NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers (3-3) absorbed a quick start by the Alcorn State Lady Braves (0-4) and rallied back to a 66-62 win at the Lakefront Arena on Tuesday afternoon.
THE FINISH
After trailing by five inside of three minutes remaining, New Orleans went on a 7-0 spurt. The basket that gave the Privateers the lead was off a steal and a fast break layup from
Dionjhae Thomas to make the score 63-61.
Off a miss,
Mia Deck crashed in for a crucial offensive rebound which forced the Lady Braves to foul. On the inbound pass, Deck knocked down a triple to seal the second consecutive victory for the Privateers.
LEADING THE WAY
For the third consecutive game, Delgado set a new career high in points with 21 on 8-of-11 shooting. Deck contributed 16 points and Thomas also landed in double figures with 10. The Privateers bench outscored Alcorn State 32-12.
HOW WE GOT THERE
-The Lady Braves got off to an 8-2 start within the first four minutes of the contest. They eventually grew their lead to as large as 11 in the opening stanza.
-Alcorn State began their afternoon efficiently as they sunk 8-of-15 field goal attempts in the first 10 minutes.
-The second quarter started with a 6-0 run by New Orleans. The first six points came from transition baskets.
-At the half, New Orleans trailed 30-28. The Privateers forced 15 turnovers but also committed the same amount.
-New Orleans took their first lead of the afternoon on a Deck triple from the corner less than two minutes into the third quarter.
-Kirdis Clark led three in double figures for Alcorn State with 19 points. Deja Mitchell and Diamond Hall had 13 and 11 respectively.
-As a unit, the Privateers were 50% (11-of-22) from three-point range on the day, their best output in percentage and total makes on the season.
NEXT UP
After the break, the Privateers will start Southland play against Stephen F. Austin on Jan. 2 at 2 p.m.
