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Women's Hoops Look to Continue Strong Play at UAPB, MVSU

2/21/2020 10:09:00 PM

PRAIRIE VIEW – Prairie View A&M women's basketball hits the road with designs on continuing its current hot stretch as the Panthers pay a visit to Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State.

Prairie View A&M (10-14, 7-5 SWAC) faces UAPB (4-19, 3-10 SWAC) Saturday at 5 p.m. at H.O. Clemmons Arena, and the Panthers take on the Devilettes (2-22, 1-12 SWAC) Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex.

Most recently, Prairie View A&M took down Grambling State 65-58 and handed Jackson State its first conference loss by a score of 62-52.

The Panthers have largely dominated both UAPB and MVSU in the past few seasons, as they have won 13 of their past 14 games against both the Lady Lions and the Devilettes.

Panther News and Notes:
- The Panthers have won three in a row and seven of their last nine to surge into the No. 5 slot of league standings. Defense has powered this stretch, as Prairie View A&M has held each of its last nine opponents to 59 points or less.

- Prairie View A&M has had five different leading scorers in its past five victories. Most recently, freshman Diana Rosenthal and senior/leading scorer Bernesha Peters led PVAMU with 13 points each in the win over Jackson State.

- The Panthers rank second in blocked shots per game when it comes to conference-only play. Prairie View A&M turns away an average of 3.58 shots per night against SWAC foes.

Scouting UAPB:
- UAPB enters the weekend hoping to snap a five-game skid. Two of the Lady Lions last three setbacks have been decided by one possession.

- Guard Kyeonia Harris leads the team at 10.2 points per game roughly three rebounds and three assists per game. Fellow backcourt mate Jayla Atmore puts up 9.8 points per night along with 4.4 boards per game, with both figures ranking second on the team.

Scouting MVSU:
- The Devilettes are statistically the best three-point shooting team in the conference at 31.8 percent. Mississippi Valley State is also one of the better board-crashing units in the SWAC, as their 24 defensive rebounds per game ranks fourth in the league.

- Guard Ayonna Cotten leads the Devilettes at 10.2 points per game and is shooting nearly 40 percent from deep. Shelli Thigpen (10.0 PPG) joins Cotton as a go-to option for the Devilettes, and Erin Smith (37% 3-pt) is another sharpshooter the Panthers will have to account for.

How to Follow:
Fans can follow the UAPB/PVAMU game via Live Stats, Live Video or Audio and the MVSU/PVAMU game is scheduled to be shown via Mississippi Valley State's YouTube Channel.

 
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