Women's Basketball wraps up regular season against Philander Smith

The Wiley College women's basketball team will conclude its home schedule and the 2022-23 regular season against Philander Smith College at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Alumni Gymnasium.

The game will be broadcast on the Wiley College Athletics YouTube channel. Live statistics will also be available.

The Lady Wildcats (16-8, 7-6 GCAC) are coming off winning three games at their home pod last weekend, which marks their longest winning streak during GCAC play. The victories secured the fourth seed in the 2023 GCAC Women's Basketball Championship.

After beating Southern University at New Orleans on Friday, Wiley College topped Oakwood University 101-83, marking the first time it broke the century mark since November 5, 2016, when it put up 108 against Rust College. Five Lady Wildcats scored in double figures led by Diamond Hawthorne's 26 – which matched her career-high. Tamia Dolls followed with a career-best 15 points. Kaitlyn Davis tallied 14, Alaeh Pressley put up 11 and Jay'lann Myles added 13. Minnie Miller led the team with 13 rebounds. Dolls and Pressley each had four assists. Hawthorne led the team with four steals.

The Lady Wildcats were slightly outshot 48.5 to 44.3 percent. They shot better from 3-point range – hitting nine of 22 attempts while Oakwood hit three of 14. Wiley College outrebounded the Ambassadors 48-38. It won the turnover battle 29-24. Thirteen of Wiley College's takeaways came on steals.

On Sunday, Wiley College honored its three seniors Davis, Kayja Jackson and Pressley. They started and finished an 89-87 victory over Tougaloo College. Davis and Dolls led the team with 19 points each. Diamond Hawthorne followed with 13 points and five steals. Kayja Jackson added 12 points and eight rebounds. Pressley contributed nine points, four steals and three assists. Miller led the team with 11 rebounds – marking her seventh game with double-digit rebounds. She also posted a team-high five assists.

Philander Smith (20-5, 10-3 GCAC) won two out of three games in its home pod last weekend. It's looking to clinch a share of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season title with a win and loss by Rust College, which topped the Lady Panthers on Sunday. They are tied with Fisk University for second, splittling their regular season games.

Miya Yelder averaged 20 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game last week to earn GCAC Player of the Week. She put up 23 points, seven rebounds and five steals in the December 14 game against Wiley College.

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