FAMU women’s basketball rings in New Year with 59-38 win over SSU

The FAMU women’s basketball team won its third straight game of the season on New Year’s Day, riding a strong second half surge past the Savannah State Tigers, 59-38 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at The Al Lawson Center.

FAMU (7-7, 1-1 in MEAC) caught fire from the floor in the second half, shooting 51.9 percent from the floor (14 of 27) to pull away from the visitors, which trailed 26-18 at the half.

The Rattlers outpaced the Tigers (2-8, 0-1 in MEAC) on the scoreboard over the last two quarters by a 33-20 margin.

Alicia McCray’s layup with 9:16 left in the third put FAMU ahead by 10 points, 28-18 and the Tigers never got closer the rest of the way, as the Rattlers held a 15-point edge, 42-27 after three periods.

Dawn King’s three-pointer with 28 seconds left in the game staked FAMU to its’ largest and final margin at 59-38.

McCray led FAMU with 15 points, followed by Olivia Antilla with 11 points.