Mississippi Valley State University Athletics

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program got a double-double from one of its ladies for the second straight showdown and saw one of its student-athletes make the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team as Nicholls enacted revenge for earlier this week, 84-74.

What You Need to Know:
 

• Score: Lamar 84 | Mississippi Valley State 74

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-5, 0-0 SWAC) | Nicholls (3-4, 0-0 Southland)

 

• Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Reed Green Coliseum

 

• Series History: Nicholls Leads 5-1

 

• Winning Streak: Nicholls (W1) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: November 22, 2022 (64-49)

 

• All-Time History vs. Southland Opponents: Southland Leads 11-7

 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers:
 

• Zaria Harleaux was easily the best player on the court Saturday, going off with a season-high 17 points and a game/season-best 17 rebounds on top of her first two blocks as a Devilette and shooting 46.2% as well as a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe.

 

• Krisen Hunt went for numerous career-bests of 16 points, six field goals made, and three assists.

 

• Elisa Saffold broke through the double-figure scoring barrier for the first time at MVSU by nailing a game-most four long range bombs for 12 points in just 17 minutes.

 

• Mahoney fronted Valley State with four assists, poured in ten points, grabbed five boards, and made multiple threes while earning herself All-Tournament honors.

 

• Kerrigan Johnson tied a career-most four rebounds to go along with eight points and three assists, Milia Gibson handed out a career-best three helpers, and Kyriana Jones produced eight points plus her first multi-steal night of her collegiate debut season.

 
Notes:
 

• Valley matched its season output of three-pointers made through the first five games in the second tilt with Nicholls alone, burying 13 long balls on 33 attempts for a 39.4% conversion rate.

 

• MVSU won the turnover battle for the third time in five games (11-13), both games versus the Colonels and at Lipscomb.

 

• The 74-point showing was its best offensive performance by ten, securing its most threes (13), its highest field-goal percentage (34.7%), and its highest stat totals for offensive rebounds (18), assists (16), plus blocks (2).

 
The Devilettes will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Thursday evening as its hosts nationally ranked Utah on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. as part of the Pac-12 / SWAC Legacy Series.

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