Women Survives Toughest Test With 74-69 Win Over Faulkner

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College women's basketball program faced its stiffest competition yet in a worthy but so far underperforming Faulkner squad, trailing at the onset of the fourth quarter before gutting out a victory, 74-69, on Thanksgiving eve.

The Basics:

• Score
  • #23 Rust – 74
  • Faulkner – 69

• Records
  • #23 Rust (6-0, 0-0 Gulf Coast)
  • Faulkner (3-7, 0-2 Southern States)

• Location
  • Holly Springs, Mississippi – W.A. McMillan Center

• Series History (Since 2010-11)
  • Rust Leads 2-0 (100%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2010-11)
  • Rust (W2) | Faulkner's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers:

• Diamond Sweats was the only Rust player to score in the double-digits, connecting on a game-high three triples on his way to 15 points along with a Bearcat-best seven rebounds and five assists as well as a block.

• Shuntorri Rodgers made up three of the contest's five blocks in addition to five points, four boards, two steals and a dime.

• Blesseth Dillingham went for a match-most three steals on top of five points while Taniah Bowers logged a trio of assists.

• While Sweats was the only one to cross the double-figure output in the points column, a trio of Lady Bearcats; Niya McGuire, Zoe Alexander, and Karyn Ford; all came close with nine apiece on 10-of-17 (58.8%) shooting.

Next:

• The Blue and White will look to continue its season opening winning streak at a neutral site tournament called "NAIA The Show" on Friday vs. West Virginia Tech (1:30 p.m.) and Saturday against (RV) Oakland City (5 p.m.) inside the MeadowView Resort in Kingsport, Tennessee.

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