Sydnei Marshall scored 15 points to lead Mississippi Valley State, which lost 87-55 to Lipscomb on Thursday at Allen Arena in Nashville.
The Delta Devils opened with a 4-0 lead after Marshall scored the game’s first basket and Bryana Block added a jumper. Lipscomb answered with an 18-10 advantage by the end of the first quarter and led 38-22 at halftime.
Mississippi Valley State scored 17 points in the third quarter, with Marshall, Block and I’xana Winters contributing. Lipscomb held a 63-39 lead entering the fourth. Marshall scored six straight points to open the final period, bringing the score to 63-45 with 8:07 remaining, but the Delta Devils could not close the gap.
Winters and Block each scored 11 points. Winters made two of three 3-point attempts and had two assists, two rebounds, a steal and a block. Block also made two 3-pointers. Te’lynn Lee-Rose added eight points, a team-high eight rebounds, two steals and a block.
Mississippi Valley State outrebounded Lipscomb 37-36, including 13 offensive rebounds, and scored 26 points in the paint. The Delta Devils shot 32.1% from the field and 53.6% from the free-throw line, while making 40% of their 3-point attempts.
Lipscomb’s Tess Wiczek scored a game-high 18 points, and Lexi Primus added 17. The Bisons made 16 3-pointers and shot 51.7% from the field.
Mississippi Valley State’s schedule listed a road game against Tennessee State in Nashville for Saturday, Nov. 14.
