MONROE, La. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program was powered to its first victory of the season by hometown native Mikayla Etienne's near triple-double as it staved off a furious Warhawks rally to win in overtime, 73-72.
 
The Basics
 

• Final Score: Mississippi Valley State 73 | Louisiana-Monroe 72

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-8, 0-0 SWAC) | Louisiana-Monroe (4-10, 0-0 Sun Belt)

 

• Location: Monroe, Louisiana – Fant-Ewing Coliseum

 

• Series History: Series Tied 2-2

 

• Winning Streak: Mississippi Valley State (W2) | Louisiana-Monroe's Last Win: December 29, 2019 (74-66)

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
 

• Etienne, a Monroe, Louisiana native and product of nearby Ouachita Parish High School, was the driving force behind the Devilettes' success. The Southwest Mississippi Community College transfer had season/team-highs in rebounds (8), assists (7), and three-pointers (4) while cashing in a MVSU-best 16 points on the day. It was the junior guard's seventh outing of ten-plus points in her nine-game tenure in Itta Bena.

 

• Da'Sha McGloster returned to last season's form in her third appearance of 2021-22, doubling her previous-high this year at 22 minutes played while shooting 62.5% from the field on a season-best five field goals. The Vicksburg native also set new career-highs for three-pointers (3-of-4, 75%) and steals (3) on top of her first career multi-block affair (2).

 

• Ronni Williams should earn herself the nickname of "The Energizer Bunny", not missing a single minute of action during the overtime thriller, registering five assists over a career-most 45 minutes.

 

• Sarah Moore had an efficient afternoon on the back of 13 points on 6-for-9 (66.7%) from the field, all season-highs.

 

• Zakiya Mahoney tied with Etienne for the team lead at eight rebounds as well as tallying her fourth consecutive double-figure scoring contest, the sixth of the campaign (10).

 
Notes
 

• It was the best offensive performance for the team this year, shooting a season-best 41.2% (28-for-68) on field goals, held the edge in three-pointers (9-6) and three-point percentage (35%-29%), and scored its second-highest point total of the season (73).

 

• The Green and White lost the turnover battle (23-19) for just the third time in nine non-conference contests and have yet to win the rebounding margin (49-42).

 
Valley has officially wrapped up its non-conference schedule and will begin SWACtion on January 3, 2021, when the Devilettes host Alabama State at 2 p.m. inside the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex.
 
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