ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program received a clutch three-pointer from junior guard Mikayla Etienne to send the game to overtime, but the Lady Demons scored the final seven points of the extra frame while shutting out the Devilettes over the final minute-and-a-half to eke out a win.
 
The Basics
 

• Final Score (Overtime): Northwestern State 78 | Mississippi Valley State 71

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (0-7, 0-0 SWAC) | Northwestern State (5-3, 0-0 Southland)

 

• Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – R.W. Harrison HPER Complex

 

• Series History: Series Tied 3-3

 

• Winning Streak: Northwestern State (W1) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: December 20, 2020 (73-58)

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
 

• Mikayla Etienne refused to come off the floor, playing the entire 45 minutes of game time as she went for 16 points plus six boards, a season-high three long balls and four steals as well as more than doubling her previous-best in assists at seven.

 

• Annya Moss came off the bench to post her first double-figure rebounding night of the season, bringing in ten boards while rejecting a career-high three shots.

 

• Zakiya Mahoney led MVSU in scoring at 19 points thanks to a career-best three money balls, shooting 53.8% on the afternoon.

 

• Shelli Thigpen had her best game of the campaign in her third contest back, going for a season-best ten points on 4-for-8 form the floor in just 20 minutes.

 

• In only her third career NCAA game after transferring from the NAIA's Trinity Christian, Jasmine Elliott had an excellent first half as she led the Devilettes in both points (7) and rebounds (6) at intermission before finishing ten boards, six points and three assists.

 

• Freshman Kendria Wilson had her second multi-block ballgame in five games in Itta Bena, blocking two Lady Demon shots and nabbing a season-best four rebounds in only eight minutes on the floor.

 

• Da'Sha McGloster and Krisen Hunt made their season debuts today, combining for 24 minutes played, five points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

 
Notes
 

• The setback was the first overtime game of the season and its first defeat in extras since an 87-86 loss to Jackson State on March 2, 2019.

 

• The two squads were having difficulties with sticky defense all game long as MVSU and NSU combined for 62 turnovers between them. The Green and White fall to 0-6 on the year when winning the turnover battle (35-27).

 

• Valley had its best three-point shooting game in four seasons, making 11 triples in a contest for the first time since November 11, 2017. It was also the first time the ladies attempted more than 30 shots from downtown in that same span.

 

• Finally, the Devilettes swiped 15 steals for the first time since the season finale in 2019 versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

 
The women will switch roles with the men this upcoming Tuesday as they head to Jonesboro to face Arkansas State inside First National Bank Arena at 7 p.m.
 
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