Eagle Women Fall to Tennesse State 70-62

Morehead, Ky.-- Morehead State got off to a quick start, but a cold second half proved to be its undoing and MSU fell to Tennessee State 70-62 Thursday in the Gentry Center in Nashville.
 
Morehead State (9-9, 4-3 OVC) shot seven of 14 from the field in the first quarter and led 17-12 after the first ten minutes. Marie Sepp led the Eagles in the first quarter, scoring seven points.
 
Tennessee State (3-13, 3-4 OVC) heated up in the second quarter, hitting four of their first five shots and got their first lead on an Aaniya Webb three-point play to go ahead 24-21. That began a 13-0 run capped by Webb's trey at 5:05 to put the Tigers ahead 31-21, their largest lead of the game. Webb scored 13 of her game-high 29 points in the quarter as TSU hit nine of 14 (64%) from the floor. TSU led 35-30 at the half.
 
The Eagles were led by Laura Toffali with 19 points. Kate Dike notched her sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and set a new career high with 13 rebounds.
 
Morehead State responded to open the third quarter with a 10-2 run capped by Anja Ekstrom's three at the 6:52 mark to retake the lead 40-39. Tennessee State ended the quarter with a 9-4 run and led 53-51 heading into the final period.
 
Tennessee State outscored MSU 17-11 in the final frame and clinched the game hitting nine of their 12 free throws in the period. The Tigers also shot 40% (4-10) in the final quarter, while holding MSU to 5-16 (31%) from the floor in the final ten minutes. The Tigers also got 13 points from Erin Martin.
 
Morehead State returns to action Saturday when they visit Tennessee State. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Network and can be watched on ESPN+.
 
NOTABLE

• Morehead State shot 21-59 (36%) for the game, including 7-31 (23%) from three-point range. In the second half, MSU went 9-31 (29%) from the floor and just 2-16 from three-point range. TSU finished the game shooting 50% (22-44) from the floor, including 7-15 (47%) from beyond the arc.
• Morehead State out-rebounded Tennessee State 33-32. MSU got 10 offensive rebounds and had a 9-3 advantage in second chance points. The game was the first all season that Morehead State had lost when out-rebounding their opponent.
•  Tennessee State went 19-27 (70%) from the free throw line. The Eagles were 13-17 (77%) from the charity stripe.
• Tennessee State committed 25 turnovers, while Morehead State committed 19. TSU edged MSU 20-19 in points off turnovers.