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2016-17 SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS | FIRST SWAC SCHOOL TO WIN A POSTSEASON GAME 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 30 GRAMBLING STATE Date Tuesday, March 6 (16-13, 13-5 SWAC) Time 6:30 p.m. Time Grambling, La. Venue Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Nov. 10 at Louisiana Tech L, 53-64 Capacity 7,500 Nov. 13 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 61-52 GRAMBLING STATE Streaming/TV Grambling State YouTube ALCORN STATE Nov. 16 at Xavier L, 67-72 LADY TIGERS Radio 99.3 FM The Peach LADY BRAVES Nov. 19 #17 FLORIDA STATE L, 53-96 16-13 Last Meeting Feb. 5, 2018 12-17 Nov. 22 at McNeese State W, 75-60 13-5 SWAC Result Grambling State won 68-51 8-10 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 secure a spot in the 2018 Toyota Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Semifinal Dec. 21 at Memphis L, 48-57 appearance when the Lady Tigers play host to Alcorn State in the tourney quarterfinals on Tuesday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Dec. 28 at Arkansas L, 62-79 Jan. 1 ALABAMA A&M* W, 78-49 Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. and is can be streamed live on the GSU YoutTube page or can be heard live on 99.3 FM The Peach. Jan. 3 ALABAMA STATE* W, 93-71 Grambling State (16-13 overall, 13-5 SWAC) is the No. 3 seed after finishing third in conference play. Alcorn State enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed. Jan. 6 at Southern* L, 44-63 Both teams will enter tourney play off victories as Grambling State defeated Alabama State, 73-52, while Alcorn State knocked off Texas Southerm, 54-52, Jan. 8 at Alcorn State* W, 75-68 on Saturday. Jan. 13 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M* W, 81-79, ot Jan. 15 TEXAS SOUTHERN* L, 63-73 ABOUT ALCORN STATE * Alcorn State is averaging 64.5 points per game, while its opponents are averaging 70.1points. Jan. 20 at Jackson State* L, 70-82 * The Lady Braves are shooting 695-of-1849 (37.6 percent) from the floor and 312-of-524 (59.5 percent) from the free-throw line. Jan. 27 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* W, 66-57 * Alcorn State’s offense is led by Alexus Freeman with15.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Tia Sanders is second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points Jan. 29 at Mississippi Valley State* W, 64-62 and 3.6 boards per game. Feb. 3 SOUTHERN* W, 79-71 ALCORN STATE’S LAST TIMEOUT Feb. 5 ALCORN STATE* W, 68-51 * The Lady Braves picked up their final win of regular season play after defeating Texas Southern, 54-52, on Saturday. Feb. 10 at Prairie View A&M* W, 75-68 * Alexus Freeman led the team in scoring with 20 points, a rebound, three assists and six steals. Miracle Rushing chipped in nine points, five boards and Feb. 12 at Texas Southern* L, 56-66 a pair of steals. Feb. 17 JACKSON STATE* W, 93-89, ot * Alcorn State shot 35.2 percent (19-of-54) from the floor and 81.3 (13-of-16) from the charity stripe. Feb. 24 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF* W, 73-63 SERIES HISTORY Feb. 26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE* W, 64-55 * Grambling State head coach Freddie Murray and the Lady Tigers are 4-0 in playing Alcorn State. Mar. 1 at Alabama A&M* L, 64-71 Mar. 3 at Alabama State* W, 73-52 GRAMBLING STATE’S LAST TIMEOUT * Grambling State closed out its regular season play with a 73-52 win to Alabama State on Saturday. Mar. 6 ALCORN STATE 6:30 p.m. * Shakyla Hill finished with a double-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Jazmin Boyd contributed 24 points, four rebounds Mar. 8 SWAC Basketball Tournament TBA and one steal. Mar. 9 SWAC Basketball Tournament TBA * Grambling State shot 28-of-63 (44.4 percent) from the floor and 14-of-18 (78.8 percent) from the foul line. NOTABLES * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Game * Jazmin Boyd holds the top spot in the conference in field-goal percentage (84.2%). All Times Are Central and Subject To Change * Kailyn Gideon remains the SWAC leader in blocked shots (2.4 bpg). * Shakyla Hill ranks first in the conference in assists (163) and steals (137), second nationally in steals and steals per game (4.7) and fifth nationally in triple-doubles. NOTABLE PERFORMANCES * Shakyla Hill surpassed the 1,000-point plateau on Dec. 10 in a 73-49 loss to Alabama. * Monisha Neal became the second Grambling State women’s basketball player this season to score 1,000 career-high points. * In the Lady Tigers’ 93-89 win over Jackson State, Jazmin Boyd and Justice Coleman set career-high points (Boyd with 31 and Coleman with 30). GRAMBLING STATE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK * Shakyla Hill netted a career-high points of 35 in the 71-64 loss to Alabama A&M. AWARDS AND ACCOLADES Santoria Black Play By Play * Shakyla Hill was named the SWAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Sunday. Ossie Clark Color Analyst * Hill and Monisha Neal earned All-SWAC First Team honors on Monday. 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 #4 #5 #12 #13 #33 /gramblingstateathletics Monisha Neal Shakyla Hill Justice Coleman Jazmin Boyd Kailyn Gideon Forward Guard Guard Forward Center 1 GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GRAMBLING STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY PRACTICE ALCORN STATE OFF TBA TBA TBA TBA 6:30 p.m. 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 Website: gsutigers.com The media scorers table is located on the near side (far- 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.