Murray State
Eastern Kentucky
Lady Racers fall 85-73 at OVC-leading Eastern Kentucky
1/27/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Murray State Lady Racers brought a new starting line-up against Eastern Kentucky than it had seen in its 88-78 win at MSU earlier this season, but the homestanding Lady Colonels were still able to outgun Murray State 85-73 in Ohio Valley Conference action tonight.
The Lady Racers (7-11, 3-4 OVC) opened the scoring on a three-pointer by junior forward Jessie Hirsch, but EKU (11-7, 6-1 OVC) scored the next 16 points and never gave up its lead.
Back-to-back three-pointers by junior guard Jill Fulkerson brought midway through the first half brought MSU to within three points, 25-22, but the Lady Colonels closed out the half on a 20-11 run to take a 45-33 lead into the locker room at halftime. Eastern Kentucky was able to maintain a double-digit lead throughout the rest of the game.
"Eastern Kentucky did a great job of blocking out on us," said MSU head coach Joi Felton. "We didn't do a good job of rebounding, and that really hurt us."
Murray State was led by senior guard Rebecca Remington, who had 14 points and a co-team-high seven rebounds. Freshman guard Shaleea Petty added 11 points, five rebounds and a team-high five assists, while sophomore guard Ashley Hayes had 10 points. Senior forward Kaleena Miller also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for MSU.
Eastern Kentucky was paced by Ashley Cazee's 19 points and game-high three steals. Miranda Eckerle added 17 points and five rebounds, while Laura Shelton put in 14 points. Candis Cook and Pam Garrett had a game-high eight rebounds apiece, while Tamara Arnold handed out a game-high six assists.
Murray State visits Morehead State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. CT. That game concludes a six-game stretch with five of those games on the road. The Lady Racers begin a five-game homestand on Feb. 3 against Eastern Illinois.
