ETTRICK, VA- The Virginia State University women's basketball team will host the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) on Tuesday, January 10 for a CIAA matchup. The contest is set for 5:30pm at the VSU Multipurpose Center.
 

Date	Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Time	5:30 p.m.
Live Stream	VSU Trojans v. JCSU Golden Bulls
Live Stats	LIVE STATS
Location	Ettrick, VA (VSU Multipurpose Center)
Twitter	@VSUsports
Instagram	@vsutrojans_1882
Facebook	Virginia State University Athletics

Series History
The VSU Trojans are 7-11 against the JCSU Golden Bulls in the series. The teams met last season, where the VSU secured a close 87-82 win over Johnson C. Smith.

Self-Scout
The Trojans are 7-7 on the season, 3-2 in the CIAA, under the leadership of VSU's 1^st year head coach Nadine Domond. On Jan 8, VSU secured a close win to the Livingstone Lady Blue Bears with a final score of 60-56. The squad currently shoots 35% from the field and is averaging 62 points per contest. They have moved up and are now ranked second in the conference in free throw percentage knocking down 72% of their shots from the foul line and are second in the conference with a turnover margin of 3.8. They look to improve from behind the arc as they shoot just 66-of-255 (26%) from the three-point line.

Defensively, VSU is second in the conference in defense points per game (57.2). The Trojans are second in the CIAA in opponent three-point percentage forcing opponents the field and 22.2% from beyond the arc against them. They average 10.4 steals per game while forcing 21 turnovers per contest. 

Sommer Blakemore leads the team with 15.7 points per game; shooting 39.6% from the field, and averages 5.5 free throws, 2.7 steals and 3.4 assists per game. Kylah Webb leads the Trojans in rebounds, averaging 5.7 boards per game.

Scouting the JCSU Golden Bulls
JCSU is 4-9 on the season, 0-4 in the CIAA after a Jan. 7 loss against Elizabeth City State. The Lady Golden Bulls are averaging 69 points per game while allowing 71. Collectively, they are shooting 39% from the field, 30% from three-point range and 63% from the foul line. JCSU averages 43 rebounds and 12 assists per game. They also are averaging 19 turnovers per game while allowing opponents to score 17 points off turnovers. They have averaged 9 steals and 1 block on the season. Shaniya Jones leads the Lady Golden Bulls averaging 20.8 points per game, while India Howard controls JCSU's boards (12.3 per game) and Aaliyah Bell leads in assists (3 per game).