South Carolina State University Athletics

BALTIMORE, Md.-The South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs suffered an 77-47 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) road loss to host Morgan State Monday (Jan. 6^th) at Hill Field House.
 
South Carolina State shot 38 percent (16-of-42) for the game, and was led by senior guard Chrisana Scott, who came off the bench to score 12 points, while junior guard Jacquece Alston added 11.
 
The Lady Bulldogs (2-13, 1-1 MEAC) evened the score at 12 all in the first quarter on a basket by Fama Gueye with 2:42 remaining. Morgan State countered by scoring the final six points of the quarter to trigger a 25-8 run just under 13 minutes to take a 37-20 lead at the intermission.
 
The Lady Bears held an advantage in second chance points (11-5), fast break points (18-4) and outrebounded the Lady Bulldogs, 42-22.
 
Morgan State (5-10, 1-1 MEAC), was led by Chelsea Mitchell who finished with a game-high 21 points and pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds to record her seventh double-double of the season
 
The Lady Bulldogs return to action when they travel to Washington, D.C. to take on Howard on Monday, Jan. 13 at 5:30 p.m., before hosting Florida A&M on Saturday, Jan. 18.