Lady Rattlers surge past Delaware St.

The FAMU Women’s Basketball team played an inspired second half on both ends of the floor to overtake Delaware State, 53-40 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest at the Al Lawson Center Monday night.

FAMU (10-5, 3-2 in MEAC) outscored the visiting Lady Hornets (3-14, 1-3 in MEAC), 39-14 in the second half, after trailing 26-14 at the break.

The Lady Rattlers shot 54.2 percent from the field (13 of 24) and went 6-of-10 from three-point range in the final 20 minutes, while holding DSU to 17.2 percent (5 of 29) floor shooting, which included an 0-for-6 showing from long range.

Sophomore Antonia Bennett led FAMU with 18 points, going 4-for-8 from distance, while classmate Tameka McKelton added 16 points, hitting 3-of-7 from long range.

FAMU forward Qiana Donald pulled down 11 rebounds, while freshman center Danielle Anderson hauled down a game-high 12 boards, helping FAMU to its’ 48-31 edge on the boards.