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Jordan Little
54
Delta St. Delta 1-5,1-5 Gulf South
66
Winner Union (TN) Union 4-2,4-2 Gulf South
Delta St. Delta
1-5,1-5 Gulf South
54
Final
66
Union (TN) Union
4-2,4-2 Gulf South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Delta St. Delta 9 13 14 18 54
Union (TN) Union 20 11 14 21 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Union Sports Information

Lady Bulldogs split weekend series against DSU with 66-54 win

JACKSON, Tenn. - The Union University women's basketball team avenged its loss Friday night with a 66-54 win against Delta State University. Union improved to 4-2 on the season and 4-2 in the Gulf South Conference. Delta State dropped to 1-5 overall and 1-5 in league play. 

Union stormed out to a big lead in the first quarter, leading 20-9 at the end of the quarter. The Lady Statesmen showed good effort on both sides of the ball in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 9 at the half. Union led 31-22 at the half.  

Early in the third quarter, the Lady Statesmen cut the lead to as low as five points. However, an offensive outburst by the Lady Bulldogs from the likes of Sadie Knee, Jaelencia Williams, Jordan Little, Selale Kepenc and company, forced a lead as big as 14 points with only 1:42 left in the third.  

A minute into the fourth quarter, the Lady Statesmen would cut the lead back to five points, however just like in the third, Union would collect the momentum and run away with the game. Through regulation, the final score was 66-54 with Union on top.  

 
Union outscored Delta State in both the first and fourth quarters, losing the second by two points and tying the third.  

Union was led by Jaelencia Williams with 18 points and 12 rebounds, giving herself a double-double in the contest. Williams led the team in rebounds, while also having an outstanding performance defensively down low with six blocks. Union's Shanique Lucas and Emily Beard also added double digits to the point column. Lucas scoring 15 points with five rebounds and leading the team in assists with five. Beard scored 12 points shooting 4-6 from 3-point range, where she scored all 12 of her points. Union shot 44 percent from the field, including 33 percent (6-18) from long range, and 66 percent (10-15) from the free-throw line. 

Delta State was led by Shaniyah Buford and Zyarie Ewing who both added 15 points. Ewing had 12 rebounds giving herself a double-double. The Lady Statesmen shot 37 percent from the field, 25 percent (4-16) from 3-point range, and 71 percent (10-14) from the foul line. 

Up next for the Lady Bulldogs is a road GSC West division matchup in Livingston, Alabama, against the Tigers of West Alabama. That game will be Friday, January 15, at 6:00 p.m.

-UNION- 

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