After being on the road for their first nine games, the Lady Tide took advantage of playing in

Kelly Wise Memorial Gymnasium by defeating Long Beach 61-57 for their first win of the

season. Despite missing 20 free throws, the Lady Tide prevailed to even their District record

at 1-1.

"It was nice to finally play at home. We had a balanced attack with three players in double digits.

We've been working on getting the ball in Monique's hands because even when she doesn't

score, it creates a lot of other situations. Overall, we have played much better this week, but

we still have to do a better job at the free throw line," said Head Coach Kristi Mitchell.

Monique Brown lead the scoring attack with 18, Andrea Jackson had 15 including 6/8 from the

free throw line in the fourth period and Karly Moran scored 12. Other scorers for Picayune were

Janaea Wills with 3 while Melody McGill, Sharonda Jackson and Hillary Dickens each had two

points.