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Kate in the paint
Brad Laux
60
SIUE SIUE 10-11,3-8 OVC
64
Winner Morehead St. More 13-9,8-3 OVC
SIUE SIUE
10-11,3-8 OVC
60
Final
64
Morehead St. More
13-9,8-3 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SIUE SIUE 11 19 17 13 60
Morehead St. More 6 17 23 18 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations

Eagle Women Rally Past SIUE 64-60

Dike Posts 26-12 Double-Double

Morehead, Ky.-- Morehead State used a 23-5 run in the second half to grab its first lead of the night early in the fourth quarter and held on to top SIUE 64-60 Thursday night in Johnson Arena.
 
Morehead State (13-9, 8-3 OVC) was led by Kate Dike, who posted her seventh double-double of the season with 26 points and 12 rebounds. She hit nine of her 16 from the floor, including two of three from behind the arc. She also hit six of eight from the free throw line.
 
Landon Forbes finished with 12 points and notched three steals and three assists. Marie Sepp added 11 points and seven rebounds.
 
The Eagles trailed 30-23 at the half, and SIUE stretched the lead to 14 at 45-31 on an Ava Gugliuzza three-pointer at the 4:47 mark. Morehead State ended the quarter on a 15-2 run and trailed 47 46 at the end of the period. The Eagles forced seven SIUE turnovers and had an 11-2 advantage in points off turnovers in the quarter.
 
Morehead State's run continued in the fourth period capped by Landon Forbes' three-pointer with 8:22 to go gave the Eagles their first lead of the game at 51-50. After a Kiyoko Proctor three-pointer at 7:00 to go, MSU ran off eight straight points capped by Josefine Enander's three-pointer to give the Eagles their largest lead of the night at 62-55. SIUE got as close as two points, but two free throws by Forbes with three seconds to go iced the win.
 
SIUE (10-11, 3-8 OVC) was led by Proctor with 16 points. Syanne Mohamed posted her second double-double of the season posting 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lauren Miller added 10 points.
 
Morehead State opened the game making just three of 16 (19%) from the floor in the opening period, getting just six points in the quarter all scored by Dike. The Eagles trailed 11-6 after the first ten minutes.
 
Morehead State wraps up their home stand Saturday when they host Lindenwood in Johnson Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.
 
NOTABLE
  • Morehead State shot 23-61 (38%) from the floor and 6-21 (29%) from three-point range. SIUE went 21-47 (45%) from the floor and 9-22 (41%) from three-point range.
  • MSU outrebounded SIUE 36-30. The Eagles used a 17-6 advantage on the offensive glass to build a 13-3 edge in second chance points.
  • Morehead State forced 22 turnovers while committing 15 (10 in the first half).  The Eagles finished with a 26-17 advantage in points off turnovers.
  • Laura Toffali finished with four steals, giving her 61 on the season, the most in the OVC.
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