Elston's Late Spark Assists Avery, Humphries, and Jackson to win on Women's Hoops Senior Day

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MOREHEAD, Ky. – The Morehead State Women's Basketball team used a 13-point fourth-quarter effort from junior guard Jazzmyn Elston to power its way to a 69-60 victory over Tennessee State on senior day Saturday afternoon at Johnson Arena.
 
With the teams tied at 56 and 2:49 remaining in the final quarter, Elston drove to the cup and missed a contested layup but was able to get it back and finish the play for two points. The second-chance layup turned into an 8-0 run over the next 1:14 with Elston scoring the next six points on three-point buckets.
 
The Rossville, Ga., native finished the game with a team-best 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting which included a 5-of-9 mark from three-point range.
 
Prior to Elston heating up, seniors Breuna Jackson and Jaleesa Avery steadied the team on both ends as Jackson provided scoring and Avery rebounding. The 5-foot-5 Jackson tallied 17 points and made two triples while Avery nabbed a career-best 14 rebounds.
 
Along with Jackson and Avery, forward Orlandra Humphries was honored pregame during a special ceremony. Humphries made her first-career start in the game and totaled three rebounds and one blocked shot.

 
Tennessee State, which falls to 4-22 overall and 2-14 in the Ohio Valley Conference play for the 2019-20 season, had its scoring paced by Jazmine Young's 20 points. Young made 16-of-18 free throws and grabbed five rebounds while also dishing five assists.
 
With the win, Morehead State moves to 10-18 overall and 6-10 against OVC competition.
 
Next up, Morehead State plays a pair of crucial road games when they meet Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn., on Thursday before closing out the regular season against Eastern Kentucky in Richmond on Saturday.

POST GAME HIGHLIGHTS & COMMENT FROM HEAD COACH GREG TODD