Women's Basketball 1/31/2015 8:48:00 PM

Women’s Basketball Falls To N.C. A&T State

Box Score

SAVANNAH, Ga. – In a rare home loss, the Lady Tigers were edged out by N.C. A&T State on Saturday in the final two minutes for their third conference loss of the season.

Coming into Saturday's 48-53 loss, SSU was 16-4 in Tiger Arena since the beginning of the 2013-14 season. SSU falls to 10-10 on the season and 5-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

SSU trailed 41-46 with 6:24 to play on Saturday, but after three scoreless minutes from both teams, Rhianna Warren dropped a 3-pointer and MEAC preseason player of the year, and SSU redshirt senior, Ezinne Kalu finished two good free-throws with 2:32 to play to knot the score up at 46 in the Lady Tiger's 20^th game of the waning season.

Sophomore Kenyata Hendrix got a block on the Aggies ensuing possession, but SSU couldn't capitalize on their possession turning the ball over with 2:18 to play. NCAT responded with a good jumper from Eboni Ross to take a two point lead with 1:46 on the clock.

Dana Brown followed it with another good short jumper and SSU found themselves down 46-50 with 1:09 to play. Brown led the field with 16 points on the night. She went 3-for-6 from downtown and 4-for-7 from the field.

Tiyonda Davis got basket in the paint with 57 seconds to play, cutting the visitors lead back to two points.

SSU missed a couple of key shots in the following seconds. Brown finished three free-throws to give A&T the five-point victory.

The Lady Tigers garnered the program's first MEAC win over NCAT earlier this season, beating the Aggies 59-56 in North Carolina. NCAT takes a 9-2 series advantage with Saturday's win. They improve to 12-10 on the season and 5-4 in the MEAC.

Senior Jasmine Norman came off the bench to lead SSU in the scoring, with 14 points on the night. She shot 62.5 percent from the field, and 80 percent from the free-throw line. Kalu finished with 10 points. It was her lowest scoring game this season.

SSU was beat on the boards by A&T, with the Aggies corralling 39 rebounds to SSU's 27. The Aggies shot 42.9 percent from the field, while the Lady Tigers managed a 36.7 percent clip.

The Lady Tigers hit the road next weekend to face Morgan State and Coppin State in Baltimore, Maryland. They return home for an important, middle February, three-game MEAC home stand, that begins with a visit from S.C. State on Feb. 14.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Kenyata Hendrix: G; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#4 Jasmine Norman: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#11 Rhianna Warren: G; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#23 Ezinne Kalu: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#44 Tiyonda Davis: C; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#2 Kenyata Hendrix
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: G

#4 Jasmine Norman
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#11 Rhianna Warren
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: G

#23 Ezinne Kalu
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#44 Tiyonda Davis
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: C