The Lady Panthers split two games as they took an Alabama road trip to play against the Lady Hornets of Alabama State and the Lady Bulldogs of Alabama A&M University. The Lady Panthers came into the road trip with a two game win streak and sole possession of second place in the SWAC trailing Southern University. The Lady Panthers’ first test came against the Lady Hornets. In the first 7:26 the Lady Panthers went on a 13-0 run but the Lady Hornets did not go away silently. They fought back and ended the half on a 19-8 run to end the first half down by only two points with a score of 21-19. The second half was a back and forth battle with four ties and four lead changes. The game would either be tied or the Lady Hornets would have the lead from the 15:56 minute mark all the way to the 3:43 minute mark. But once again good second half defense and scoring would put the Lady Panthers up by as much as nine points for the remainder of the game and extended their win streak to three with a 50-43 win. Senior forward Robin Jones and sophomore guard Sharde Henry both led the Lady Panthers in scoring with 14 points. Robin Jones recorded a double-double with 10 rebounds to go along with her 14 points.
The Lady Panthers’ next opponent would be the Lady Bulldogs of Alabama A&M. The Lady Bulldogs led throughout most of the first half but the Lady Panthers would stay in striking distance. They led by as much as one point in the first half but the Lady Bulldogs’ execution on offense gave them a 31-24 lead at half. The Lady Panthers fought back hard in the second half to take a one point lead at the 15:59 and 10:10 minute marks but both leads were short lived due to offensive execution by the Lady Bulldogs and 10 total turnovers committed in the second half alone by the Lady Panthers. The Lady Bulldogs led the rest of the game and would win 61-50. Senior forward Robin Jones led all scorers with 15 points.
The Lady Panthers will have their last two regular season games at home as they will play the Lady Braves of Alcorn State on March 3, and the Lady Jaguars of Southern University on March 5. There are still hopes for a share of the SWAC regular season title as the Lady Panthers and Lady Jaguars both have two games remaining in SWAC play. The SWAC tournament begins March 8 in Garland, Texas.