STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program fell into an early hole in the first quarter and could not dig itself back out in a 104-47 setback at Mississippi State on Wednesday evening.
What You Need to Know:
 
	- Score: Mississippi State 104 | Mississippi Valley State 47
 
 
	- Records: Mississippi Valley State (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) | Mississippi State (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
 
 
	- Location: Starkville, Mississippi – Humphrey Coliseum
 
 
	- Series History: Mississippi State Leads 15-0
 
 
	- Winning Streak: Mississippi State (W15) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A 
 
 
	- All-Time History vs. SEC Opponents: SEC Leads 54-0
 
 
Mississippi Valley State Top Performers:
 
	- Zaria Harleaux was the most impressive student-athlete donning Green and White, leading the offense with 12 points as well as four boards and a steal in her first contest at MVSU after transferring in from Southern University.
 
 
	- Krisen Hunt was the top rebounder and assister for Coach Anderson's bunch, putting together seven and three, respectively, on top of one of the team's two three-pointers.
 
 
	- Kerrigan Johnson was responsible for the other make from long distance, tying Hunt for the team-high of three assists and falling one point shy of double-digits (9).
 
 
	- SyAnn Holmes picked up the club's first block of the campaign, rejecting a State shot attempt around the four-minute mark in the final frame.
 
 
Notes:
 
	- With the setback, the Devilettes have dropped 13 consecutive season openers, last cracking the win column in 2009 with a 71-58 victory over Stillman.
 
 
	- Valley secured its first lead of 2022-23, scoring the season's opening points with a Harleaux jumper 38 seconds into the year.
 
 
The ladies from Itta Bena will be back on Friday night in Baton Rouge when it heads to #14 LSU to play the Tigers in the Pete Maravich Center.
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