Women's Basketball wraps homestand against Fisk, Oakwood
The Wiley University women's basketball team will close out its six-game homestand with rematches against Fisk University on Thursday and Oakwood University on Saturday in Alumni Gymnasium.
Thursday's game will tip at 5 p.m. and Saturday's game will tip at 6 p.m. Both will be broadcast on HBCU+ Wiley University channel – which can be viewed online or the application can be downloaded on a phone, tablet or Smart TV. Live statistics will also be available and can be found in the women's basketball schedule on wileyathletics.com.
The Lady Wildcats (10-7, 5-4 GCAC) are looking to end a two-game losing streak after falling 76-56 against Dillard University on Friday. For the second straight game, they played without leading scorer Jamiya Eaddy. They were scheduled to play Southern University at New Orleans on Saturday, but the Lady Knights didn't have enough players. The programs are arranging a makeup date.
Ashunti Cooper posted a career-high of 23 points in Friday's game – hitting nine of 14 shots and three of five 3-pointers. She won Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week, notching the third weekly honor by the Lady Wildcats this season. Wiley enters this week's games ranked fifth in the conference standings – trailing Dillard by a half-game for fourth. It leads Oakwood by 1.5 games.
Fisk (11-6, 8-1 GCAC) didn't play last week with its games against Tougaloo College and Rust College being postponed by weather. The last time it took the court was on January 13. The Lady Bulldogs are tied with Rust for first in the conference. Maya Buckhanon is dominating during GCAC play, averaging 22.4 points and 15 rebounds per game. She put up 26 points and 23 rebounds in the December 7 game against Wiley.
Oakwood (5-11, 3-5 GCAC) also didn't play last week. It is ranked sixth in the conference. The Ambassadors have split their last four games with victories over the Virgin Islands and Southern-New Orleans and losses to Fisk and Dillard. Trenisha Adams is averaging 14.8 points and 5.5 per game in her last four. In the December 9 game against Wiley, Adams put up 19 points and six rebounds.
The Lady Wildcats are looking for their first victory over Fisk after dropping its first three. They fell 79-51 on December 7. Wiley has won all three meetings against Oakwood, including a 75-59 decision on December 9.
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