Winston-Salem, N.C. – Fayetteville State University had much to cheer about in the locker room after defeating Winston-Salem State 72-57 in the C.E. Gaines Center. With two games left before the CIAA Tourney, FSU has a clear lead in the Southern Division after sweeping the Rams for the season.
 
FSU (17-7 overall and 12-4 in the CIAA) has only one divisional loss and hosts Shaw on Wednesday for Senior Night and travel to Saint Augustine's on next Saturday.

Brittany Drumgoole (Kinston, N.C.) contributes in whatever area is needed for the Broncos. In the second half, Drumgoole dished out 4 assists made 4-of-4 three pointers to finish with a game-high 18 points.
 
Katisha Hyman (Chocowinity, N.C.) and Shantel Bennett (Sanford, N.C.) played their consistent game to put up 15 and 14 points, respectfully. Point guard Chantel Williams led the team with 10 defensive rebounds.
 
Yakima Clifton turned her focus away from scoring (5 points) to finish with game-highs 8 blocks and 5 steals. She missed out on a double-double with 9 rebounds.
 
Winston-Salem State led by as much as three points in the second quarter on their way to the 33-31 halftime lead. FSU's largest lead was 17 with 46 seconds left in the game. WSSU's last field goal was with 3:13 left in regulation.
 
The game pretty much started the way it ended for both teams.
 
Fayetteville State got the Ram fans rowdy against their own team as the Broncos went on a 7-0 run from jump ball to force WSSU into an early timeout after 7:13 had ticked away from the clock. Apart from three made free-throws, Winston-Salem State did not score its first field goal until Amaya Tucker nailed a three at 4:32 to bring the score to 12-6.
 
Winston-Salem kept battling back to take its first lead of the game (29-28) with 1:45 left in the quarter.
 
Fayetteville State contributed the ball on offense with 11 assists in the first half and finished the game with a total of 17. 
 
Amaya Tucker led the Rams with 15 points while Brionna Pate and Kyree Hall finished with each.
 
Fayetteville State will look to secure the No. 1 Seed from the South in the CIAA Tournament for the second time in two years.