DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Grambling State and Southern University descend upon Daytona Beach for a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Basketball games this weekend beginning Saturday afternoon at Richard V. Moore Gymnasium. Grambling plays Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Jan. 13, followed by a BCU matchup with Southern on Monday, Jan. 15, as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
 
What: Game Fifteen
Who: Bethune-Cookman (10-4, 1-0) vs. Grambling State (7-6, 1-1)
When: Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m.
Where: Daytona Beach, Fla. – Moore Gymnasium (1,000)
 
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What: Game Sixteen
Who: Bethune-Cookman (10-4, 1-0) vs. Southern University (4-9, 2-0)
When: Monday, Jan. 15, at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Daytona Beach, Fla. – Moore Gymnasium (1,000)
 
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IN THE RANKINGS
▪ Bethune-Cookman is not ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25
▪ Grambling State is not ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25
▪ Southern University is not ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25
 
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FAN INFORMATION/PROMOTIONS
▪ Doors open one hour prior to tip-off at the North entrance of Richard V. Moore Gymnasium.
▪ The clear bag policy is in effect for all Bethune-Cookman Athletics events.
▪ Theme (vs. Southern): Greek & Organization Night
▪ All members of Greek Fraternities and Sororities, as well as campus organizations at BCU will be recognized. Members of the organizations are asked to wear their paraphernalia.
 
NEWS & NOTES
▪ Kerrighan Dunn, a junior guard from Texarkana, Texas, is ranked 36th nationally in steals and steals per game.
▪ Bethune-Cookman comes into the weekend with an unblemished 6-0 record at home on the season, and the Wildcats having won their last seven games at Moore Gym dating back to last season.
▪ The Maroon and Gold have the third-best scoring offense in the league with 70.6 points per game, while having the top-ranked scoring defense – allowing opponents just 58.6 points per game on the year.
▪ BCU is shooting at a conference third-best 40.9 percent from the floor, while holding opponents to just 37.4 percent shooting from the field (number one in the SWAC).
▪ Chanel Wilson is scoring 13.1 points per game on the season, good enough for sixth in the SWAC in that department.
▪ Kayla Clark, a junior center from Miami, arrives to the weekend's doubleheader slate tied for second in the conference in rebounding (7.6 per game) – matching Alabama State's Cordasia Harris for that honor.
▪ Wilson is third in the SWAC for assists, averaging 3.6 assists per contest.
▪ Sophomore guard D'Shantae Edwards has handed out 29 assists and pulled in 32 steals (second on the squad), as well as averaging 3.2 rebounds and 6.9 points per game.
▪ Chanelle McDonald, now in her first season with the Wildcats after transferring from Warner (Fla.), is second on the team in rebounding (10.0 per game) and tops in free throw percentage (80.9 percent). She has connected on 38 free throws overall.
▪ BCU is leading opponents in rebounding margin by 2.9 per game.
 
RECAPPING BCU'S LAST GAME (vs. FAMU)
Rivalry Weekend ended in the first Southwestern Athletic Conference win of the season for Bethune-Cookman, as the Wildcats held on for an 80-76 win to start conference play at Moore Gymnasium.
 
A fast-paced first quarter saw Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M separated by just one thanks to a pair of and-ones and a Chanel Wilson three-ball. BCU led by as much as five in the second on a three from O'Mariyah Tucker that made it 24-19. 

The Wildcats closed the half on an 8-2 run, including two Wilson buckets,to hit the break up 35-26. A quick layup and a pair of free throws pulled FAMU back within five to start the second half before a contested layup from D'Shantae Edwards and another transition bucket from Tucker made it 41-32. 

The Wildcats broke things open from there, running up a 15-4 run to make it 53-38 with just over two minutes to play in the third. FAMU's Olivia Delancy kept the Rattlers in the game as her pull-up jumper cut the deficit to single digits with eight minutes remaining in the third. Nashani Gilbert again put FAMU down nine with an offensive rebound and put-back, but Kayla White's jumper at the end of the shot clock again ballooned the lead to 11. Her three with four minutes remaining made it 67-55, forcing a Rattlers timeout. 

Delancy's block turned into a FAMU ball, which she cashed in with a corner three to make it just a four-point game with three minutes remaining. The Cats quickly punched back as Kayla Clark's full-court inbound pass found Edwards for a quick bucket. 

Another wide-open transition pass found Kerrighan Dunn with just 40 seconds remaining to put the cats up 77-71. A game of free throws saw BCU miss a pair to give FAMU possession down just 79-75 with 14 seconds remaining. Daimoni Dorsey came up with a steal, drawing a foul to make it 80-75. One more FAMU free throw made it 80-76, but that was all as the Wildcats held on for the win.
 
Chanelle McDonald led BCU with a season-high 20 points on 5-8 shooting and 10-11 at the free throw line. She also added seven rebounds, an assist and a steal. Four other Wildcats finished in double figures. Wilson had 14, Edwards 12, White 11, and Clark 11 in the win.
 
BCU VS. GRAMBLING STATE SERIES
▪ Bethune-Cookman trails the all-time series against Grambling State by a 4-2 margin in a series that dates back to Dec. 15, 2003.
▪ The Wildcats won the very first meeting between the two teams, 80-52 at Moore Gym.
▪ At home, BCU is 1-2 all-time in the series, while holding a 1-2 record on the road against the Tigers.
▪ Last season, the two away teams won in the series, with BCU collecting a 63-46 decision on January 7, in Louisiana.
▪ Grambling enters the weekend having won four of the last five meetings.
 
SCOUTING GRAMBLING STATE
▪ Grambling arrives to Moore Gym with a 7-6 overall record, and an even 1-1 record in SWAC play. The Tigers won their SWAC-opener, 82-54 over Prairie View A&M, before falling to Texas Southern by a 72-67 count in Grambling, Louisiana in their last contest.
▪ Grambling has the top-rated offense in the SWAC, averaging 79.8 points per game, while opponents are averaging 67.7 points per game against the Tigers.
▪ The Tigers' +12.1 margin in scoring over opponents is also tops in the league.
▪ DeMya Young and Jazmyne Jackson each lead the Tigers in scoring with 121 points across the campaign.
▪ Young averages 10.1 points per contest while shooting 37.4 percent from the floor – adding a 36.7 percent clip from three-point territory. Meanwhile, Jackson is turning in an average of 9.3 points per game and shooting 33.1 percent from the floor overall.
▪ Jackson has knocked down 16 three-pointers on the campaign.
▪ Brenda McKinney has hauled in a team-high 68 rebounds (5.7 per game), with 27 of those coming courtesy the offensive glass.
▪ Douthshine Prien leads the team with 29 steals and 47 assists, adding an average of 9.1 points per game in the process.
 
BCU VS. SOUTHERN SERIES
▪ Bethune-Cookman trails the all-time series against Southern, with the Jaguars winning seven of the 10 meetings thus far in the series.
▪ BCU won the first two meetings in the series that dates back to Jan. 15, 1983, in a game played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
▪ However, Southern has won the last four meetings consecutively, including a 65-63 decision last season in Baton Rouge.
▪ BCU's last win over the Jaguars came via 68-56 result in Daytona Beach on Dec. 13, 2017.
 
SCOUTING SOUTHERN
▪ Southern University will first play Florida A&M before arriving to Daytona Beach, heading to FAMU with a record of 4-9 overall (2-0 SWAC) on Saturday afternoon/evening in Tallahassee, Florida.
▪ The Jaguars are scoring 58.3 points per game as a team, but allowing 66.2 points per contest in reverse of that fact.
▪ As a team, the Jaguars are shooting 37.3 percent from the floor, but just a 28.4 percent clip from long range.
▪ The Jaguars look towards Genovea Johnson for scoring with an average of 12.6 points per game, followed by Aleighyah Fontenot with an average of 8.8 points per game. However, Fontenot is the team's leading scorer overall with 114 total points on the campaign.
▪ Tionna Lidge carries the team in rebounding with 65 (5.0 per game) under her belt, and a total of 45 on the defensive glass. Lidge also leads the team with 16 blocked shots.
▪ Chloe Fleming has a team-high 46 assists, as well as Cayla Obillo – a graduate transfer from Alcorn now in her first season with the program, with 34 assists.
 
UP NEXT
Bethune-Cookman travels for the first time in SWAC play next weekend, as the Wildcats visit Mississippi Valley State (Jan. 20), followed by a trip to Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 22).
 
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