Lady Dawgs Take on New Orleans Teams in Stillman Pod
Game 16: Fisk University Lady Bulldogs (5-10, 5-4 HBCUAC) vs. SUNO (4-12, 2-5 HBCUAC)
Date/Time: Monday January 6, 2025, 2 p.m. (CST)
Game 17: Fisk Lady Bulldogs (5-10, 5-4 HBCUAC) vs. Dillard (9-4, 6-1 HBCUAC)
Date/Time: Monday January 6, 2025, 2 p.m. (CST)
Watch: UEN Network
Live Stats: Southern University at New Orleans (LA) vs. Fisk (TN) | PrimeTime | Mon, Jan. 6, 2025 2:00 PM CST
Location: Birthright Gym – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (JANUARY 6, 2025) – For the second time this season, the Fisk Lady Bulldogs will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this time to play two games in the Stillman University Pod. In their first trip, they lost to Stillman 67-64. On Monday and Tuesday, they will play SUNO and Dillard University in their final regular season games against HBCUAC Western Division teams. After starting 4-1 against the East, Fisk is 1-3 against the West, losing their last three.
"We need a win in the worse way to get back on track," said Fisk head coach Victoria Crawford. "We had a pretty good start to the conference season, and then fell off. We have work to do to fulfill to goals we have."
Lady Dawgs Look to New Players to Get Back on Track
With star forward Jayla Bibbs out. Fisk has relied on a couple of freshmen to take up the load. Kayla Lee has played the last two games and has averaged 13.5 points per game. Teniya Williams scored 13 points off the bench the last time out against Tougaloo. Bibbs is day-to-day. Crawford hopes she can return this week after missing the last five games. All losses.
Transfer Keeli Burton-Oliver will also be looked upon heavily to carry the load in the middle as post Dee Scott remains out.
Fisk will have their hands full trying to prevent SUNO from scoring. The Lady Knights come into the contest third in the conference in scoring, averaging 66.8 points per game. Five players are averaging at least 9.2 points per game, with Jordan Harris leading at 11.9.
KEY MATCHUP (Against Dillard):
Dillard has a strong inside-outside attack. Senior Cassidy Lowe is third in the conference in scoring averaging 15.5 points per game. Guard Skyler Christmas leads the conference in field goal percentage (58.7) and three point percentage (55.2).
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These two games need be the Keeli Burton-Oliver show. Burton-Oliver has been playing much better of late and is primed for a breakout game.
Lady Dawgs at A Glance
Senior Leadership
The days of college players playing for four years at one school has become a loss art. The Fisk Women's Basketball Team has done a pretty good job of keeping players in school through their eligibility. With a mixture of returning players and transfers, Fisk started the season with nine seniors on their roster. The team heads into the second semester with seven.
Mia Robinson, Dee Scott and A'Niya Young are three holdovers from the highly decorated "Notorious Nine" recruiting class of 2021. They join Jayla Bibbs, Keeli Burton-Oliver, Courtney Lumpkins, and Ami McClow as the seven seniors.
Courtney Carrying
With key backcourt players out, senior Courtney Lumpkins has carried the bulk of the load in running the point guard position and scoring. Against the Virgin Islands, she scored a career-high 23 points. Lumpkins has scored double figures in the past four victories.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will finally be back at home on Thursday when they take on Oakwood University.