Women's Basketball Sweeps Six-Game Homestand With Win Over AAMU

Sunday, December 16

CFSB Center

12 p.m.

Murray State

7-3

Alabama A&M

1-5

Alabama A&M

Murray State

Photo by: Tab Brockman

Women's Basketball Sweeps Six-Game Homestand With Win Over AAMU

12/16/2012 5:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Murray State women's basketball team won its seventh consecutive game by taking down Alabama A&M, 69-54, on Sunday afternoon at the CFSB Center to sweep a six-game homestand.

The now seven-game win streak is the longest since the Racers won 10 straight in the middle of the 2008-09 season. The six-game home streak is the longest since MSU won 21 straight at the CFSB Center from Feb. 2, 2007, to Nov. 21, 2009.

The game started slow for the Racers as they trailed the Lady Bulldogs (1-5) by for over the first 15 minutes of the contest. With 3:27 left in the first half, senior Mariah Robinson hit a three to give MSU (7-3) its first lead of the contest, one they would never relinquish.

The Racers led by as many as 17 in the second stanza and outshot the Lady Bulldogs by more the 20 percent in the frame. However, Alabama A&M was able to cut the lead to just three with 5:48 remaining in the game, but MSU pushed through to end the game on an 18-6 run and claim 15-point victory.

The second half saw the Racers raise their field goal percentage from 28.1 in the first half to 57.9 in the second. Murray State also got to the line 13 more times in the second half to finish the frame by going 16-for-24 from the charity stripe.

Robinson finished the afternoon with a game-high 19 points to lead the Racers offensively for the sixth time this season. Freshman Kelsey Dirks led MSU on the glass for the third-straight game, as she and senior Kyra Watson pulled down six boards each.

The Racers will now take their seven-game win streak to Columbia, Mo., where they will meet SEC-foe Missouri (9-2) on Thursday night. Tip-off from the Mizzou Arena is set for 7 p.m.