Box Score SOUTHAVEN—East division champion Valdosta State led for all 40 minutes as they elimintated the Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs from the Gulf South Conference Tournament 64-49 Thursday afternoon at the DeSoto Civic Center.

The Lady Blazers (19-7) jumped to an 11-3 lead over the first eight minutes as they held the Lady Bucs (15-12) to just three points in their first 17 possessions, committing 10 turnovers as they went 1-of-6 from the floor and 1-of-2 from the free throw line.

The Lady Bucs cut the lead back to four twice, but VSU used a 20-7 run over an 8:56 span to open up a 35-18 lead in the last minute of the first half.

As they have so often this season, the Lady Bucs fought their way back into it, pounding the ball inside repeatedly as they went on a 20-11 run to close the margin to 46-38 with 7:59 remaining.

VSU answered with a 16-7 run to push the lead back out to 17 points at 62-45 with 1:33 remaining.

Sheena DeBose (Tunica, Miss./Rosa Fort HS) led the Lady Bucs with 21 points, while Tameka Wooten (Cordova, Tenn./Cordova HS) had 11 points, six assists, and three steals in her final game.  Jasmine Ellis (Memphis, Tenn./Central HS) grabbed 11 rebounds to go with seven points.

Brittany Daniels scored a team-high 18 points in 20 minutes off the bench.  Sierra Nixon added 13, while Tamika Booker had 10 points and nine rebounds.  Leschelle Matthews had nine assists.

The Lady Bucs committed 28 turnovers, their second-highest mark of the year, while they only forced 17.  VSU also held a 36-27 rebound margin, including a 17-4 edge on the offensive glass.

The Lady Bucs finish their season at 15-12.  Wooten ends her career with 704 points in 57 games, finishing in the top 10 in school history in three-pointers, minutes per game, points per game, and assists per game.