Ohio Valley Conference

NORMAN, Okla. - Facing one of the nation's top teams in a tough road environment, Little Rock continued to show growth and competitive fire Thursday night, taking on No. 9 Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Trojans dropped the contest 103–48, but not before showcasing encouraging stretches of toughness, energy on the glass, and quality minutes from multiple contributors.

Mya Cotto delivered one of her better performances of the season, scoring 11 points with three made threes while adding five rebounds and a steal. Jordan Holman, an Oklahoma native, also finished with 11 points, getting to the line consistently and knocking down five free throws to go with two steals.

Destinee Salgado brought instant energy in the paint, scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds, including four on the offensive end. Alaina Payne added six points and three boards, and Taelor Coxford provided four rebounds off the bench as the Trojans continued to show their ability to win second-chance opportunities — grabbing 16 offensive boards against one of the country's most physical frontcourts.

Defensively, Little Rock forced nine steals and held Oklahoma to just 13 points in the final quarter, the Sooners' lowest-scoring period of the night. Several Trojans stepped up throughout the rotation, with 11 different players recording rebounds and eight scoring.

#19 NOTRE DAME 97, MOREHEAD STATE 48
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Morehead State struggled through a tough shooting night and relentless Irish pressure defense and fell to 19th-ranked Notre Dame 97-48 Thursday night in South Bend, Indiana.
 
Morehead State (4-6) turned the ball over 16 times in the first half leading to 19-2 Notre Dame advantage in points off turnovers. The Eagles shot just 27% from the floor as the Irish pressure defense harried MSU.
 
The Eagles were led by Kate Dike with 11 points. Marie Sepp added nine. Landon Forbes paced MSU with eight rebounds.
 
Notre Dame (7-2, 1,0 ACC) was led by junior guard Hannah Hidalgo with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Cassandre Prosper finished with 20 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Vanessa de Jesus finished with 16 points.
 
Notre Dame jumped out early with pressure defense and led the Eagles 20-8 after the first quarter. A MSU scoring drought of over eight minutes in the second quarter pushed the Eagles further behind, trailing 40-17 at the intermission.
 
Morehead State was able to better find the range in the final 10 minutes, hitting 47% from the floor, scoring 22 points in the final frame.

CHATTANOOGA 81, TENNESSEE STATE 51
NASHVILLE - Tennessee State women's basketball saw strong production from its reserves and continued growth from its young frontcourt on Thursday night, ultimately falling 81–51 to Chattanooga inside the Gentry Center.

The Lady Tigers (1–8) were led by freshman post player Laila Lancaster, who turned in an efficient 14-point performance to go along with two steals. Erin Martin delivered another impactful outing off the bench, finishing with nine points, six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Somah Kamara added five points and two steals while helping spark TSU's defensive pressure.

Tennessee State's bench supplied 29 points, providing consistent energy on both ends. The Lady Tigers made their presence felt on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive rebounds—four from Martin—and converting those opportunities into 11 second-chance points.

Defensively, TSU forced 16 Chattanooga turnovers and recorded five blocks as a team, showing strong activity in the paint. The Lady Tigers opened the second quarter on a 5–0 run capped by an Aaniya Webb three and later pieced together a 6–0 run in the third, continuing to battle throughout the night while generating points off takeaways.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE 83, EASTERN ILLINOIS 55
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Clara Glad and Ava Stoller both scored in double figures for Eastern Illinois on Thursday night, but a cold shooting third quarter hurt the Panthers in an 83-55 loss to North Dakota State at Groniger Arena.
 
Stoller carried the Panthers in the opening quarter with a pair of 3-pointers eventually finishing the game with ten points.   Stoller went 2-of-3 from 3-point range.
 
The Bison built a 21-10 lead in the opening quarter shooting 63.6 percent in the opening ten minutes.  EIU played NDSU even in the second quarter trailing 38-27 at the half.
 
In the third quarter EIU went just 4-of-14 from the floor as the Bison again had a strong shooting quarter going 9-of-13 from the floor as they outscored EIU 28-8 in the quarter.  Avery Koenen was a big part of the NDSU offense with 22 points and 16 rebounds.
 
Glad helped carry the Panthers in the fourth quarter finishing as EIU's leading scorer in the game with 16 points including a 7-of-7 night at the free throw line.
 
EIU fell to 1-9 on the season.  Nyah Hardy scored nine points off the bench with Abbie Boutilier pulling down seven rebounds.
 
Karrington Asp (16 pts) and Marisa Frost (14 pts) joined Koenen in double figures as NDSU improved to 8-2.