McGuire’s 21 Points Leads Women To Blowout At Southern-New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Rust College women's basketball program stormed The Castle and slayed the Knights of SUNO with a runaway 89-52 victory to run its winning streak in conference contests to ten-in-a-row counting the 2023 GCAC Tournament.

The Basics: 

• Score
• • (RV) Rust – 89
  • SUNO – 52

• Records
• • (RV) Rust (12-2, 4-0 Gulf Coast)
  • SUNO (1-12, 1-5 Gulf coast)

• Location
• • New Orleans, Louisiana – The Castle

• Series History (Since 2021-22)
• • Rust Leads 4-0 (100%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2021-22)
• • Rust (W4) | SUNO's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers:

• Niya McGuire was deadly efficient and accurate at the same time, pouring in a game-high 21 points over just 20 minutes on 9-of-10 (90%) shooting on top of three rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot.

• Makaila Brown pretty much had one goal; snag as many boards as possible, averaging a rebound every 30 seconds and a steal/point for each minute on the floor with four apiece.

• Five Lady Bearcats posted double-digits in the scoring category including McGuire as Diamond Sweats had 10 while Dekeriya Patterson (13), Musharapha Alhassan (11) and Kennedi Green (10) made their presence felt as reserves.

Next:

• The Blue and White are now relaxing comfortably on Christmas Break as they are finished for the 2023 calendar year and return to the hardwood on January 4 in Marshall, Texas at the home of Wiley University (5 p.m.).

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