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03/14 03:42 CDT Alabama State Lady Hornets take on the Southern Jaguars in SWAC
Championship
Alabama State Lady Hornets take on the Southern Jaguars in SWAC Championship
By The Associated Press
Southern Jaguars (18-13, 14-6 SWAC) vs. Alabama State Lady Hornets (17-14, 14-6
SWAC)
College Park, Georgia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State takes on Southern in the SWAC Championship.
The Lady Hornets are 14-6 against SWAC opponents and 3-8 in non-conference
play. Alabama State is 3-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Jaguars are 14-6 against SWAC opponents. Southern is second in the SWAC
giving up 59.2 points while holding opponents to 39.1% shooting.
Alabama State is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, the same percentage
Southern allows to opponents. Southern has shot at a 38.0% clip from the field
this season, 1.0 percentage point above the 37.0% shooting opponents of Alabama
State have averaged.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Lady Hornets won 65-63 in
the last matchup on March 3. C.Simpson led the Lady Hornets with 16 points, and
Jaylia Reed led the Jaguars with 13 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Simpson is scoring 8.9 points per game and averaging 2.7
rebounds for the Lady Hornets. Amari Franklin is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Reed averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Jaguars, scoring 7.8 points
while shooting 35.2% from beyond the arc. Olivia Delancy is averaging 11.4
points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Hornets: 7-3, averaging 62.7 points, 40.1 rebounds, 10.6
assists, 9.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points per game.
Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 63.1 points, 31.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 13.4 steals
and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 53.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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