Official Site of the Tigers · Nov 6, 2019
Balanced scoring leads women's basketball to home opening win
Box Score
51 Alcorn 0-1,0-0 SWAC 57 Memphis 1-0,0-0 AAC Score By Periods Team 1 2 3 4 Total Alcorn 17 9 6 19 51 Memphis 19 13 16 9 57 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Three players in double-figures led the University of Memphis women's basketball team to a 57-51 victory over Alcorn State Tuesday evening to open up the 2019-20 campaign. The win marked the ninth-straight home opening victory for the Tigers.
Play between the two teams started with a balanced effort until an 8-2 run by the Tigers gave Memphis a six-point lead with 3:11 left in the first quarter. Lanetta Williams knocked down her first two three-point attempts during the Memphis run.