WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
Eastern Kentucky 73,
@Morehead State 60
#11 Iowa 86,
Western Illinois 69
EASTERN KENTUCKY 73, MOREHEAD STATE 60
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Laura Toffali posted her first double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds, but Morehead State fell to Eastern Kentucky 73-60 Wednesday afternoon in Johnson Arena.
Toffali made 11 of her 20 attempts from the floor, including one of two from three-point range. Her 24 points set a new career-high. Her 10 rebounds and five steals matched her season-highs. She played in all but 10 seconds in the game. MSU's Marie Sepp added 11 points and Landon Forbes added 10.
Morehead State (2-4) shot 38% (24-63) from the floor, but struggled from long range, hitting just 21% (5-22). EKU also shot 38% (18-48) from the floor but also shot 38% from three-point range (9-24).
Eastern Kentucky (6-1) placed four players in double figures scoring, led by Joseana Vaz who posted 21 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Liz Freihofer finished with 16, Ella Bradley chipped in 11 and Althea Kara Angeles added 10.
EKU used an 8-0 run to close out the opening quarter to take a 19-12 lead after the first 10 minutes. The Colonels shot 50% (5-10) from the three-point range (and 43% from the floor) in the opening frame, while MSU hit just one of their six trey attempts and shot 29% from the field.
The Eagles' shooting woes continued in the second quarter; MSU again hit just one of their six three-point attempts. Morehead State improved to 43% from the floor (6-14) in the second quarter. EKU took a 36-26 lead into the intermission.
Eastern Kentucky came out of the intermission with a 6-0 run to extend the lead to 42-26. The Colonels blistered the nets shooting 6-10 from the floor, making two of their four three-point attempts. Vaz scored nine points in the frame, including a driving layup at the horn to give EKU their largest lead of the afternoon at 58-41.
The Morehead State offense awakened in the fourth quarter; the Eagles shot 6-15 (40%) from the floor and made two of their six three-point attempts. MSU cut the lead down to single digits twice: the first on a Forbes three-pointer with 5:26 to go, and again on a Kate Dike trey at the 3:10 mark. EKU iced the game at the free throw line, hitting 13 of 14 from the line in the final quarter.
#11 IOWA 86, WESTERN ILLINOIS 69
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Recap coming soon.