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03/14 03:42 CDT Alabama State Lady Hornets take on the Southern Jaguars in SWAC Championship Alabama State Lady Hornets take on the Southern Jaguars in SWAC Championship By The Associated Press Southern Jaguars (18-13, 14-6 SWAC) vs. Alabama State Lady Hornets (17-14, 14-6 SWAC) College Park, Georgia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Alabama State takes on Southern in the SWAC Championship. The Lady Hornets are 14-6 against SWAC opponents and 3-8 in non-conference play. Alabama State is 3-1 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Jaguars are 14-6 against SWAC opponents. Southern is second in the SWAC giving up 59.2 points while holding opponents to 39.1% shooting. Alabama State is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, the same percentage Southern allows to opponents. Southern has shot at a 38.0% clip from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point above the 37.0% shooting opponents of Alabama State have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Lady Hornets won 65-63 in the last matchup on March 3. C.Simpson led the Lady Hornets with 16 points, and Jaylia Reed led the Jaguars with 13 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Simpson is scoring 8.9 points per game and averaging 2.7 rebounds for the Lady Hornets. Amari Franklin is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Reed averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Jaguars, scoring 7.8 points while shooting 35.2% from beyond the arc. Olivia Delancy is averaging 11.4 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Hornets: 7-3, averaging 62.7 points, 40.1 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 9.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 38.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points per game. Jaguars: 7-3, averaging 63.1 points, 31.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 13.4 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.7 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.