Lady Bearcats’ Defense Smothers Dillard

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College women's basketball program surrendered less than 35 points for the third time in its past six outings while obliterating the Bleu Devils on the boards (55-29) to wins its tenth consecutive matchup in the series, 68-33.

The Basics: 

• Score
• • (RV) Rust – 68
  • Dillard – 33

• Records
• • (RV) Rust (18-3, 10-1 Gulf Coast)
  • Dillard (10-11, 9-5 Gulf Coast)

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

• Series History
• • Rust Leads 11-3 (78.6%)

• Winning Streak
• • Rust (W10) | Dillard's Last Win: March 1, 2019 (74-43, GCAC Quarterfinals)

Rust Top Performers: 

• Niya McGuire, who usually excels as a reserve, got the starting nod and rewarded Coach Jackson with her second career double-double consisting of a team-high ten points plus ten boards (eight on offense).

• Zoe Alexander was the other lady to hit that point total, also getting ten to tie for the team lead on 4-of-8 (50%) shooting plus five rebounds.

• Musharapha Alhassan may have scored a pair of points, but otherwise, she seemed uninterested in the hoop and threw all her efforts into putting in post work, corralling 15 rebounds (9 offense, 6 defense) and the Lady Bearcats' sole block.

• Diamond Sweats had the only steal of the night for RC on top of eight points while Kennedi Green fronted the contest with three assists in addition to five boards.

Next:

• The Blue and White will look to defend their castle, the W.A. McMillan Center, against the Knights of Southern-New Orleans on Saturday at 2 p.m. in search of its sixth straight triumph.

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