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DAYTON, Ohio – Kim Demmings scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and host Wright State thwarted a comeback effort by Morehead State as the Eagle women’s basketball team absorbed a 53-46 setback at the Nutter Center Sunday night.
WSU moved to 6-6, while MSU dropped to 4-10.
The Eagles trailed by 12 with 6:43 left but used a flurry of three-pointers to cut the WSU lead to just two before late free throws settled the score.
“We wanted to get it to a single-digit game and we did exactly that,” Head Coach Tom Hodges said. “We got one stop and then we didn’t convert, and we just kind of let it get away.”
Junior guard Terrice Robinson led MSU with 18 points, including four triples – her 10th game in double figures. Junior guard Allie Turner registered 10 points, and freshman guard Kelsey Funderburgh helped MSU rally with a trio of late-game three-pointers for a career-high nine points.
“Credit Kelsey for coming in cold and giving us a chance to win the game,” Hodges said.
Demmings’ bucket gave the hosts a 43-31 lead with less than seven minutes, but Funderburgh nailed three straight trifectas, and Robinson added one, and MSU found itself down just 45-43. Robinson hit her fourth three-ball with 1:17 left, but the Raiders connected on all six of their charity tosses to seal their victory.
The opening half featured six lead changes and four ties. Wright State led 7-3 early, but sophomore forward Mackenzie Arledge capped an 11-2 Eagle run with a three-pointer at 11:40, and MSU had its largest advantage at 14-9. Demmings scored the final five points for her team late in the half, and WSU took a 26-22 lead to the break.
“We led, but we took a bad shot and then didn’t play good defense on two possessions,” Hodges commented about the end of the half. “That changed the momentum, and it took us too long in the second half to get our energy back.”
WSU held MSU to 30 percent (14-of-47) for the game and hit just 32 percent (18-of-56) itself. The Raiders held a 47-30 edge in rebounds. MSU turned the ball over only 10 times.
Morehead State begins Ohio Valley Conference action on Saturday as it hosts Eastern Illinois at 5:15 p.m. ET.
