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Women's Basketball

Thorobrettes bounce back with 80-48 win at Albany State

Box Score ALBANY, Ga. – The Kentucky State women's basketball team bounced back from a tough loss in resounding fashion, rolling to an 80-48 win at Albany State in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game on Monday.

Two days after being held to a season-low 29 points in a loss at Fort Valley State, the Thorobrettes exploded for their largest margin of victory of the season behind a 21-point effort from Logan Powell on 9-of-10 shooting. Alexis Stallard and Shaia Horton also reached double figures for Kentucky State, with Stallard contributing 12 points and Horton 11 with a game-high nine rebounds. Stallard and Taylor Sanders each contributed six assists.

A game removed from their worst shooting performance of the season, the Thorobrettes came back with a 60 percent (12-of-20) performance from 3-point range on Monday, with Powell and Horton each making three. Kentucky State shot 57 percent (34-of-60) overall while holding Albany State to 28 percent (17-of-61) shooting.  

The game remained close throughout the first half, with Kentucky State holding a 23-19 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 36-29 lead at halftime. The Thorobrettes pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Rams 44-19.

Kentucky State improves to 8-3 overall and 3-2 in SIAC play with the win, while Albany State drops to 3-8 overall and 3-1 in the conference. The Thorobrettes return to action when they host Clark Atlanta at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Exum Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Shaia Horton

#32 Shaia Horton

G
5' 8"
Senior
Logan Powell

#52 Logan Powell

F
6' 0"
Junior
Taylor Sanders

#3 Taylor Sanders

PG
5' 5"
Senior
Alexis Stallard

#4 Alexis Stallard

G
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Shaia Horton

#32 Shaia Horton

5' 8"
Senior
G
Logan Powell

#52 Logan Powell

6' 0"
Junior
F
Taylor Sanders

#3 Taylor Sanders

5' 5"
Senior
PG
Alexis Stallard

#4 Alexis Stallard

5' 8"
Junior
G