HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program received its first double-double of the campaign via Zakiya Mahoney as she notched the fifth of her career in an 85-49 setback against the Cardinals.

What You Need to Know:
 

• Score: Lamar 85 | Mississippi Valley State 49

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-4, 0-0 SWAC) | Lamar (3-1, 0-0 Southland)

 

• Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Reed Green Coliseum

 

• Series History: Lamar Leads 2-0

 

• Winning Streak: Lamar (W2) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A

 

• All-Time History vs. Southland Opponents: Southland Leads 10-7

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers:
 

• Mahoney shot 58.9%, making a career-high ten field goals on 17 attempts for a season/game-best 22 points. Her Devilette-best ten rebounds gave her a double-double for the first time since February 19 last season and her fifth in just over two full seasons at Valley while also collecting a team-high three steals as well.

 

• Kerrigan Johnson fronted Mississippi Valley with a career-high four assists and swiped a steal for the second time this year.

 

• Milia Gibson pulled down a tied for career-high half-dozen rebounds and spent all 40 minutes on the court for the first time as a Devilette.

 

• Krisen Hunt went for a season-most nine points on top of her second multi-three pointer affair of 2022-23 and Zaria Harleaux put together a quality eight points.

 
Notes:
 

• MVSU tied its season-best for three-pointers made, knocking down four from distance on the evening.

 
The Green and White women meet the Nicholls Colonels for the second time this week at 3 p.m. on Saturday during the final contest of the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic.

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