SAVANNAH, Ga.- The Savannah State women's basketball team were ranked among the best in the nation when the final Division I statistics were released by the NCAA recently.

As a team, Savannah State led the nation in 3-point field goal defense at 24.1 percent, beating out 2009-10 tournament champion Connecticut (24.3%).

South Carolina State, Allen, Stetson, Columbia. Louisiana Lafayette, North Carolina Central, New Jersey Tech and Longwood all were held to one made 3-pointer against SSU.

During the season, SSU ranked 19th in scoring defense, surrendering 55.5 points a game. The Lady Tigers best defensive effort came against Columbia where they only gave up 21 points.

Sophomore forward Alisha Nelson finished the season ranked 9th nationally in blocked shots per game with three. The 6-3 Phenix City, Alabama native led SSU with 91 blocks this past season. She had a season-high eight blocks against Morris. Nelson had 46 blocks during the 2008-09 season.