ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program shot just 28.4% from the field and 15.8% on threes as it dropped a nine-point decision to Alabama A&M Wednesday evening.
 
The Basics
 

• Final Score: Alabama A&M 65 | Mississippi Valley State 56

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 0-2 SWAC) | Alabama A&M (4-8, 2-0 SWAC)

 

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

 

• Series History: N/A

 

• Winning Streak: Alabama A&M (W9) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: February 4, 2017 (58-52)

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
 

• Shelli Thigpen had her best performance of 2021-22, posting a season-high 13 points on 50% shooting while hitting all five of her free throws as well as a season-best six boards plus a pair of assists.

 

• Ronni Williams tied her season high watermark with four steals to lead players on both sides on top of a team-leading three dimes.

 

• Zakiya Mahoney logged her fifth consecutive ballgame with double-figures in the scoring column, securing a team-high 16 points for her seventh ten-plus scoring point total in ten contests.

 

• Mikayla Etienne continued to score in bunches, registering ten points exactly to give her eight such outbursts of at least that much on the year.

 

• Sarah Moore was the team's top rebounder down low, grabbing seven rebounds to hit that number in 60% of matchups this season while never failing to crack at least five in a game.

 
Notes
 

• Valley dominated in the turnover department as it forced ten more than A&M (24-14) and scored 12 more points off those mistakes (23-11) but a nearly 20% difference in field-goal percentage (47.1-28.4) was a key difference.

 
The Devilettes will make its first SWAC road trip of the season on Saturday for a clash with the Lady Panthers of Prairie View at 3 p.m.
 
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