Lady Dawgs to Honor Three Seniors in Final Regular Season Home Game

NASHVILLE – As the season is wrapping up, the Fisk University Lady Bulldogs (17-7, 14-2 GCAC) are on a role. Winners of five in a row, and 11 of their last 12, they will now play their final home game tonight when they take on Tougaloo College Lady Bulldogs (6-17, 5-11 GCAC).

Tonight is Senior Night. Maya Buckhanon, Zipporah Davis, and Liz Gibbs will be honored. Fisk sits in second place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, one game behind the four-time champion Rust College Lady Bearcats. On Saturday, they will travel to take on Rust in the final game of the regular season. Today's game is a makeup game from January. Davis has seen a lot in er time at Fisk. She was an incoming freshman when the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 epedemic. 

"We are going to miss those three for sure after this season," said Fisk Head Coach Victoria Crawford. "Zip has been here all four years ans has been through a lot. She was one of the first ones to greet me when I took over the job. We still have work to do. This team is not going to lay down for u. We have to play."

After a slump of not scoring over 20 points in three straight games, NAIA All-American Maya Buckhanon has played her best games in the last three. On February 10, she had a 29-point, 11-rebound performance against Talladega College. A week ago today, at Dillard, she scored a season-high 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. She topped those two games by scoring a GCAC and school-record 60 points. Her efforts earned her NAIA National Player of the Week honors.

The WMG "Pick 2 Click" are the seniors.

Game 25: Tougaloo College (6-17, 5-11 GCAC) at Fisk University (17-7, 13-2 GCAC)

Date/Time: Thursday, February 22 | 5:30 p.m. (CST)

Watch:  Fisk YouTube Channel

Location: Henderson A. Johnson Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

Crawford Charisma

Head coach Victoria Crawford has gained a lot of ground in the community after only being in Nashville for a little over a year. She put on a fundraising golf tournament this summer that was well attended. Crawford has crossed with some of the Who's Who of the Nashville scene, including Johari Matthews of the Tennessee Titans, politicians like Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood, State Representative Dr. Harold Love, and Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry. When she arrived to play at the University of Memphis, she followed Nashville Judge Rachel Bell there.

Maya's Many Accolades

Maya Buckhanon returns this season after being named to the NAIA All-American Second Team. Buckhanon was the GCAC Most Valuable and Defensive Player of the Year. So far this season, she has been named the GCAC Player of the Week eight times, the TSWA Player of the Week three, and she was voted as the NAIA National Player of the Week twice.

Hanging With Coach Cooper

Last season, Anthony Cooper was named the GCAC Assistant Coach of the Year. Cooper is one of the hottest prospects around the country for a head coaching job.

Eliotti Excels

Junior Laila Eliotti has represented Fisk well on and off the court. The Computer Science major spent part of her last two summers in Seattle, Washington, interning with the Meta University Software Engineering Academy and Zillow.

Zip, Fast and in a Hurry

Senior Zipporah Davis is the lone returner named to the GCAC all-preseason team. She is ranked second in returner scorers on the team at 9.3 ppg. Her quickness on the defensive end will also be depended upon for the Lady Bulldog's success this season.

Old Faces, Same Spaces

Some old faces are back on the court for Fisk. After taking a year off, junior post player De'Lesia Scott and classmate power forward Mya Robinson are back in uniform. They, along with A'Niya Young and Eliotti, were part of the Notorious Nine recruiting class of 2021.

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Fisk will finish their regular season on Saturday when they take on the top team in the GCAC, the Rust Lady Bearcats.