---
"title": "SWAC TOURNAMENT WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL: #7 Alabama St. 61, #3 Alabama A&M 53"
"description": "Tanika Jackson and Shanice Merritt each scored 15 points as #7 seed Alabama State defeated #3 seed Alabama A&M 61-53 in a women’s semifinal of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament. Alabama State (13-16) advances to Saturday’s championship game vs. the Southern-Texas Southern winner. Alabama State is the lowest seed to make the women’s final […]"
"date": "2010-03-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2010/03/12/swac-tournament-womens-semifinal-7-alabama-st-61-3-alabama-am-53/"
"categories":
  - "Basketball"
"tags":
  - "Alabama A&M"
  - "Alabama State"
---

# SWAC TOURNAMENT WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL: \#7 Alabama St. 61, \#3 Alabama A&M 53

[![](http://www.tspnsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aaf.gif "AlaSU3")](http://www.tspnsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aaf.gif)Tanika Jackson and Shanice Merritt each scored 15 points as \#7 seed Alabama State defeated \#3 seed Alabama A&M 61-53 in a women’s semifinal of the Farmers Insurance SWAC Basketball Tournament. Alabama State (13-16) advances to Saturday’s championship game vs. the Southern-Texas Southern winner. Alabama State is the lowest seed to make the women’s final since \#8 seed Mississippi Valley in 2004. Alabama A&M’s season ends at 16-13. The game featured 13 ties and 12 lead changes with neither team leading by double figures. A pair of free throws by Jackson with 5:56 to play gave Alabama State the lead for good at 48-47. The free throws were part of a 15-6 run to end the game and put Alabama State in the tournament championship game for the first time since 2006. Katrich Williams scored a game-high 24 points to lead Alabama A&M.