Welcome Home: Bearcats Blowout Bucs In First Home Game Since November

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College women's basketball program took care of business, returning to campus and acting like they never left with a defensive masterclass during an 89-28 drubbing of the Virgin Islands.

The Basics: 

• Score
• • (RV) Rust – 89
  • Virgin Islands – 28

• Records
• • Rust (14-3, 6-1 Gulf Coast)
  • Virgin Islands (0-10, 0-6 Gulf Coast)

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

• Series History (Since 2016-17)
• • Rust Leads 1-0 (100%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2016-17)
• • Rust (W1) | Virgin Island's Last Win: N/A

Rust Top Performers: 

• Diamond Sweats did what she does best, leading the team with a game-high 19 points on 9-of-14 (64.3%) shooting, just missing her second double-double at another contest-best of nine boards along with a trio of assists and steals.

• Joining the split rebounding crown for the contest was Karyn Ford and Nyekuar Quik with nine apiece, combining for 15 points as well off the bench.

• Kennedi Green wasted no time racking up assist after assist, pouring in a half-dozen dimes over less than ten minutes of time.

• Blesseth Dillingham was fantastic in her off-the-ball skills per usual, picking off a match-high four steals, dishing out three assists, grabbing two boards, and making a bucket.

• Three other ladies in Blue and White crossed into double-figures regarding the scoring department as Zoe Alexander, Ahmari Young, and Amelya Hatch contributed ten each while Musharapha Alhassan posted a solid eight points plus five rebounds, three offensively.

Next:

• Quick turnaround for the Lady Bearcats as they will face Talladega less than 24 hours later at 5:30 p.m. on Friday evening.

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