Ja’Naiah Perkins-Jackson scores 23 points in Delaware State’s 61-49 victory over South Carolina State

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The Delaware State University women’s basketball team earned their sixth win of the season on Saturday with a 61-49 victory over the South Carolina State University Bulldogs.

Final from Dover‼️⛹🏾‍♀️

Congrats to our very own Ja-Naiah Perkins-Jackson on being awarded Player of the Game after a stellar performance today with 2️⃣3️⃣ points, 1️⃣ assist, and 2️⃣ steals ‼️💪🏽 Keep it going, Ja-Naiah‼️#STAY#DSUWBB#DSUHornets 🔴🔵#HornetNation pic.twitter.com/6LBKwCrt0Q

— Delaware State Women’s Basketball (@desuwbb) January 27, 2024

Senior guard Ja’Naiah Perkins-Jackson led the team in scoring in the win with 23 points.

Graduate student guard Denijsha Wilson also scored in double-digits in the game as she scored 11 points.

Delaware State had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included points off of turnovers (24-13), fast-break points (13-0), bench points (39-16), rebounds (27-19), assists (12-7), turnovers (21-22), blocks (2-1), and steals (14-12).

The Hornets also had the advantage in shooting, with the team shooting 48.8 % (21-43) and South Carolina State shooting 47.7 %(21-44). Delaware State also bested the Bulldogs from the three-point line, with the team shooting 41.7 % (5-12) and South Carolina State shooting 0.0 %(0-8).

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