Dover. Del. (Feb. 15) --- Delaware State Lady Hornets win today against conference opponent Florida A&M Rattlers (FAMU) 61-53. The Lady Hornets improve to 11-12 overall and 7-3 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This is the best start for DSU in the MEAC, since the 2008-2009 season, when that team went 11-2 to start conference play.
The Lady Hornets also snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Rattlers, defeating Florida A&M for the first time since a 57-53 victory during the 2012-13 campaign. The Lady Hornets topped the Rattlers in Memorial Hall for the first time since the 2008-09 season. 

With the score being 2-2 after two minutes of play DSU went on a 7-0 run. Lady Hornets guard Lyric Turner starts the run by drilling a three-pointer. On the following possession Janasia Law finds DeMaurea Moore for a layup. Turner caps off the run by scoring a layup in transition, increasing the lead to 9-2 with 7:00 left in the quarter.

Florida A&M scores six straight, cutting the lead down to just one with 6:09 left in the first.

At the 2:52 mark of the 1^st quarter when Shalaunda Burney-Robinson scores in the post, giving the Rattlers their first lead at 12-11.

DSU trails 18-15, after the first ten minutes of play.

Delaware State opens the second quarter with a 6-0 run. DSU uses a full court press which leads to Miajah Bullock intercepting a pass and scoring a layup in transition, giving DSU a 21-18 lead with 8:46 remaining in the half.

Tierra Floyd grabs an offensive rebound and finishes with a layup to put DSU up 29-25 with 1:41 left in the half.  On the Rattlers next possession, DSU guard Janasia Law steals an errant pass and outlets the ball to Bullock for a Fastbreak layup, pushing the lead to six. After a Rattlers basket, Turner crosses her defender and scores with an acrobatic reverse layup with 21 seconds left in the second quarter. DSU lead increases to 36-27 heading into halftime, as Tierra Floyd hits a 35 foot three-pointer at the buzzer.  

The Lady Hornets outscore FAMU 21-9 in the second quarter.

Delaware State's largest lead of the game was at 11 with 4:19 left in the third. DSU got to that margin as Zoe Holmes deflects a pass into the arms of Lanayjha Ashe, who drives in transition and finishes with a pull-up jumper. The Rattlers cut the lead down to six heading into the final ten minutes of play.

Up just four points with 4:10 left in the game, Zoe Holmes banks in the free throw line jumper. After a Rattlers basket, Holmes hits a turnaround fadeaway, giving DSU a 55-49 lead with 3:29 left.

After two minutes of scoreless basketball, Holmes finds Janasia Law for an open three-pointer from the right wing. Law's three gives DSU a 58-49 lead with 1:22 left in the fourth, putting the game out of reach.

Delaware State shoots 23-of-58 (39.7%) from the floor and just 4-17 (23.5) on three-point attempts.

Tierra Floyd stuffs the stat sheet with a team high 13 points, five rebounds, five steals and three blocks.

DeMaurea Moore and Lyric Turner scores nine points each.

Florida A&M makes just 22-of-56 (39.3%) on field goal attempts, including 5-of-19 (26.3%) from beyond the arc.

Rattlers Shalaunda Burney-Robinson has 26 points and 21 rebounds, both game highs.

DSU STARTERS
#14 DeMaurea Moore
#23 Janasia Law
#24 Lyric Turner
#31 Tierra Floyd
#34 Lanayjha Ashe

KEYS TO THE GAME
1. DSU scores 33 points off turnovers.
2. DSU totals 16 steals and four blocks.

UP NEXT
DSU plays host to Bethune Cookman on Monday Feb 17^th. Tip-off starts at 5:30 pm.