LORMAN, Miss. (Interstat) — The Alcorn State Lady Braves built an early lead and capitalized on turnovers to defeat the Texas Southern Lady Tigers 66-51 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at Davey Whitney Complex.

Alcorn State led 32-18 at halftime, powered by a 19-point first quarter. Texas Southern’s offense struggled, managing only six points in the second quarter. The Lady Tigers found rhythm after halftime, scoring 23 in the third quarter, but could not overcome 19 turnovers, which Alcorn State converted into 24 points.

Ja’Sharreah Hunt led Alcorn State with 14 points. Maci Quiller scored a game-high 16 for Texas Southern. Alcorn State improved to 6-9 overall, while Texas Southern fell to 8-10.