Jan. 23, 2008

The Blue and Gold's 46% shooting in the first half and 50% in the second helped secure a victory for the Southern University women's basketball team as they defeated the Devilettes of Mississippi Valley State University Monday night 60-48.

Southern (5-10, 3-3 SWAC) was led by freshman Courtney Scott who scored a career high 16 points. The Baton Rouge product also ended the game with five rebounds. Senior center Frederika Lewis moved her way up the all-time women's scoring list by posting 12 points, enough to move past Thelma Wilhite and LeKeysha Johnson to the 8th spot.

"She was huge. I can't say enough about that," said head coach Sandy Pugh.

Red-shirt freshman Freda Allen continues to wreck shop on the boards posting her sixth double digit rebound game with 10. Allen finished the game with three blocks, two points, and assists and a steal. Junior Deidra Jackson contributed to the win with 10 points.

"We went back with our bigger lineup on defense with Tiffany (Foster) and Courtney, because they create havoc," said Sandy Pugh. "They're long. They're athletic. They create problems for smaller guards, so I went back to what I was doing; I went back to the basics. And the other thing was I wanted to play everybody. You usually have good energy on the road when you can play a lot of people."

Southern will try to win two straight as they welcome the Alabama A&M University Lady Bulldogs to a 2:00 p.m. contest. The game is set for the F. G. Clark Activity on the campus of Southern University.