Lady Dawgs Finish NOLA Swing Against SUNO

NEW ORLEANS – The Fisk University Lady Bulldogs (16-7, 13-2 GCAC) will play their final game in New Orleans this season today when they take on the Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) Lady Knight (2-22, 2-14 GCAC) (3 p.m. HBCU+) in Gulf Coast Conference play.

Fisk sits in second place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, one game behind the four-time champion Rust College Lady Bearcats. They will travel to take on Rust in the final game of the regular season. Today's game is the final regular season game for SUNO while Fisk will have two make-up games to play due to weather issues back in January.

"Having three games to prepare for the tournament is a blessing," said Fisk Head Coach Victoria Crawford. "We still need to get some things fixed for us to be clicking on all cylinders."

After a slump of not scoring over 20 points in three straight games, NAIA All-American Maya Buckhanon has played her best games the last two. This past Saturday, she had a 29-point, 11-rebound performance against Talladega College. On Thursday at Dillard, she scored a season-high 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

The WMG "Pick 2 Click" is Mya Robinson. With back-up center De'Lesia Scott out, look for Robinson to get a lot of minutes against SUNO.

Game 24: Fisk University (16-7, 13-2 GCAC) at SUNO (2-22, 2-14 GCAC)

Date/Time: Saturday, February 17 | 3:00 p.m. (CST)

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Location: Southern University of New Orleans

Crawford Charisma

Head coach Victoria Crawford has gained a lot of ground in the community after only being in Nashville for a little over a year. She put on a fundraising golf tournament this summer that was well attended. Crawford has crossed with some of the Who's Who of the Nashville scene, including Johari Matthews of the Tennessee Titans, politicians like Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood, State Representative Dr. Harold Love, and Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry. When she arrived to play at the University of Memphis, she followed Nashville Judge Rachel Bell there.

Maya's Many Accolades

Maya Buckhanon returns this season after being named to the NAIA All-American Second Team. Buckhanon was the GCAC Most Valuable and Defensive Player of the Year. So far this season, she has been named the GCAC Player of the Wek six times, the TSWA Player of the Week twice, and she was voted as the NAIA National Player of the Week once.

Hanging With Coach Cooper

Last season, Anthony Cooper was named the GCAC Assistant Coach of the Year. Cooper is one of the hottest prospects around the country for a head coaching job.

Eliotti Excels

Junior Laila Eliotti has represented Fisk well on and off the court. The Computer Science major spent part of her last two summers in Seattle, Washington, interning with the Meta University Software Engineering Academy and Zillow.

Zip, Fast and in a Hurry

Senior Zipporah Davis is the lone returner named to the GCAC all-preseason team. She is ranked second in returner scorers on the team at 9.3 ppg. Her quickness on the defensive end will also be depended upon for the Lady Bulldog's success this season.

Old Faces, Same Spaces

Some old faces are back on the court for Fisk. After taking a year off, junior post player De'Lesia Scott and classmate power forward Mya Robinson are back in uniform. They, along with A'NIya Young and Eliotti, were part of the Notorious Nine recruiting class of 2021.

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Fisk will be back in action on Thursday when they take on TOugaloo College on Senior Night.