LORMAN &045; Something may have indeed clicked with the Alcorn Lady Braves on Saturday.

Perhaps, but no one will no for sure until their next time out on the floor. But things were going so good in Saturday night’s 74-43 win over Prairie View A&M that freshman reserve Tina Huff had three blocked shots in the final minute of the contest.

Like Huff &045; that skinny, 6-5 center out of Ohio &045; it may just be all about confidence. So when the Lady Braves take the floor against Grambling at 10 a.m. Wednesday, things may be different.

Grambling beat Alcorn twice during the regular season, but the Lady Braves are confident they’re a better team right now.

&uot;They beat us both times, and I hope the players realize we had a chance to beat them here,&uot; ASU head coach Shirley Walker said. &uot;We didn’t play well at their place, but we can match up pretty good. We’ve got to comb our hair, get our mindset right and play good basketball.&uot;

If anything, tournament time has taught everyone in the world of college basketball that you really never know until you play. That may hold truer this season than last season when Alabama State was a little above everyone else and rolled to the tournament title.

This time it’s a little more even among the top half of the SWAC standings, and the Lady Braves’ season holds that statement true.

They’ve beaten the top three teams in the conference &045; Jackson State, Alabama State and Southern.

&uot;We’ve beaten the No. 1 and 2 teams, and I feel we can beat anyone,&uot; sophomore forward Natasha Dennis said. &uot;That’s why we’re going into the tournament with a lot of confidence. We know we can beat anyone.&uot;

Said forward Tnonealyer Powers: &uot;It doesn’t matter because we beat Southern and we knew we can beat Grambling. We know what we’ve got to do, and we know what we’ve got to do to be SWAC champions. I think it’s more evenly distributed this year. Basically, everybody has beaten everybody.&uot;

Although the season has had its ups and downs, they’ve beaten everyone but Grambling this season. The Lady Tigers fought out a win at the Whitney Complex, but at Grambling the Lady Braves were never a factor despite playing one of the best games of the year two nights earlier.

&uot;Basically, we have stay focused,&uot; sophomore forward Natasha Dennis said. &uot;If we get out and win one, we’ve got to stay focused and win the next one. We understand what we have to do. We came out too relaxed (at Grambling). We thought they were going to lay down, but they didn’t. We owe them one &045; that’s all I can say.&uot;

Saturday’s impressive win over Prairie View A&M Saturday may have come at just the right time. The Lady Braves got everyone in and got contributions from just about everyone, including freshman Rasaan Powell, the 6-2 freshman out of Columbia who continues to impress off the bench.

The physical Powell complements Powers and Candace Roberts off the bench if they get in foul trouble, and the Lady Braves may be the only team outside of Jackson State (Amie Williams) and Alabama State (Crystal Kitt) with an impressive inside game.

It’s been the team’s main source for offense this season since the Lady Braves are dead last in 3-pointers taken and made in the SWAC.

&uot;Rasaan Powell has stepped it up a lot,&uot; Powers said. &uot;Even though she’s a freshman, she’s realized what she has to do on the court. She’s one of our key post players. When she comes off the bench, she does an outstanding job of executing. She’s got good moves and good hands. She catches the ball, and she’s fundamentally sound.&uot;

Powell finished with 13 points in just 13 minutes Saturday night, a stat that’s been sort of her trademark this season. She’s started just three games this season and is averaging just 10 minutes on the floor a game, but she’s made the most of her time on the floor.

&uot;I think Powell is getting better every day,&uot; Walker said. &uot;(Against Valley) she played 11 minutes and scored 13 points. She has good hands. I think she can be a great asset to the program.&uot;