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CHICAGO, Ill.—Morehead State's women's basketball team started its five-game road stretch with a setback to Chicago State, 75-71, Saturday afternoon at the Jones Convocation Center.
The win for CSU (1-5) was its first of the year. The Eagles moved to 3-3.
"We did a lot of things right today," said Head Coach
Greg Todd. "We out-rebounded them, including 21 on the offensive side, we forced 22 turnovers and shot well from the free- throw line. But, we lacked energy today, and shots weren't falling for us."
MSU attempted 71 shots from the floor and 29 from three-point range but only connected on 36 percent overall and 20 percent from beyond the arc.
Four Eagles scored in double figures, led by junior forward
Shay Steele with 16. She also collected seven rebounds. Sophomore guard
Aaliyah Wells kept MSU afloat in the first half as she scored 14 but was held scoreless in the second half.
Freshman guard
Miranda Crockett finished with nine points and 10 rebounds, including four offensive boards. Senior guard
Natalie Greenwell, who had scored 46 over her last two games, finished with 11 points and five rebounds.
Morehead State held a 39-36 halftime lead and kept its advantage throughout the third quarter until CSU's Jasmine Sanders hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in the period to push the Cougars on top 59-56. The Eagles never regained a lead in the fourth period.
MSU will take on the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (2-2) at 4 p.m. ET Sunday. The contest will be the first between the Eagles and RedHawks since the 1982-83 season. Miami is coming off a recent overtime defeat to Eastern Kentucky, 77-72.
