Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, January 25
Huntington, W.Va.
1:00 PM
Marshall University
-711, 25 CUSA
65
vs
74
WKU
-126, 43 CUSA
1
2
3
4
F
WKU
14
16
15
29
74
Marshall
14
14
17
20
65
Taylor Pearson
Tops Use Big Fourth Quarter to Sink Herd
1/25/2020 4:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Pearson, Mayo lead Herd
FINAL STATS
PRESS CONFERENCE
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dee Givens and Raneem Elgedawy both posted double-doubles as the visiting WKU women's basketball team scored 29 fourth-quarter points en route to a 74-65 win over Marshall Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center.
The win vaulted WKU to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in Conference USA, while Marshall dropped to 7-11 and 2-5 in the league.
Givens, who had 18 points in the game's first 14 and a half minutes, finished with 24 and 11 rebounds to go with three steals. Elgedawy netted 19 points and 13 boards to lead a Hilltopper rebounding effort that outpaced the home team by 15 (44-29). Whitney Creech added 15 points and seven assists, while Meral Abdelgawad tallied 12 points and three steals.
Marshall received 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds from Taylor Pearson and Kristen Mayo added 17 points. Princess Clemons had a good all-around game with a season-high 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. The assist and steal totals represented career-highs for the Chester, Pennsylvania native.
Marshall motored to a six-point lead (58-52) on a Mayo triple with 6:24 left in the game, but WKU rallied to score 22 of the contest's last 29 points to score the road victory.
Twenty of the Tops' 44 boards came on the offensive end and propelled the visitors to a 16-3 advantage on second chance points. Marshall also committed 20 turnovers, which WKU cashed in for 13 points in the fourth quarter alone.
WKU also held significant advantages on points in the paint (40-20) and fast break points (10-2).
"I am just disappointed in the outcome," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "We definitely should have had a shot to win the game. That should not have been a nine-point game. We were really just sloppy with the ball and that's a credit to how (the Hilltoppers) play. They take you out of your offense and certainly did that to us. It's disappointing."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action Thursday when FIU (4-17, 1-7) visits Huntington for a 6 p.m. tip. The Panthers dropped a 64-50 decision to Charlotte at home on Saturday.
PRESS CONFERENCE
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dee Givens and Raneem Elgedawy both posted double-doubles as the visiting WKU women's basketball team scored 29 fourth-quarter points en route to a 74-65 win over Marshall Saturday at the Cam Henderson Center.
The win vaulted WKU to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in Conference USA, while Marshall dropped to 7-11 and 2-5 in the league.
Givens, who had 18 points in the game's first 14 and a half minutes, finished with 24 and 11 rebounds to go with three steals. Elgedawy netted 19 points and 13 boards to lead a Hilltopper rebounding effort that outpaced the home team by 15 (44-29). Whitney Creech added 15 points and seven assists, while Meral Abdelgawad tallied 12 points and three steals.
Marshall received 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds from Taylor Pearson and Kristen Mayo added 17 points. Princess Clemons had a good all-around game with a season-high 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. The assist and steal totals represented career-highs for the Chester, Pennsylvania native.
Marshall motored to a six-point lead (58-52) on a Mayo triple with 6:24 left in the game, but WKU rallied to score 22 of the contest's last 29 points to score the road victory.
Twenty of the Tops' 44 boards came on the offensive end and propelled the visitors to a 16-3 advantage on second chance points. Marshall also committed 20 turnovers, which WKU cashed in for 13 points in the fourth quarter alone.
WKU also held significant advantages on points in the paint (40-20) and fast break points (10-2).
"I am just disappointed in the outcome," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "We definitely should have had a shot to win the game. That should not have been a nine-point game. We were really just sloppy with the ball and that's a credit to how (the Hilltoppers) play. They take you out of your offense and certainly did that to us. It's disappointing."
The Thundering Herd will be back in action Thursday when FIU (4-17, 1-7) visits Huntington for a 6 p.m. tip. The Panthers dropped a 64-50 decision to Charlotte at home on Saturday.
Team Stats
WESTKY
MAR
FG%
.444
.420
3FG%
.261
.407
FT%
.500
.706
RB
44
29
TO
13
20
STL
13
9
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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