Morehead, Ky. – Morehead State used an inside/outside attack to surge ahead in the third quarter and topped Marshall 66-56 Sunday in Johnson Arena.
Morehead State (3-4) got eight points inside from
Kate Dike and outside with two three-pointers apiece from
Violet McNece and Anja Eckstrom to outscore the Herd 26-17 in the quarter and take a 54 42 lead into the final quarter. The Eagles sizzled from the floor in the quarter, shooting 9-15 (60%) and 4-8 (50%) from three-point range.
Dike led Morehead State with 18 points, matching her career high set last week against USC-Upstate. She just missed her second double-double of the season with nine rebounds. Anja Eckstrom hit five of her 11 three-point attempts for a season-high 17 points.
Marie Sepp again flirted with a triple-double: she scored nine points, matched her career-high with 10 assists and pulled down eight rebounds. Josephine Enander set a new career-high with nine points while logging a season-high 29 minutes.
Marshall (5-4) was led by Olivia Olson with 12 points. Peyton Ilderton and Herd leading scorer Timaya Lewis-Eutsey both finished with nine points.
The first quarter was evenly played, with Marshall maintaining a slim advantage throughout. Both teams shot 33% from the floor; the Herd committed eight turnovers to three for MSU. The Eagles got the last two baskets of the frame to go to the quarter break tied at 15-15.
The second quarter was again close, Morehead State led by five at one point and took a 28-25 advantage into the intermission. Marshall shot just 23% from the floor in the quarter, while MSU improved to 42%.
After their third-quarter surge, the Eagles expanded their lead to 14 with a
Marie Sepp layup to make it 56-42 with 8:08 to go. Marshall rallied and cut the lead to five (60-55) with an Ilderton three pointer with 4:25 remaining. The Eagles shot 6-9 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help preserve the win.
Morehead State wraps up their four-game home stand Wednesday when they host former Ohio Valley Conference foe Murray State in Johnson Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET.
NOTABLE
- MSU shot 23-54 (43%) from the floor and 8-30 (27%) from three-point range. Marshall went 20-61 from the field and 8-28 (29%) from beyond the arc. From the free throw line the Eagles went 12-16 (75%) while Marshall hit 8 of their 13 tries (62%).
- Rebounds were even at 39-39. Marshall had a 15-10 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Second-chance points were even at 12-12.
- Turnovers were even at 17-17. Morehead State had a 15-13 edge in points off turnovers.
- Morehead State assisted on 19 of their 23 field goals.
