Lady Bearcats Reach 20th Win With Ease

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – The Rust College women's basketball program has crossed the 20-win plateau for the fifth consecutive season, with the exception of the pandemic shortened year, easily achieving that with a wire-to-wire win over Wiley University on Thursday evening.

The Basics: 

• Score
• • (RV) Rust – 71
  • Wiley – 30

• Records
• • (RV) Rust (20-3, 12-1 Gulf Coast)
  • Wiley (11-11, 6-8 Gulf Coast)

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

• Series History
• • Rust Leads 14-11 (56%)

• Winning Streak
• • Rust (W6) | Wiley's Last Win: January 8, 2014 (93-48)

Rust Top Performers: 

• Blesseth Dillingham, not usually known for buckets, put double-figures in the points category for the first time at Rust, recording 11 in addition to a contest-most five assists.

• Niya McGuire was the contest's highest scorer at 12 points, logging five rebounds and going 6-of-11 (54.5%) during a 25-minute appearance.

• Musharapha Alhassan was the top rebounder, hauling down 11 boards on top of nine points with six of those coming on the offensive glass.

• Karyn Ford also went for a bunch of rebounds (10) to go along with seven points and Diamond Sweats traded her offense for a more defensive approach against the Wildcats as she swiped five steals, one less than the visitors did as a team.

Next:

• The Blue and White will look to avenge their only GCAC defeat over the second place Panthers of Philander Smith at 2 p.m. on Saturday for Senior Day when they honor Dekeriya Patterson, Taniah Bowers, Zoe Alexander, Kennedi Green, Ahmari Young, Karyn Ford, Adjaratou Mbaye, Diamond Sweats, and Niya McGuire.

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