# 2009–10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2009–10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University and had a record of 9-21. The Lady Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent. The head coach was Cedric Hardy, who served his sixth year. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The Lady Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 9–22 record posted in the 2008–09 season.

## Coaching staff

| Name | Type | College | Graduating year |
| Cedric Baker | Head coach | Voorhees College | 1990 |
| Billy Hamilton | Assistant coach | Albany State University | 2008 |
| Sonya Wilson | Assistant coach | South Carolina State University | 1994 |

## Roster

SSU Women's Basketball Current Roster :
| Head coach: Cedric Hardy |||||
| G | 4 | Kymberli Stamps | Sophomore | 5-10 | Columbus, GA |
| F | 5 | Deanna Newton | Freshman | 5-5 | Mt. Pleasant, TX |
| G | 10 | Courtney Long | Junior | 5-9 | Bowdon, GA |
| G | 12 | Ashlee Barley | Sophomore | 5-7 | Columbus, GA |
| G | 15 | Crissa Jackson | Sophomore | 5-7 | Columbus, GA |
| F | 20 | Alisha Nelson | Sophomore | 6-3 | Phenix City, AL |
| G | 21 | Brittany Gilbert | Freshman | 5-9 | Albany, GA |
| F | 22 | Darice Fountain | Freshman | 5-11 | Wichita, KS |
| F | 23 | Latoya Ashley | Sophomore | 5-10 | Augusta, GA |
| F | 24 | Carlita Johnson | Sophomore | 6-0 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| G | 25 | Mattisha Mangum | Freshman | 5-6 | Durham, N.C. |
| F | 32 | Raven James | Sophomore | 6-0 | Phenix City, AL |
| G | 33 | Treasure Monroe | Junior | 5-4 | Kingsland, GA |
| C | 34 | Whitney Elliot | Freshman | 6-2 | Savannah, GA |
| F | 50 | Gabrielle Bennett | Freshman | 5-5 | Rock Hill, S.C. |
| C | 55 | Renetta Phillips | Freshman | 5-5 | Marshall, TX |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 13* 6:00 p.m. | Edward Waters | W 48-42 | 1-0 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 15* 4:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State | L 50–60 | 1-1 | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, S.C. |
| November 17* 7:00 p.m. | Allen | W 78-39 | 2-1 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 19* 6:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | L 38-41 | 2-2 | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| November 22* 2:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 60-50 | 3-2 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 25* 7:00 p.m. | Stetson | W 54-49 | 4-2 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 28* 4:00 p.m. | Columbia College | W 77-21 | 5-2 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 30* 5:30 p.m. | at Alabama State | W 50-49 | 6-2 | ASU Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| December 5* 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | L 35-49 | 6-3 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| December 13* 3:00 p.m. | Alabama State | W 45-36 | 7-3 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| December 15* 7:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | L 45–57 | 7-4 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| December 17* 7:00 p.m. | vs. Jacksonville State University of North Florida Classic | W 51-37 | 8-4 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| December 18* 5:00 p.m. | vs. North Florida University of North Florida Classic | L 42–56 | 8-5 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| December 20* 5:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina | L 41–57 | 8-6 | Kimbel Arena Conway, SC |
| December 22* 5:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | L 51–66 | 8-7 | CSU Field House Charleston, SC |
| December 30* 7:00 p.m. | Georgia | L 45–80 | 8-8 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 2* 12:00 noon | at Texas Tech | L 40–69 | 8-9 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX |
| January 4* 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | L 49–60 | 8-10 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 6* 7:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | L 53–60 | 8-11 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 9* 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 35–53 | 8-12 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 12* 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | L 36–69 | 8-13 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 18* 4:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | L 46–50 | 8-14 | McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium Durham, NC |
| January 21* 7:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Georgia Tech | L 51–80 | 8-15 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| January 27* 7:00 p.m. | at College of Charleston | L 48–68 | 8-16 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| January 30* 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | L 43–54 | 8-17 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 6* 1:00 p.m. | NJIT | W 54-51 | 9-17 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 11* 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | L 41–68 | 9-18 | Cassell Coliseum Blackburg, VA |
| February 13* 2:00 p.m. | at Longwood | L 48–79 | 9-19 | Willett Hall Farmville, VA |
| February 20* 2:00 p.m. | Longwood | L 36–60 | 9-20 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 28* 4:00 p.m. | Morris | L 50–55 | 9-21 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards

* Sophomore guard Crissa Jackson was named to the 2010 All Independent Second Team on March 31, 2010.