Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, February 16
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
6:00 PM
Marshall University
15-11, 9-4
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19-7, 10-3
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Marshall at MT
Marshall Stymies Middle’s Offense for Huge Road Win
2/16/2019 8:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Thundering Herd hits 10 triples
MURFREESBORO, Tn. – The Marshall women's basketball team limited Middle Tennessee to just 14.8 percent (4-for-27) from the 3-point line to pull out a dramatic 59-53 victory in Murfreesboro Saturday evening.
The win catapulted the Thundering Herd to 15-11 and kept the team in a tie for third in the Conference USA standings at 9-4. The Blue Raiders dropped to 19-7 and 10-3.
It was the first victory for Marshall in nine tries against Middle.
Shayna Gore hit four of her five 3-point attempts en route to 20 points and Taylor Porter hit five of her seven field goal attempts to add 14. Khadaijia Brooks and Taylor Pearson had six rebounds apiece to lead the visitors, while Taylor Pearson did a masterful job with the number one defensive assignment against MT's low-post threat Alex Johnson.
A'Queen Hayes made of nine of her 14 shots for a game-high 23 points and Johnson added 16, but nine of those came at the free throw line. Hayes also had a game-high seven rebounds.
Marshall completely locked down Taylor Sutton (1-for-7), Anna Jones (1-for-8) and Jess Louro (0-for-9) and that proved to be the difference in the game.
The Thundering Herd held the Blue Raiders to a 31.4 percent clip (16-for-51) from the field and made 48.7 percent itself (19-for-39). Marshall also made 10 of its shots from downtown.
Marshall had a three-point lead (24-21) at the half, but the Blue Raiders clawed their way back to tie the game (at 52) for the sixth time on Johnson free throws with 1:44 left in the game.
The Thundering Herd responded with a Porter layup and Gore free throws to reclaim a four-point (56-52 advantage) with 57 seconds left. Johnson made of one of two at the charity stripe on the next possession and then Pearson swished a deep triple from the top of the key for the final blow.
Marshall led for more than 29 of the game's 40 minutes and held the home team without a field goal for the contest's final four minutes, 25 seconds.
"They (Blue Raiders) are extremely tough and we knew they were going to come at us down the stretch," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "It was going to be physical and we were going to have to stare it down, so to speak, to win. Alex Johnson is an unbelievable player but Taylor Pearson was incredible for us defensively. They just kept going at her and she was more than up to the challenge."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action Saturday at 1 when WKU visits the Henderson Center. The Lady Hilltoppers (14-13, 8-5) dropped a 70-63 game at UAB on Saturday.
The win catapulted the Thundering Herd to 15-11 and kept the team in a tie for third in the Conference USA standings at 9-4. The Blue Raiders dropped to 19-7 and 10-3.
It was the first victory for Marshall in nine tries against Middle.
Shayna Gore hit four of her five 3-point attempts en route to 20 points and Taylor Porter hit five of her seven field goal attempts to add 14. Khadaijia Brooks and Taylor Pearson had six rebounds apiece to lead the visitors, while Taylor Pearson did a masterful job with the number one defensive assignment against MT's low-post threat Alex Johnson.
A'Queen Hayes made of nine of her 14 shots for a game-high 23 points and Johnson added 16, but nine of those came at the free throw line. Hayes also had a game-high seven rebounds.
Marshall completely locked down Taylor Sutton (1-for-7), Anna Jones (1-for-8) and Jess Louro (0-for-9) and that proved to be the difference in the game.
The Thundering Herd held the Blue Raiders to a 31.4 percent clip (16-for-51) from the field and made 48.7 percent itself (19-for-39). Marshall also made 10 of its shots from downtown.
Marshall had a three-point lead (24-21) at the half, but the Blue Raiders clawed their way back to tie the game (at 52) for the sixth time on Johnson free throws with 1:44 left in the game.
The Thundering Herd responded with a Porter layup and Gore free throws to reclaim a four-point (56-52 advantage) with 57 seconds left. Johnson made of one of two at the charity stripe on the next possession and then Pearson swished a deep triple from the top of the key for the final blow.
Marshall led for more than 29 of the game's 40 minutes and held the home team without a field goal for the contest's final four minutes, 25 seconds.
"They (Blue Raiders) are extremely tough and we knew they were going to come at us down the stretch," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "It was going to be physical and we were going to have to stare it down, so to speak, to win. Alex Johnson is an unbelievable player but Taylor Pearson was incredible for us defensively. They just kept going at her and she was more than up to the challenge."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action Saturday at 1 when WKU visits the Henderson Center. The Lady Hilltoppers (14-13, 8-5) dropped a 70-63 game at UAB on Saturday.
Team Stats
MARW
MT
FG%
.487
.314
3FG%
.476
.148
FT%
.917
.708
RB
25
33
TO
13
4
STL
1
5
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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