ORANBGEBURG, SC—The first-year head coach Cedric W. Baker era begins Wednesday (Nov.5) when the South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs open against Morris College in a women's basketball non-conference matchup inside Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.

Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. and you can follow on LIVE Stats

SCSU is coming off and 2-29 overall, 1-13 MEAC season. The Lady Bulldogs welcomed over 12 newcomers to the squad this season along with top returnee's senior guard's Shaunice Reed, Janiah Hinton, and Angie Juste-Jean.

Meanwhile Morris College is coming off an 2-21 overall, 1-5 NAIA on record.

SERIES: South Carolin a State holds an 2-0 advantage over Morros College dating back to 2015. The Lady Bulldogs won both contest on Nov. 15, 2015 (90-39) and Nov. 21, 2016 (85-57) in Orangeburg SC.

NEXT UP: South Carolina State returns to action on Tuesday (Nov. 11) at home versus visiting Trinity Baptist College inside Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m.

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South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer and football with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.

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