Box Score
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. – The #9 seed Mississippi Valley State University women's basketball program has won a game in the SWAC Tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time in more than a decade (2011-12 and 2012-13) after dispatching the #12 seed Prairie View A&M Panthers in the First Round, 63-49.
Valley destroyed PVAMU on the glass, racking up a +23 (59-36) rebounding margin.
The Basics:
- Score
- #9 Mississippi Valley – 63
- #12 Prairie View A&M – 49
- Records
- #9 Mississippi Valley (8-22, 6-12 SWAC)
- #12 Prairie View A&M (2-28, 0-18 SWAC)
- Series History (Since 2008–09)
- Panthers Lead 27-11 (28.9%)
- Winning Streak (Since 2008-09)
- Devilettes (W3) / Panthers' Last Win: February 20, 2025 (57-50)
Devilettes' Top Performers:
- Nairobi Lewis was a vacuum on the boards, setting a season-high with 16 rebounds (eight offensive) while scoring eight and blocking a team-best three shots.
- Janiya Jones translated a career-best 34 minutes into a season-most five buckets, four from downtown Atlanta (4-for-10, 40%), en route to a MVSU-high 14 points as well as a half-dozen boards.
- Ja'la Douglas was the third Devilette to break some kind of benchmark, snatching a career-high three steals and a campaign-high six rebounds.
- Jaeda Murphy fronted Mississippi Valley in the assist category (5) on top of a solid 13 points.
- Sydnei Marshall reached double figures on offense courtesy of scoring a dozen.
Next:
- Same time, same place on Tuesday afternoon as the Green and White take on #7 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 4:30 p.m. central time in the Second Round.
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