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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Morehead State's women's basketball team was held to just 28 percent shooting Sunday at Georgia State, and despite cutting a large deficit to less than double digits in the final half, the Eagles dropped a 61-47 contest to the Panthers at the GSU Sports Arena.
GSU, which played minus its head coach due to a Colonial Athletic Association suspension, improved to 6-2. The Eagles fell to 1-9 with their eighth straight setback.
Junior guard Terrice Robinson led MSU with 10 points, her eighth game in double figures this year. Sophomore Casey Ryans grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds and scored nine points. Tiffany Anderson netted 11 to lead the hosts, while Kayla Nolan notched 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Eagles were 6-of-36 from three-point range. Georgia State entered the game as the nation's best three-point defensive team. After a 1-for-18 showing from beyond the arc in the opening half, MSU hit 5-of-18 in the second frame.
The Panthers out-rebounded MSU 50-37 and held a 38-20 advantage in points in the paint. The Eagles forced 21 GSU mistakes and made 21 themselves.
Georgia State opened the game on a 17-4 run in the first eight minutes and never trailed by less than 10 in the first half. The Panthers led 28-17 at the break. GSU pushed ahead 33-17, but the Eagles roared back with a 10-0 run keyed by two Allie Turner treys. MSU cut the margin to 33-27, but an 8-0 GSU run, helped by a pair of three-point plays, put the game effectively out of reach. The Eagles trimmed the deficit to less than 10 once more. Turner concluded with a trio of triples for nine points.
MSU finished 18-of-64 from the floor and hit all five of its free throws. The Eagles limited the Panthers to 2-of-12 from three-point range.
Morehead State remains on the road Tuesday as it travels to UAB for an 8 p.m. ET matchup. The game can be heard live on WIVY-96.3 FM.
