BATON ROUGE, La. | Alabama State University women's basketball continued its climb in the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings Thursday night, defeating SWAC
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BATON ROUGE, La. | Alabama State University women's basketball continued its climb in the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings Thursday night, defeating SWAC leader Southern University 61-57 at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
The Hornets, who have now won five straight SWAC games, were led by
Alanah Pooler, who scored a career-high 17 points to pace three Alabama State players in double figures. The win handed Southern just its third conference loss of the season.
Alabama State (10-11, 7-3 SWAC) overcame an early deficit after Southern held a 16-13 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Hornets responded with a strong second period, outscoring the Jaguars 17-11 to take a 30-27 advantage into halftime.
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