MONDAY’S SCORES
@Kansas City 69,
Southeast Missouri 65
@South Alabama 59,
Tennessee State 43
@UT Martin 72, Arkansas State 62
Bradley 66,
@Eastern Illinois 65
Indiana 63,
@Murray State 62
KANSAS CITY 69, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 65
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Allyson Bradshaw poured in a career-high 18 points, but the Southeast Missouri women's basketball team fell to host UMKC, 69-64 at the Swinney Recreation Center on Monday night.
Courtney Shiffer's free throw with under two minutes to play gave the Redhawks (1-1) a 59-58 lead, but the Kangaroos' (1-1) Kim Nezianya scored five consecutive points to give them a lead they would not relinquish.
Southeast opened with the first points of the game when Brittany Harriel made a layup on the first possession, but UMKC followed with a 7-0 run over the next seven minutes to grab a 7-2 lead.
The Kangaroos eventually went up 19-10 with just over seven minutes left in the half after a Kim Nezianya bucket with 8:23 left in the opening frame. From there, the Redhawks went on a 13-4 run to even the score at 23 apiece. Bradshaw started the surge with a steal and layup, then drained a three-pointer from the wing. Harriel then scored consecutive baskets to make it a two-point game.
Four-straight Kangaroo points from Hailey Houser put them up 23-17 with 4:39 showing on the clock, but the Redhawks came back once again. After a Shiffer free throw, Jordan Hunter made a layup and a three-pointer to even the score at 23 apiece with under two minutes left in the half. UMKC did regain the lead on a Lauren Dudding jumper, taking a 25-23 advantage into halftime.
UMKC scored the first four points of the second half to go back on top by six points, but Southeast cut the gap to 35-34 after Bradshaw made her third three-pointer of the second half with under 17 minutes to play. A Bradshaw jumper three minutes later gave Southeast its first lead (38-37) since 2-0 with 14:27 showing on the clock.
From there, the game turned into a seesaw affair. The lead changed hands 17 times and was tied five times overall. A Bailie Roberts three-pointer put Southeast on top 58-56 with under three and a half to play, but O'Connor tied it up with jumper.
Shiffer hit a free throw put the Redhawks ahead 59-48 with 1:57 left, but UMKC got consecutive buckets from Nezianya, the first a three-point play on an and one and then another layup following a defensive stop. The Kangaroos grabbed a 65-59 lead with under a minute left, but Kara Wright drained a three-pointer to cut the gap to 65-62 with 34 seconds to play, but Eilese O'Connor hit four free throws down the stretch to put the game away.
UMKC held a slight edge in field goal percentage, making 43.5 percent of its shots compared to Southeast's 43.3 percent shooting. The Redhawks drained 10-of-19 three-pointers (52.6 percent) and held the Kangaroos to 2-of-7 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc. UMKC made 13-of-18 free throws (72.2 percent) compared to Southeast's 2-of-4 (50 percent mark). The Redhawks gathered 38 rebounds to 36 by the Kangaroos. Southeast committed 18 turnovers while UMKC had 11 miscues.
Bradshaw scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half and was joined in double figures by Harriel (12 points) and Roberts (11 points). Courtney Shiffer added a game-high 15 rebounds off the bench. UMKC's Kim Nezianya scored 23 points and added 11 rebounds while O'Connor (17 points) and Ashli Hill (12 points) also scored in double figures.
SOUTH ALABAMA 59, TENNESSEE STATE 43
MOBILE, Ala. - The Tennessee State University women’s basketball suffered through a late second-half scoring drought that led to the Lady Tigers falling to South Alabama, 59-43, on the road Monday night.
Tennessee State (1-1) was leading, 39-38, when South Alabama (2-0) used a 21-4 run to pull away and claim the win.
Alana Morris led TSU with nine points while Jasmin Shuler and Simone Hopes each tallied eight. Chelsea Hudson pulled down nine rebounds for the Lady Tigers.
The Jaguars were led in scoring by Mary Nixon’s 16 points while Brianna Wright recorded 11 rebounds.
Both teams began the game with high-energy on the defensive end as the score was only 10-10 at the 10:01 mark. TSU fell behind by three before Kesi Hess nailed a triple from the corner to pull the Lady Tigers even.
The game was tied, 13-13, when South Alabama posted five straight to go ahead, 18-13.
The Lady Tigers answered with an 8-2 run of their own to briefly capture the lead, 21-20, with 3:16 remaining in the half. TSU, however, was outscored, 6-0, in the final three minutes and went into the halftime break trailing, 26-21.
Tennessee State fell behind, 29-23, in the second frame but seven straight points from Jasmin Shuler put the Lady Tigers on top, 30-29.
The Jaguars responded with nine unanswered points to regain the lead, 38-30, but another rally by the Lady Tigers, capped by Chelsea Hudson’s three-point play, made the score, 39-38, in favor of TSU (8:48).
USA once again answered, this time with back-to-back three-pointers to move ahead, 44-39, with 7:14 left to play.
Empty possessions began to hamper the Lady Tigers over the next several minutes as the Jaguars built their advantage to, 54-39, with 2:46 on the clock.
With 1:28 on the clock, Simone Hopes found the bottom of the basket to snap TSU’s nearly nine-minute scoring drought. USA knocked down a couple of quick buckets in the final moments to make the final score, 59-43.
TSU forced USA into 26 turnovers but also committed 24 in the contest. South Alabama also held the advantage in rebounds, 42-35.
The Lady Tigers showed improvement from the free-throw line since their last outing, knocking down 7-of-9 from the charity stripe. TSU also shot 30.4 percent (17-of-56) from the field and 15.4 percent (2-of-13) from beyond the arc.
Tennessee State will have a week off before returning to action against Big 12 member Kansas State on Nov. 20. The Lady Tigers will host the Wildcats at 7 p.m. in the Gentry Center.
UT MARTIN 72, ARKANSAS STATE 62
MARTIN, Tenn. - UT Martin opened up its 2012-13 home season with a 72-62 win over Arkansas State on Monday.
Junior guards Jasmine Newsome and Heather Butler led the Skyhawks with 17 and 14 points respectively. It was the backcourt duo that led the Skyhawks in scoring at Northwestern Friday night.
Cortrice “Big Baby” Golden poured in 11 points, while Sydney Vanlandingham tossed in 10 points. Katie Schubert only played 17 minutes and took four shots from the field but she knocked down a pair of 3-pointers.
The game was tied six times in the first half before Newsome made a 3-pointer with 57 seconds remaining in the first half. The Skyhawks never relinquished the lead. In fact, Ashley Bassett-Smith’s layup with 7:25 to play in the game gave the Skyhawks a 12 point advantage, 63-51.
Arkansas State was led by Jane Morrill with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Ashley Olvera scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
The Skyhawks are now 1-1 on the season, while Arkansas State falls to 0-2.
The Skyhawks return to action Nov. 16 when they open a three-game stint in the Wahine Classic in Hawaii. The Skyhawks will play Hawaii, Baylor and Stanford.
The Skyhawks will play their first 10 games of the season against teams from 10 different conferences.
BRADLEY 66, EASTERN ILLINOIS 65
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Bradley’s Jenny Smith knocked down two free throws with two second on the clock to seal a 66-65 victory for the Braves, avenging a one-point home loss to the Panther women’s basketball team last season. EIU drops to 0-2 on the year.
Mariah King put the Panthers up 65-64 with 10 seconds remaining in regulation before Bradley’s final possession. Following a timeout, Jenny Smith was fouled by Kelsey Wyss on her shot attempt to send her to the charity stripe where she would drain the game-winning free throws. Bradley improved to 1-1 on the year.
The opening half saw the Panthers trail 24-21 at the 7:10 mark before going an 11-2 run to take their first lead of the contest, 32-26. Bradley held the Panthers without a point for the rest of the stanza, closing the half on an 11-0 run to take a 37-32 lead into the locker room.
The second half was back-and-forth as the stanza had four lead changes and two ties. On the night, there were six lead changes and three ties.
King paced the Panthers with 30 points, tying her previous career high. She also added four rebounds and three steals. The Chicago native eclipsed the 1,000 point career mark on the evening, pushing her career total to 1,021 points.
Ta’Kenya Nixon was the only other Panther in double figures as the senior guard scored 11 points. She also chipped in four assists and five steals. Katlyn Payne added nine points while Jordyne Crunk and Taryn Olson scored six points each.
EIU was outrebounded by seven (40-33) on the night with Sabina Oroszova leading EIU with nine rebounds. Catie O’Leary grabbed nine rebounds to pace the Braves on the glass.
Kelsey Budd led three Braves players who scored in double figures with 17 points. Brooke Bisping and O’Leary both scored 10 points.
The Panthers hit 36.4 percent of their shot attempts on the night, going 24-for-66 from the field. Bradley connected on 47.2 percent of its field goal attempts, going 25-for-53 from the floor.
The Panthers return to action on Monday, Nov. 19 against San Jose State at noon. The game will serve as the team’s annual Kid’s Day game.
INDIANA STATE 63, MURRAY STATE 62
MURRAY, Ky. - Indiana’s Sasha Chaplin hit a jumper with five seconds left to deal the Murray State women’s basketball team its second straight loss in heartbreaking 63-62 fashion.
Down 50-41with seven and half minutes to play, the Racers rallied to outscore the Hoosiers (1-1) down the stretch, 21-11. With just 14 seconds left in the game, senior Mariah Robinson hit a three that gave the Racers their first lead in the contest since they led 14-12 in the first half.
However, Indiana was able to drive the length of the floor in just 11 seconds to take back the lead with the Chaplin jumper from Linda Rubene. After a timeout, the Racers (0-2) had a chance for one final play, but Robinson’s 3-pointer from about 35-feet, hit the rim and bounced out to end the game.
Robinson led MSU in the game in both major statistical categories with 19 points and nine rebounds, while junior Erica Burgess and sophomore Keiona Kirby followed with nine.
It was Kirby who played a major role in Murray State’s late rally, as eight of her nine points came in the final 5:14 of the game, including back-to-back 3-pointers that helped the Racers battle back from eight down in the final minutes.
On the boards, freshman Kelsey Dirks and junior Jessica Winfrey added to the cause by pulling down eight and seven rebounds, respectively.
Indiana senior Jasmine McGhee led all scorers with 20, while Chaplin notched the night’s only double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
On Thursday, the Racers will travel to Harrisonburg, Va., to take on 2012 WNIT runner-up, James Madison. The Dukes will also enter the contest at 0-2, having dropped games to Virginia and Quinnipiac to open the season. Tip-off from the Convocation Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET,/6 p.m. CT