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51
Stillman STILLMAN 0-0
71
Winner Mississippi Val. MVSUW 0-0
Stillman STILLMAN
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Final
71
Mississippi Val. MVSUW
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Stillman STILLMAN 6 12 14 19 51
Mississippi Val. MVSUW 14 17 17 23 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Devilettes Down Stillman in Exhibition Play

ITTA BENA, Miss. - Five Mississippi Valley State women's basketball players finished with double-figure scoring in a 71-51 exhibition win for the Devilettes against Stillman College on Thursday.

Erin Smith scored a game-high 11 points hitting 5-of-7 shots from the field to lead MVSU. The Devilettes bench combined for 39 points paced by Shelli Thigpen, Sydnie Ward, and Taylor Robinson each scoring 10 points.

Quotable
Head coach Ashley Walker-Johnson comments on tonight's game.
"We got the win, which is most important I don't think we performed well, first half we were very lackadaisical, we didn't come out with any intensity, with any effort in my opinion, we're just kind of going through the motions, but my kids picked it up the second half and we were able to pull out a victory."

Coach Walker-Johnson on the difference in her bench play.
"You know we got kids on the bench now, you know we hadn't had that in years past those that can come in and be effective, so we have a deep bench we have a strong bench and they were able to give us the lift and the push that we need."


How It Happened
  • MVSU shots 52.3 percent (23-44) from the field, 20.0 percent (2-10) from three-point range, and 71.9 percent (23-32) from the line compared to 32.8 percent (20-61), 25.0 percent (6-24) from beyond the arc, and 50.0 percent (5-10) on free-throws.
  • The Devilettes dominated the first half shooting 68.4 percent (13-19) from the free-throw line.
  • The bench was a major factor in the first half outscoring the Tigers bench 19-8 led by Shelli Thigpen.
  • Thigpen scored eight early points converting 6-of-8 attempts from the line.
  • The Lady Tigers trailed 31-18 at the intermission but came out of halftime on an 8-3 run to cut the deficit to 34-26 by the media timeout.
  • Stillman's Zikira Williams accounted for eight of 14 quarter points for the Lady Tigers.
  • Ronni Williams, Erin Smith, and Taylor Robinson each added four points in the third quarter to stop the Lady Tigers run.
  • Both teams made six field goals as the Devilettes built their advantage back to double figures heading into the fourth quarter, 48-32.
  • Ayonna Cotten carried the Devilettes down the stretch with seven points and three assists. 
  • MVSU built a 21-point advantage with just over a minute to play and cruised to victory.

Up Next
  • The Devilettes will open their season at Ole Mississippi Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
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