nd: 8-12 66.7% 3rd: 6-13 46.2% 4th: 7-12 58.3% Game: 26-47 55.3% Deadball 3FG %: 4-9 44.4% 4-7 57.1% 3-4 75.0% 0-4 0.0% 11-24 45.8% Rebounds 3FG %: 1-1 100.0% 3-5 60.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-2 100.0% 7-10 70.0% Rebounds FT %: 1-4 25.0% 5-9 55.6% 6-8 75.0% 6-6 100.0% 18-27 66.7% 5,3 FT %: 9-11 81.8% 3-6 50.0% 4-9 44.4% 3-5 60.0% 19-31 61.3% 5 Officials: Missy Brooks, Marc Merritt, Kimberly Thebo Officials: La Shonda Kidd, John Hetcher, Phil Henderson Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. ARKANSAS-None. Technical fouls: Alabama A&M-None. Grambling State-None. Attendance: 1388 Attendance: 189 Estimated Actual Attendance: 1,005 SWAC Opener for both teams

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Grambling State 11 12 20 19 62 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Alabama A&M 16 7 13 13 49 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench GRAMW 26 15 10 9 44 AAMUW 26 18 18 2 23 ARKANSAS 15 25 25 14 79 AR 22 18 11 3 33 Grambling State 20 22 17 19 78 GRAMW 30 17 10 14 36

Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-01:12, AR 4th-00:44. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - AAMUWBB 4th-01:14, GRAMWBB 4th-00:34. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB None, AR by 24 4th-09:52. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - AAMUWBB by 5 1st-08:27, GRAMWBB by 30 4th-01:33. Lead changed - 3 times. GRAMWBB led for 00:00. AR led for 39:38. Game was tied for 00:22. AAMUWBB led for 03:21. GRAMWBB led for 33:18. Game was tied for 03:21.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 13 GAME 14 GRAMBLING STATE 93, ALABAMA STATE 71 SOUTHERN 63, GRAMBLING STATE 44 It was a historic night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Shakyla Hill etched her name into the NCAA The Grambling State University women’s basketball team suffered its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Division I Women’s Basketball record books. (SWAC) loss as the Lady Tigers fell, 63-44, to Southern at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Hill became the fourth player in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history, and the first in 24 years, to record The Lady Tigers (5-9 overall, 2-1 SWAC), who were 0-for-16 from behind the 3-point line, were outscored in a quadruple-double as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team rolled to a 93-71 victory over every quarter and trailed 19-13 after the first and 31-23 at the half. Southern (3-9, 2-1) used a 20-12 run in the Alabama State. third to take a 51-35 advantage into the final quarter. Hill finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and 10 assists to become the fourth women’s basketball Shakyla Hill followed up her quadruple-double on Wednesday with a double-double on Saturday. She finished player to achieve that feat. with 18 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals and two assists. Monisha Neal added 10 points and three rebounds. “She is very unselfish,” Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray said. “She had to do a lot more last year Briana Green paced Southern with a double-double of 15 points and 10 boards, with five steals. Skylar O’Bear because we didn’t have a lot of pieces. Now she is surrounded by players who feed off what she gives us. To get tallied 13 points and five rebounds. Courtney Parsons registered 10 points and five boards. a quadruple-double is just a testament to the hard work she puts in.” Hill, who only had four points, four steals, three rebounds and three assists at the half, finished the night Turning Point 6-of-11 from the floor, with one 3-pointer and a pair of free throws. She had a triple double with two minutes Grambling State jumped out to a 9-6 advantage after a Kailyn Gideon layup with 6:44 left in the opening quar- remaining in the fourth and was sitting on eight assists, before picking up her ninth and 10th assist with under ter, but the Lady Jaguars answered and took a 10-9 lead after a bucket by Courtney Parsons with 4:32 remaining. 10 seconds to complete the quadruple-double. The Lady Tigers tied the game at 12 with a minute left in the first, but Southern used a 16-3 run over the next The last quadruple-double was by Sonja Tate of Arkansas State against Mississippi Valley State (Jan. 27, four minutes to take a 28-15 advantage with 7:03 remaining in the second quarter. 1993) as she finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals. Veronica Pettry, of Loyola-Chicago registered 12 points, 10 rebounds, 22 assists and 11 steals for the first official quadruple-double (Jan. 14, 1989). Grambling State battled back and cut the deficit to 28-21 after a pair of free throws by Monisha Neal with 4:45 Unofficially, Jackie Spenser, of Louisville, recorded 12 points, 12 boards, 14 assists and 10 steals against Cincin- left in the first half. Southern stretched the lead to 31-21 after a Briana Green free throw with 3:32 remaining, nati (Feb. 2, 1985). but the Lady Tigers were able to trim the margin to 31-23 before halftime on two free throws by Neal. Deja McKinney led Grambling State (5-8 overall, 2-0 SWAC) with 20 points, three rebounds and three assists. The Lady Tigers opened the second half with a pair of buckets and cut the deficit to 31-27 after a Shakyla Jazmine Torian and Monisha Neal added 12 points each. Hill layup with 8:21 left in the third, but the Lady Jaguars answered and pushed the advantage to 40-29 after a Keimeshia Walker and Ziara Doe paced Alabama State (2-11, 0-2) with 15 points, while Mya Milner tallied 12 3-pointer by Samantha Duncan with 6:27 remaining. points. Tatyana Calhoun recorded 10 points and four boards. Grambling State trimmed the margin to 42-33 after a Hill jumper with 3:42 left in the period, but again South- ern answered and extended the advantage to 51-35 on a Alyric Scott jumper right before the end of the third Turning Point quarter. Grambling State led 21-18 after one quarter and outscored Alabama State in the second, 19-15, to take a The Lady Tigers could never recover from the huge deficit in dropping their first SWAC game of the season. 40-33 advantage into the break. The Lady Tigers, who have struggled a bit in the third quarter this season, took control of the game by out- Inside The Numbers scoring the Lady Hornets, 22-13, to take a 62-46 lead into the final quarter. * Grambling State shot 29.6 percent (16-of-54) from the floor and 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from the free-throw line. Alabama State could not recover from the huge deficit as Grambling State picked up its second consecutive * Southern was 19-of-62 (30.6 percent) shooting and 21-of-32 (65.6 percent) from the charity stripe. victory. * The Lady Tigers finished with 41 rebounds, with 31 coming off the defensive glass. * The Lady Jaguars registered 40 rebounds, including 12 coming off the offensive glass. Inside the Numbers * Grambling State shot 33-of-70 (47.1 percent) from the floor and 16-of-22 (72.7 percent) from the free-throw line. News & Notes * Alabama State was 22-of-48 (45.8 percent) shooting and 25-of-34 (73.5 percent) from the charity stripe. * Shakyla Hill still has not come down after her quadruple double on Wednesday as she has heard from NBA * The Lady Tigers tallied 34 rebounds, with 15 coming on the offensive end. superstars James Harden (Houston Rocket), Chris Paul (Houston Rockets) and LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers). * The Lady Hornets finished with 35 rebounds, including 26 off the defensive glass. * Shakyla Hill came into the game ranked second in the country and first in the SWAC in steals and steals per * Grambling State registered 58 bench points, 37 points in the paint, 36 points off turnovers and 15 sec- game. ond-chance points. * Grambling State opened the New Year with back-to-back wins over Alabama A&M and Alabama State. * Alabama State tallied 33 bench points, 32 points in the paint, 17 points off turnovers and 10 second-chance * The Lady Tigers dropped the first matchup last season to Southern, but picked up two victories over the Lady points. Jaguars, including a 65-56 win in the SWAC semifinals. * The score was tied twice and there was just one lead change.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Alabama State vs Grambling State Grambling State vs Southern University 01/03/18 5:30 p.m. at Grambling, La. - Hobdy Assembly Center 1/6/18 3:00 PM at Baton Rouge, La.

Alabama State 71 • 2-11, 0-2 SWAC Grambling State 44 • 2-1, 5-9 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 f Stephens, Kayla 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 4 5 3 5 0 1 29 04 NEAL, Monisha * 2-9 0-3 6-7 1 2 3 2 10 1 2 0 1 36 54 Calhoun, Tatyana c 4-5 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 3 10 0 0 0 0 16 05 HILL, Shakyla * 7-12 0-1 4-5 4 8 12 4 18 2 7 1 7 34 02 Pye, Kenya g 3-5 1-3 1-3 0 4 4 4 8 1 3 0 0 31 10 JEANS, Laneisha * 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 11 03 Walker, Keimeshia g 5-12 1-5 4-4 1 4 5 2 15 0 5 1 1 20 12 COLEMAN, Justice * 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 16 11 Smith, Shamyiah g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 15 33 GIDEON, Kailyn * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 05 Nelson, Aliyah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 03 PARSONS, Takerra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 Lee, Courtney 0-1 0-1 0-0 0110 00200 6 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 0-5 0-2 1-4 0111 1130123 12 Milner, Mya 5-8 0-0 2-3 2 1 3 1 12 0 1 0 2 21 13 BOYD, Jazmin 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 Doe, Ziara 2-8 0-4 11-14 224215040030 20 TORIAN, Jazmine 1-6 0-3 0-0 2242 2020017 21 Sapp, Nia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 1-6 0-3 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 0 2 1 1 16 23 Gipson, Arleatha 1-2 0-0 4-6 1232 6130117 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-1 0-0 1-2 0001 1010012 25 Hunt, Amber 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 Team 1 4 5 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 3 4 0 5 0 0 8 Totals 22-48 2-15 25-34 9 26 35 19 71 8 25 2 6 200 Team 1 1 2 Totals 16-54 0-16 12-18 11 32 43 19 44 7 28 3 11 200 1st - FG %: 6-11 54.5% 2nd: 6-12 50.0% 3rd: 4-15 26.7% 4th: 6-10 60.0% Game: 22-48 45.8% Deadball 3FG %: 2-5 40.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-5 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-15 13.3% Rebounds 1st - FG %: 5-11 45.5% 2nd: 2-16 12.5% 3rd: 6-19 31.6% 4th: 3-8 37.5% Game: 16-54 29.6% Deadball FT %: 4-6 66.7% 3-4 75.0% 5-6 83.3% 13-18 72.2% 25-34 73.5% 6 3FG %: 0-3 0.0% 0-7 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-16 0.0% Rebounds FT %: 3-5 60.0% 6-6 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-7 42.9% 12-18 66.7% 3 Grambling State 93 • 5-8, 2-0 SWAC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Southern University 63 • 2-1, 3-9 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 1-10-00-00000 20000 4 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 NEAL, Monisha g 3-12 1-4 5-6 1 4 5 4 12 4 3 1 4 35 22 Green,Briana f 6-11 0-0 3-5 5 5 10 3 15 251534 05 HILL, Shakyla g 6-11 1-1 2-2 4 6 10 2 15 10 3 0 10 37 33 Blissett,Sarai f 0-5 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 3 1 0 2 4 0 14 10 JEANS, Laneisha g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 04 O'Bear,Skylar g 3-11 3-8 4-5 145013220031 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 3-7 0-1 0-1 2 0 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 14 05 Charles,Danayea g 0-1 0-1 2-3 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 18 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 Duncan,Samantha g 2-12 1-5 2-4 1561 7140432 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 1-6 1-3 2-4 2023 5300119 12 Parsons,Courtney 4-8 0-2 2-4 0 5 5 3 10 1 2 0 1 22 13 BOYD, Jazmin 2-2 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 3 7 3 4 0 1 19 20 Butler,Tiamya 0-3 0-0 3-3 1121 3010110 20 TORIAN, Jazmine 4-9 2-5 2-4 112312020025 24 Towner,Jaden 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 11 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 7-13 4-8 2-2 0 3 3 1 20 3 1 0 0 22 30 Brown,Karrington 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 3 23 TAYLOR, Darae 2-4 0-0 1-1 1011 50100 6 32 Scott,Alyric 3-7 0-3 2-2 2 3 5 1 8 1 1 0 0 17 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 4-5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 9 0 1 0 0 16 45 Thompson,Briana 0-1 0-0 0-0 0114 00010 8 Team 3 4 7 Team 4 1 5 Totals 33-70 11-24 16-22 15 19 34 24 93 24 18 1 17 200 Totals 19-62 4-20 21-32 16 29 45 19 63 10 19 6 13 200 1st - FG %: 7-22 31.8% 2nd: 8-13 61.5% 3rd: 7-15 46.7% 4th: 11-20 55.0% Game: 33-70 47.1% Deadball 3FG %: 5-13 38.5% 1-3 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 4-5 80.0% 11-24 45.8% Rebounds 1st - FG %: 5-20 25.0% 2nd: 3-16 18.8% 3rd: 6-13 46.2% 4th: 5-13 38.5% Game: 19-62 30.6% Deadball 3FG %: 2-6 33.3% 1-7 14.3% 1-2 50.0% 0-5 0.0% 4-20 20.0% FT %: 2-4 50.0% 2-2 100.0% 7-8 87.5% 5-8 62.5% 16-22 72.7% 2 Rebounds FT %: 7-10 70.0% 5-8 62.5% 7-8 87.5% 2-6 33.3% 21-32 65.6% 7 Officials: Brian Garland, Daisy Lane, Victoria Francis-Monette Technical fouls: Alabama State-None. Grambling State-WILLIAMS, Alexus; BOYD, Officials: Jazmin. Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. Southern University-None. Attendance: 250 Attendance: 908

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Alabama State 18 15 13 25 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Grambling State 13 10 12 9 44 ALST 32 17 10 8 33 GRAMW 26 14 5 12 10 Grambling State 21 19 22 31 93 GRAMW 37 36 15 15 58 Southern University 19 12 20 12 63 SUBR 24 25 13 8 25

Last FG - ALST 4th-01:27, GRAMWBB 4th-00:05. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-00:05, SUBR 4th-00:54. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - ALST by 8 1st-07:04, GRAMWBB by 23 4th-08:27. Lead changed - 1 time. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 3 1st-09:02, SUBR by 21 4th-00:54. Lead changed - 5 times. ALST led for 05:35. GRAMWBB led for 32:52. Game was tied for 01:33. GRAMWBB led for 03:30. SUBR led for 34:42. Game was tied for 01:44.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 15 GAME 16 GRAMBLING STATE 75, ALCORN STATE 68 GRAMBLING STATE 81, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 79, OT The Grambling State University women’s basketball team had four players reach double figures in scoring as Shakyla Hill and Monisha Neal reached double figures as the Grambling State University women’s basketball the Lady Tigers held off a late Alcorn State run in a 75-68 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) win at the team rallied to defeat Prairie View A&M, 81-79 in overtime in a Southestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at Davey L. Whitney Complex. the Fredrick C. Hobdy on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Tigers (6-9 overall, 3-1 SWAC) led 24-8 after one quarter and 43-29 at the break. Alcorn State (5-10, Prairie View A&M (4-11 overall, 2-2 SWAC) led 14-13 after one quarter but Grambling State (7-9, 4-1) outscored 1-3) cut the margin to 53-50 after three periods, but could not get any closer. the Lady Panthers in the second quarter, 21-17, to take a 34-31 advantage into the break. The Lady Panthers led Shakyla Hill led the way for the Lady Tigers with 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Justice at the end of the third quarter, 56-53, but the Lady Tigers rallied and got a 3-pointer by Ariel Williams to send Coleman registered a career-high 16 points, on 7-of-9 shooting, with five rebounds and five assists. Monisha Neal the game into overtime tied at 72. added 15 points, four boards, three assists and a pair of steals, while Ariel Williams chipped in with 15 points, Hill paced the Lady Tigers with 24 points, on 12-of-19 shooting, with eight rebounds, eight assists and four six rebounds and six assists. steals. Neal contributed 20 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Tia Sanders paced Alcorn State with a game-high 26 points, eight boards, four assists and two steals. Alexus Shala Dobbins registered 35 points, including 7-of-17 shooting and 21-of-27 at the free-throw line. She added Freeman registered 19 points, five assists and four steals, while Briana Tolliver chipped in with 11 points and nine rebounds and seven assists to pace the Lady Panthers Dominique Newman tallied 22 points, four rebounds nine boards. and six steals.

Turning Point Turning Point Grambling State trailed, 54-51, heading into the final quarter, but Prairie View A&M used a 8-0 run, capped by Grambling State, coming off the heels of Saturday’s loss to Southern, opened the game on an 8-2 run, capped a Newman 3-pointer to grab a 62-55 advantage with 8:24 left. by a Monisha Neal 3-pointer with 7:39 left in the first quarter. The Lady Tigers extended the advantage to 20-8 The Lady Tigers trimmed the margin to 62-61 after a bucket by Alexus Williams with 6:27 left, and tied the with 1:12 remaining in the period and took a 24-8 lead into the second quarter. game at 65 after a Hill layup with 4:32 remaining. Alcorn State cut the margin to 39-29 after an Alexus Freeman bucket with 1:15 remaining in the second The Lady Panthers took a 72-69 lead after a Dobbins layup with 2:06 left, but Grambling State kept fighting quarter, but the and with 31 seconds remaining, Ariel Williams sank a 3-pointer to tie the game at 72. Lady Tigers got four straight points by Ariel Williams to take a 43-29 advantage into the break. Grambling State had one final opportunity to win the game in regulation as the Lady Tigers forced a stop on The Lady Braves came out in the third quarter and used a 16-7 run, capped by a by a Nwarie Ugochinyere layup the defensive end, but Neal’s shot as time expired fell short to send the game into overtime. with 2:09 left and Alcorn State trailed by just three points, 53-50, after an Alexus Freeman 3-pointer as time In the extra period, the Lady Tigers raced out to a 78-73 lead after a Hill layup with 1:51 remaining, but the expired with Grambling State holding a 53-50 advantage. Lady Panthers cut the deficit to 81-79 after a Newman 3-pointer with 1:11 left. The Lady Tigers began the fourth quarter on an 8-2 run, capped by a Kailyn Gideon layup with 7:48 remaining. Despite closing the gap to two points, Prairie View A&M couldn’t get any closer as the Lady Tigers picked up Alcorn State closed the gap to 71-64 after a Freeman 3-pointer with 1:40 left, but that would be as close as the their second consecutive conference win. Lady Braves would get as a bucket by Coleman with 57 seconds remaining sealed the Grambling State victory. Inside The Numbers Inside The Numbers * Grambling State shot 42.9 percent (30-of-70) from the floor and 69.2 percent (18-of-26) from the free-throw line. * Grambling State shot 63.8 percent (30-of-47) from the floor and 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the free-throw line. * Prairie View A&M was 22-of-69 (31.9 percent) from the field and 31-of-39 (79.5 percent) from the charity stripe. * Alcorn State was25-of-74 (33.8 percent) from the field and 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from the charity stripe. * The Lady Tigers finished with 43 rebounds, including 32 coming off the defensive glass. * The Lady Tigers finished with 34 rebounds, with 29 coming on the defensive end. * The Lady Panthers tallied 52 rebounds, with 18 coming on the offensive end. * The Lady Braves registered 39 rebounds, including 23 on the offensive glass. * Grambling State finished with 29 bench points, 44 points in the paint, 27 points off turnovers and six fast break points. News & Notes * Prairie View A&M registered 26 points in the paint, six bench points, 27 points off turnovers and 14 sec- * Justice Coleman’s previous career high was six points (Alabama and Alabama State). ond-chance points. * Kailyn Gideon finished with a career-high eight points. * There were 14 ties and 17 lead changes. * Grambling State will honor Shakyla Hill for recording her 1,000-career point in between the men’s and women’s game on Saturday against Prairie View A&M. News & Notes * Shakyla Hill came into the game ranked second in the country and first in the SWAC in steals and steals per *Shakyla Hill was honored between the men’s and women’s basketball game for her 1,000-point plateau she game. reached on Dec. 10 during a loss at Alabama. * Monisha Neal is now just 52 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She is currently sitting on 948 in her four-year * Monisha Neal now needs just 32 points to reach 1,000 points for her career. * Saturday’s game was Military Appreciation Day at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. career.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Grambling State vs Alcorn Prairie View A&M vs Grambling State 1/8/18 5:30 PM at Lorman, Miss. 1/13/18 3 p.m. at Grambling, La. - Hobdy Assembly Center

Grambling State 75 • 6-9, 3-1 SWAC Prairie View A&M 79 • 4-11, 2-2 SWAC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 PARSONS, Takerra * 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 21 23 Nealey, La'Neique f 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 3 2 0 2 1 0 32 04 NEAL, Monisha * 6-8 2-4 1-1 0 4 4 0 15 3 3 0 2 40 40 Campbell, Mariah f 1-5 0-0 2-2 3 5 8 4 4 0 3 1 0 23 05 HILL, Shakyla * 6-13 1-1 3-5 1 6 7 3 16 6 6 1 4 39 05 Dobbins, Shala g 7-17 0-0 21-27 279335770545 12 Newman, Dominique g 7-22 3-13 5-6 1 3 4 3 22 0 3 0 6 45 12 COLEMAN, Justice * 7-9 0-0 2-3 1 4 5 3 16 5 6 0 1 29 14 Presley, Talisha g 4-9 1-5 1-2 2 1 3 1 10 0 1 0 1 27 33 GIDEON, Kailyn * 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 9 9 4 8 0 4 4 1 37 02 Penniman, Jordyn 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 5-8 0-2 5-8 1 5 6 0 15 6 4 0 0 34 03 Robinson, Alexis 0-4 0-4 0-0 0333 0012118 Team 1 0 1 21 Hicks, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Totals 30-47 3-7 12-19 5 29 34 13 75 20 25 5 8 200 22 Tieuel, Chelsea 0-4 0-2 2-2 1341 2111014 34 Cobb, Jhyrah 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 5 4 0 4 0 0 15 1st - FG %: 10-15 66.7% 2nd: 7-10 70.0% 3rd: 4-8 50.0% 4th: 9-14 64.3% Game: 30-47 63.8% Deadball Team 3 4 7 3FG %: 3-5 60.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-7 42.9% Rebounds FT %: 1-3 33.3% 5-8 62.5% 2-3 66.7% 4-5 80.0% 12-19 63.2% 3 Totals 22-69 4-26 31-39 18 34 52 24 79 8 23 5 13 225 Alcorn 68 • 5-10, 1-3 SWAC 1st - FG %: 3-18 16.7% 2nd: 5-18 27.8% 3rd: 8-16 50.0% 4th: 4-8 50.0% Game: 22-69 31.9% Deadball 3FG %: 0-6 0.0% 0-6 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 4-26 15.4% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT %: 8-10 80.0% 7-8 87.5% 9-12 75.0% 6-7 85.7% 31-39 79.5% 5 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Grambling State 81 • 7-9, 4-1 SWAC 10 Jamaysha Bernard * 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 15 Alexus Freeman * 8-23 3-11 0-2 2 0 2 2 19 5 7 0 4 40 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Tia Sanders * 9-22 5-12 3-5 4 4 8 4 26 4 5 0 2 40 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 14 25 Miracle Rushing * 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 4 1 1 0 4 21 03 PARSONS, Takerra g 3-3 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 1 22 04 NEAL, Monisha g 4-13 0-1 12-12 279120340345 32 Jada Hargrove * 1-6 0-2 2-2 2 0 2 4 4 3 2 0 0 23 05 HILL, Shakyla g 12-19 0-0 0-4 2 6 8 4 24 8 6 0 4 42 12 Kristian Dewitt 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 14 Brianna Tolliver 3-8 1-3 4-5 5 4 9 4 11 1 1 0 1 17 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 2-6 2-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 6 0 5 0 2 21 22 Ugochinyere Nwarie 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 28 13 BOYD, Jazmin 2-7 0-4 3-4 0334 7161031 23 Cloe Lane 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 TORIAN, Jazmine 3-11 1-5 2-2 2 3 5 1 9 0 1 0 0 18 24 De'Asia Brown 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-0 0-0 0-0 0002 00000 4 Team 2 0 2 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 3-7 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 13 Totals 25-74 9-31 9-14 23 16 39 22 68 18 17 0 15 200 Team 2 5 7 Totals 30-70 3-12 18-26 11 32 43 23 81 12 22 3 11 225 1st - FG %: 4-16 25.0% 2nd: 8-23 34.8% 3rd: 8-18 44.4% 4th: 5-17 29.4% Game: 25-74 33.8% Deadball 3FG %: 0-7 0.0% 3-11 27.3% 2-5 40.0% 4-8 50.0% 9-31 29.0% Rebounds 1st - FG %: 6-16 37.5% 2nd: 8-15 53.3% 3rd: 6-18 33.3% 4th: 7-16 43.8% Game: 30-70 42.9% Deadball 3FG %: 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-12 25.0% FT %: 0-2 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 3-3 100.0% 4-5 80.0% 9-14 64.3% 2 Rebounds FT %: 0-3 0.0% 5-9 55.6% 7-8 87.5% 4-4 100.0% 18-26 69.2% 3 Officials: Betty Booker-Parks, Ron Harris, and Darren McClure Officials: Kelvin Short, Jachy Watson, Demoya Williams Technical fouls: Grambling State-None. Alcorn-None. Technical fouls: Prairie View A&M-None. Grambling State-None. Attendance: 591 Attendance: 515 Military Appreciate Day Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Total In Off 2nd Fast Grambling State 24 19 10 22 75 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench GRAMWB 40 17 5 16 15 Prairie View A&M 14 17 25 16 7 79 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Alcorn 8 21 21 18 68 ALCN 18 24 24 6 13 PVAM 26 27 14 8 6 Grambling State 13 21 19 19 9 81 GRAMW 44 27 12 6 29

Last FG - GRAMWBB 4th-00:57, ALCN 4th-00:30. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - PVAM OT-01:11, GRAMWBB OT-01:26. Score tied - 14 times. Largest lead - GRAMWBB by 18 2nd-09:44, ALCN None. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - PVAM by 7 4th-08:24, GRAMWBB by 5 3rd-09:34. Lead changed - 17 times. GRAMWBB led for 39:40. ALCN led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:16. PVAM led for 24:46. GRAMWBB led for 13:24. Game was tied for 06:50.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 17 TEXAS SOUTHERN 73, GRAMBLING STATE 63 Jazmin Boyd led three players into double figures with 13 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team dropped a 73-63 decision to Texas Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Texas Southern (8-8 overall, 3-2 in SWAC) took advantage of Grambling State’s (7-10, 4-2) 35.7 percent (5-of-14) shooting in the fourth quarter to take home the win. Boyd finished with 13 points, one rebound, one assist, and one steal. Shakyla Hill added 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Justice Coleman registered 10 points. Joyce Kennerson, the nation’s top scorer, paced Texas Southern with 23 points, four rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Kaitlyn Palmer contributed 20 points, three rebounds, three assists and one block. Taylor Robinson added 15 points, six rebounds and one block.

Turning Point The game was tied 49-49 at the end of the third, but Texas Southern took over the game in the fourth quarter. Boyd closed a seven-point gap to four points, 59-55, with 6:06 remaining after a 3-pointer, but Texas Southern answered with an 11-1 run, capped by a Robinson bucket with 2:10 left, giving TSU a 70-56 advantage. A 10-point game was as close as Grambling State got as they fell 73-63 in The Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

Inside The Numbers · Grambling State shot 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the floor and 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the free-throw line. · Texas Southern was 26-of-54 (48.1 percent) shooting and 13-of-20 (65.0 percent) from the charity stripe. · Grambling State finished with 26 rebounds, with 18 coming on the defensive end. · Texas Southern tallied 42 rebounds, with 28 coming on the defensive glass. · Grambling State scored 22 points in the paint, 21 off turnovers, two fast break points and eight second-chance points. · Texas Southern scored 34 points in the paint, 19 second-chance points and 14 points off turnovers. · There were 13 lead changes and nine ties.

News & Notes · Monisha Neal scored eight points and is now 24 points shy of reaching 1,000 for her collegiate career. · The last time these two teams met up was at the 2017 Toyota SWAC Basketball Tournament, with Texas South- ern winning the SWAC Championship with a 70-66 victory. · Grambling State’s next three games will be on the road as GSU faces Jackson State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Texas Southern vs Grambling State 1/15/18 5:30 p.m. at Grambling, La. - Hobdy Assembly Center

Texas Southern 73 • 8-8, 3-2 SWAC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 McELRATH, Breasia f 3-7 0-0 1-3 2 5 7 3 7 1 4 2 2 38 32 SMITH, Nycolle f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 9 02 MILLS, Camille g 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 1 7 3 2 0 2 40 03 KENNERSON, Joyce g 7-17 2-8 7-8 1 3 4 2 23 5 4 0 5 40 20 PALMER, Kaitlyn g 7-14 6-11 0-0 123120321040 04 MURRAY, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05 OKWILAGWE, Catherin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0333 0020010 35 LANE, Isis 0-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 44 ROBINSON, Taylor 6-6 0-0 3-5 516415031011 Team 0 4 4 Totals 26-54 8-19 13-20 14 28 42 17 73 13 19 4 9 200

1st - FG %: 6-11 54.5% 2nd: 4-10 40.0% 3rd: 7-18 38.9% 4th: 9-15 60.0% Game: 26-54 48.1% Deadball 3FG %: 3-6 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 2-6 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 8-19 42.1% Rebounds FT %: 4-5 80.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-5 40.0% 5-6 83.3% 13-20 65.0% 3 Grambling State 63 • 7-10, 4-2 SWAC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 GIDEON, Kailyn f 1-10-00-00002 20010 5 03 PARSONS, Takerra g 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 11 04 NEAL, Monisha g 4-9 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 3 8 4 0 1 1 40 05 HILL, Shakyla g 5-11 0-1 2-4 2 2 4 4 12 4 6 0 2 40 12 COLEMAN, Justice g 5-9 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 21 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 3-5 2-3 0-2 0 1 1 4 8 0 1 0 1 15 13 BOYD, Jazmin 3-7 3-7 4-6 011113120134 20 TORIAN, Jazmine 3-14 1-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 7 0 2 0 0 28 23 TAYLOR, Darae 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 000000+ 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 Team 3 8 11 Totals 24-56 6-20 9-16 8 18 26 19 63 11 14 2 5 200

1st - FG %: 9-16 56.3% 2nd: 4-15 26.7% 3rd: 6-11 54.5% 4th: 5-14 35.7% Game: 24-56 42.9% Deadball 3FG %: 2-6 33.3% 2-5 40.0% 0-3 0.0% 2-6 33.3% 6-20 30.0% Rebounds FT %: 3-4 75.0% 1-2 50.0% 3-6 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 9-16 56.3% 3 Officials: B. Schertz, G. Dixon, S. Fleming Technical fouls: Texas Southern-None. Grambling State-None. Attendance: 615 SWAC Digital Network Game #BlackTheHAC Game

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total In Off 2nd Fast Texas Southern 19 12 18 24 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench TSUW 34 14 19 10 16 Grambling State 23 11 15 14 63 GRAMW 22 21 8 2 30

Last FG - TSUW 4th-02:10, GRAMWBB 4th-00:00. Score tied - 9 times. Largest lead - TSUW by 14 4th-02:10, GRAMWBB by 7 2nd-09:37. Lead changed - 13 times. TSUW led for 16:00. GRAMWBB led for 17:21. Game was tied for 06:39.

GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Grambling State Women's Basketball Grambling State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 15, 2018) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 7-10 5-2 2-7 0-1 CONFERENCE 4-2 3-1 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-8 2-1 1-6 0-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 HILL, Shakyla 17-17 605 35.6 88-189 . 4 6 6 3-23 . 1 3 0 55-83 . 6 6 3 43 73 116 6.8 51 0 89 92 7 90 234 13.8 22 MCKINNEY, Deja 14-2 302 21.6 62-150 . 4 1 3 24-89 . 2 7 0 23-37 . 6 2 2 4 27 31 2.2 36 0 13 25 12 27 171 12.2 04 NEAL, Monisha 15-14 510 34.0 56-176 . 3 1 8 13-57 . 2 2 8 35-42 . 8 3 3 17 56 73 4.9 27 0 40 31 4 23 160 10.7 13 BOYD, Jazmin 11-6 266 24.2 26-72 . 3 6 1 12-41 . 2 9 3 26-31 . 8 3 9 4 20 24 2.2 24 0 20 23 1 8 90 8.2 25 TORIAN, Jazmine 14-3 233 16.6 33-107 . 3 0 8 16-58 . 2 7 6 8-11 . 7 2 7 12 24 36 2.6 21 0 4 23 1 6 90 6.4 11 WILLIAMS, Ariel 12-0 226 18.8 23-62 . 3 7 1 9-26 . 3 4 6 14-27 . 5 1 9 8 16 24 2.0 19 0 16 23 0 8 69 5.8 30 WILLIAMS, Alexus 16-3 204 12.8 24-50 . 4 8 0 1-1 1.000 13-20 . 6 5 0 17 18 35 2.2 42 0 2 18 6 5 62 3.9 12 COLEMAN, Justice 17-11 230 13.5 27-60 . 4 5 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 0 11 13 24 1.4 22 0 22 23 0 9 58 3.4 10 JEANS, Laneisha 13-7 122 9.4 13-31 . 4 1 9 8-21 . 3 8 1 3-6 . 5 0 0 3 6 9 0.7 11 0 4 4 0 6 37 2.8 03 PARSONS, Takerra 15-8 222 14.8 16-31 . 5 1 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 9-19 . 4 7 4 14 20 34 2.3 23 0 7 14 0 8 41 2.7 33 GIDEON, Kailyn 15-13 222 14.8 12-24 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 10 36 46 3.1 33 2 3 12 20 3 25 1.7 23 TAYLOR, Darae 15-0 118 7.9 9-45 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-11 . 4 5 5 9 5 14 0.9 16 0 1 12 0 10 23 1.5 00 MACHADO, Alisicia 10-1 89 8.9 6-17 . 3 5 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 6 13 19 1.9 21 0 1 8 1 2 13 1.3 24 JONES, Jekalen 10-0 76 7.6 3-7 . 4 2 9 1-3 . 3 3 3 2-2 1.000 4 4 8 0.8 8 0 0 6 0 1 9 0.9 Team 30 57 87 5 Total...... 17 3425 398-1021 . 3 9 0 87-324 . 2 6 9 199-303 . 6 5 7 192 388 580 34.1 354 2 222 319 52 206 1082 63.6 Opponents...... 17 3425 388-999 . 3 8 8 96-322 . 2 9 8 291-426 . 6 8 3 286 479 765 45.0 298 - 213 364 56 163 1163 68.4

TEAM STATISTICS GRAMWBB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1082 1163 11/10/17 at Louisiana Tech L 53-64 4811 Points per game 63.6 68.4 11/13/17 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 61-52 1229 Scoring margin -4.8 - 11/16/17 at Xavier L 67-72 705 FIELD GOALS-ATT 398-1021 388-999 11/19/17 FLORIDA STATE L 53-96 661 Field goal pct . 3 9 0 . 3 8 8 11/22/17 at McNeese W 75-60 796 3 POINT FG-ATT 87-324 96-322 11-30-17 SOUTHEASTERN LA. W 61-52 451 3-point FG pct . 2 6 9 . 2 9 8 12/10/17 at Alabama L 49-73 2009 3-pt FG made per game 5.1 5.6 12/16/17 at Arkansas State L 56-76 587 FREE THROWS-ATT 199-303 291-426 12-19-17 vs North Carolina L 63-79 0 Free throw pct . 6 5 7 . 6 8 3 12/21/17 at Memphis L 48-57 438 F-Throws made per game 11.7 17.1 12/28/17 at ARKANSAS L 62-79 1388 REBOUNDS 580 765 * 01/01/18 ALABAMA A&M W 78-49 189 Rebounds per game 34.1 45.0 * 01/03/18 ALABAMA STATE W 93-71 250 Rebounding margin -10.9 - * 1/6/18 at Southern University L 44-63 908 ASSISTS 222 213 * 1/8/18 at Alcorn W 75-68 591 Assists per game 13.1 12.5 * 1/13/18 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Wot 81-79 515 TURNOVERS 319 364 * 1/15/18 TEXAS SOUTHERN L 63-73 615 Turnovers per game 18.8 21.4 Turnover margin +2.6 - * - Conference game Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.6 STEALS 206 163 Steals per game 12.1 9.6 BLOCKS 52 56 Blocks per game 3.1 3.3 ATTENDANCE 3910 12233 Home games-Avg/Game 7-559 9-1359 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Totals Grambling State 260 265 256 292 9 1082 Opponents 269 275 295 317 7 1163