TUESDAY'S SCORES
@Morehead State 107, Midway 55
@Eastern Michigan 69,
Southeast Missouri 64
Eastern Illnois 90, @Evansville 44
Murray State 67, @Lipscomb 57
EASTERN ILLINOIS 90, EVANSVILLE 44
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Eastern Illinois broke open a close game with an impressive third quarter as the Panthers picked up a 90-44 road win over Evansville on Tuesday night at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
EIU improved to 3-2 on the season. UE fell to 1-3.
EIU built a 34-25 halftime lead as the Panthers dominated play in the paint and on the boards. The Panthers had 20 first half points in the paint while pulling down 12 first half offensive rebounds. EIU would finish the game with 60 of its 90 points in the paint and 19 offensive boards. EIU finished with a 47-28 rebounding advantage.
In the third quarter EIU limited Evansville to six points as they used two extended runs to lead 60-31 after three quarters. Karle Pace had four points during a 12-2 run as she finished with 17 points. Lariah Washington capped another short EIU run in the quarter as she had 14 points in the win.
The Panthers continued to play solid defense in the fourth quarter as they would hold the Purple Aces to 26 percent shooting in the quarter and 28 percent for the game. In the first half Evansville stayed in the game knocking down six 3-pointers. They would only knock down one 3-pointer in the final half with Kayla Casteel hitting with just under five minutes left in the contest.
EIU opened the game with an 8-1run continually driving the ball to the basket. Taylor Steele had four early points during the run and finished as one of five EIU players in double figures. Steele finished with 12 points. Jordyn Hughes came off the bench to score ten points and Claudia Stan added 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Abby Feit led the Purple Aces with ten points.
MOREHEAD STATE 107, MIDWAY 55
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Six players achieved double-digit scoring totals as Morehead State Women's Basketball defeated Midway (Ky.) 107-55 on Tuesday evening at Johnson Arena in the final game of the Eagle Invitational Presented by Downtown BP of Morehead.
Offensively, Morehead State made nearly 50% of its shots from the field with 38-of-78 (.487) shots falling.
Freshman guard Tomiyah Alford and junior guard Alyssa Nieves led the Eagles with 20 points. Nieves, who is in her first season at Morehead State after transferring from South Georgia Tech, finished the game 6-of-11 from three-point range.
Freshman Ariel Kirkwood finished one rebounds shy of poster her second consecutive double-double as she scored 16 points while also pulling down nine rebounds and blocking five shots.
Senior forward Jaleesa Avery (13), senior forward Orlandra Humphries (12), and junior guard Lakeita Chappel (10) rounded out the six double-digit scorers for the Eagles.
Midway, which entered the game averaging 93.3 points per game on a three-game winning streak, were held a season-low 55 points on 17-of-58 (.293) shooting.
The visitors were paced by Leisa Butler and Allyson Callahan with 10 points. Callahan, who is a native of Morehead, knocked down a team-best four shots from the field.
Morehead State improves its record to 2-2 overall for the 2019-20 season with the win.
Next up, the Eagles will travel to Lexington, Ky., on Thursday to face No. 13 Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be aired on SEC Network +.
MURRAY STATE 67, LIPSCOMB 57
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trailing a majority of the game, the Murray State women’s basketball team outscored Lipscomb, 25-9, in the fourth quarter Tuesday to rally past the Bisons, 67-57, at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Racers (2-2) could not settle into a rhythm in the first three quarters of the game, trailing by as many as 10 in the third stanza. Despite not being able to push past Lipscomb, the Racers kept pace even cutting the lead to just three in the final minute of the third until a last second three-pointer by Jane Deason pushed the lead back to six.
However, the fourth was a different story, as the Racers opened the frame on a 16-0 run and never looked back. Part of the late game lock down can be attributed to Murray State’s care in handling the ball, dropping their turnovers from 12 in the first half to just three in the second. In addition, the Racers sent the Bisons to the free throw line zero times in the second half, while the Racers were 10-for-18 at the charity stripe in the last two quarters.
Macey Turley led Murray State in the contest with 20 points and five assists, while Macie Gibson posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Lex Mayes also played a big role in the win by going three-for-six from three-point range to finish with 13 points.
The Racers return to action Friday when they host Division II Christian Brothers in their 2019-20 home opener at the CFSB Center in Murray at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
EASTERN MICHIGAN 69, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 64
YPSILANTI, Mich. - Carrie Shephard recorded a career-high 31 points as Southeast Missouri (3-1) fell to Eastern Michigan, 69-64, Tuesday.
Shephard went 6-of-17 (.352) from beyond the arc, hitting four of those shots in the second half alone.
SEMO won the tip and Shephard made a three to start the game, the Redhawks only lead of the contest. EMU responded with an 11-0 run and led, 17-10, after the first quarter.
EMU built a 35-21 halftime lead.
The Redhawks outscored the Eagles, 43-34, in the second half and, 20-12, in the third quarter. SEMO outrebounded EMU, 19-5, in the third quarter, as well. Shephard had nine points and Denisha Gardener posted five rebounds to help the Redhawks get within two possessions, 47-41.
SEMO again outscored EMU in the final 10 minutes and closed EMU's lead to 53-51 on Jessie Harsberger's jumper at the 5:42 mark.
Shephard knocked down a 3-pointer to make it a 65-64 game with 26 seconds left, but the Eagles made four free throws to hold off the Redhawks.
Shephard finished at 11-of-27 from the field and made 3-of-4 free throws to go along with her six 3-pointers. Harsberger led SEMO with 10 rebounds and Roshala Scott scored 11 points off the bench.
SEMO outrebounded EMU, 50-40, and held a 20-12 advantage on the offensive end.
Aaliyah Stanley led the Eagles with 24 points.
SEMO remains on the road to face Purdue Fort Wayne Thursday.