Women's Basketball | 1/9/2022 2:13:00 PM

 
HOUSTON, Texas – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program has not defeated Texas Southern in five years and will look to reverse that trend Monday evening.

What You Need to Know 
 

• Time and Date: Monday, January 10 (5:30 p.m.)

 

• Live Stats: https://tsusports.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary

 

• Video: N/A

 

• Audio: http://www.gwoodlive.com/ (Lee Hall & Joshua Davis)

 

• Tickets: https://2ttickets.com/collections/basketball/products/texas-southern-vs-mississippi-valley-state

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-10, 0-3 SWAC) | Texas Southern (1-9, 1-2 SWAC)

 

• Location: Houston, Texas – H&PE Arena

 

• Series History: N/A

 

• Last Meeting: February 23, 2021 | Texas Southern 78, Mississippi Valley State 66 | Houston, Texas (H&PE Arena)

 

• Winning Streak: Texas Southern (W8) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: January 23, 2017 (75-74)

 
Mississippi Valley State Overview

Forcing mistakes has been the biggest strength of this Devilette squad, causing the 15-th highest turnover rate in the nation at 22.64 a ballgame.

Ronni Williams has established herself firmly at the top of the SWAC as she leads the conference and ranks top-40 nationally in steals per game (2.73) on top of placing second in the SWAC for assists a contest (4.0).

Mikayla Etienne is tops leaguewide in terms of three-pointers a game with 2.09 a night as well as a top-five placement for steals per game as well (2.00).

Sarah Moore has provided the size for Coach Walker-Johnson, hauling in 8.3 boards per outing to slot in fourth amongst her league peers.
 
Scouting The Opponent: Texas Southern Tigers

TSU made its debut in the win department on Wednesday, edging past Grambling State by a score of 73-66 in Louisiana.

Preseason All-SWAC Second Team selection Ataiya Bridges is averaging 10.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while fronting the Tigers with 26 assists and 19 steals.

Jala Buster has been a fierce defender in the paint, ranking fourth in the conference for blocked shots at 1.67 a night, helping Texas Southern rank top-35 in the nation for that category as a team (4.9).

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