SUNDAY'S SCORES
@DePaul 66,
SIUE 42
Fresno State 75,
UT Martin 66 (OT) (Honolulu, O'ahu)
DEPAUL 66, SIUE 42
CHICAGO - SIUE (1-5, 0-0 OVC) falls to DePaul (3-5, 0-0 Big East) with a final score of 66-42.
The Cougars got the first points in the match off a driving layup from Molly Sheehan. After this SIUE trailed the Blue Demons for the next seven minutes of the first quarter, before Sheehan made a pair of free throws bringing the game to 4-17.
Macy Silvey made a three-point jumper at the 1:09 marker of the first quarter making the score 7-17.
Halle Smith helped close the Blue Demon's lead in the second quarter off a free throw in at the 4:49.
Before the break the Blue Devils led by eleven points making the score 20-31.
Ava Stoller brought the game down to a seven-point game after the break off a second-chance layup. This was the smallest lead the Blue Demons had during the game.
The Cougars saw a standout performance from Molly Sheehan who led the team with 11 points and made four out of four shots when shooting from the line.
As a team the Cougars had 22 points in the paint, and 14 points off the bench.
FRESNO STATE 75, UT MARTIN 66 (OT)
HONOLULU - It took overtime to decide the University of Tennessee at Martin women's basketball team's final game of the 2024 American Savings Bank Rainbow Wahine Classic Sunday, but ultimately Fresno State got the better of the Skyhawks, 75-66, at the SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.
UT Martin led by eight at halftime, 32-24, but Fresno State dominated the third quarter and outscored the Skyhawks in the frame, 27-13. However, UT Martin bounced back in the fourth quarter erasing an 11-point deficit to take a two-point lead with 35 seconds left in regulation on a 3-pointer by Shae Littleford.
Just seconds later Fresno State tied the game on two free throws from Danae Powell with 26 seconds left to play. With the shot clock off, the Skyhawks had two chances for the win but neither one fell, sending the game to overtime. In overtime, the Bulldogs controlled the frame from start to finish, outscoring UT Martin, 13-4, to seal the win.
The Skyhawks led for over 20 of Sunday's game and finished the contest shooting 46.9-percent from the floor and 42-percent from 3-point range. However, the difference in the game proved to be the Bulldogs 23 points off turnovers compared to five by UT Martin.
Five Skyhawks reached double-digits in the game led by Daejah Richmond's 14 points off the bench. Kaitlyn McCarn was next in line with 13, while Anaya Brown and Littleford had 12 points each and Kenley McCarn added 11. Lexi Rubel also turned in a big performance Sunday with team-highs of eight rebounds and six assists, to go along with two points.