Women's Basketball | 11/9/2017 2:05:00 PM

 
This season's team is completely different from last year as the Lady Tigers lost eight seniors.  This season, Savannah State welcomes 11 newcomers, including nine freshmen, and returns four letterwinners. 
 
The Lady Tigers are tied with Fordham University with 64.3 percent of the team as freshmen in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and tied for eighth highest percentage with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 71.4 are underclassmen.
 
Seniors guard Lauryn Fields and center Reynetta Phillips return for their final season, while junior guard Jacqueline Anderson and sophomore Praise Russell are the four returning letterwinners.
 
Savannah State welcomes two junior transfers of Donasja Scott from Baltimore Community College and Kaylee Allen from Chicago State University.
 
The nine freshmen are guard Le'Terria Mathis from Warner Robins, Ga., guard Heniaya Moton from Washington, D.C., guard Teyah Johnson from Seale, Ala., forward, Jalea Gray from Lawrenceville, Ga., guard Nadia Farmer from Columbus, Ohio, guard Jazmine Barlett from Augusta, Ga., center Sabree Gallishaw from Atlanta, Ga., center Alexxus Sowell, from Lancaster, S.C., and forward Kayla Vance from Phenix City, Ala.
 
Head coach Cedric Baker enters his 15^th season at the helm of the women's basketball program at SSU and enters his 24^th year as head coach in his career. 
 
Six of the first eight games are in the state of Georgia with four of them in Savannah, including three games at the Savannah Invitational in the Civic Center. 
 
The Lady Tigers travel to Montgomery, Ala., to face Alabama State University Monday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
 
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