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Pearson’s 24 Not Enough as WKU Wins
2/20/2020 10:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Herd faces ODU Saturday at 3
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU's women's basketball team used a strong second quarter to power past Marshall 79-65 Thursday evening at E.A. Diddle Arena.
The win was WKU's ninth in a row (13th straight at home) and vaulted the home team to 19-6 overall and 11-3 in Conference USA, while Marshall dropped to 11-14 and 6-8 in the league.
The Lady Tops nearly put every starter in double figures, led by Raneem Elgedawy's double-double effort of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Whitney Creech was the team's leading scorer with 19, followed by 11 from Meral Abdelgawad and 10 by Dee Givens. Creech led the way with four assists.
Taylor Pearson paced Marshall with a career-high 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting. She was joined in double digits by Savannah Wheeler with 19. Princess Clemons was the team's top rebounder with six to go with her three assists and three steals.
Marshall jumped out to a six-point lead (17-11) on a Wheeler triple with 4:13 left in the opening quarter. However, the Lady Tops closed the period on a 13-3 run to emerge with a 24-20 lead after 10 minutes of action.
The Herd made just three of its 10 shots in the second quarter and was plagued by 12 first-half turnovers as the lead ballooned to 17 (45-28) at the half.
A solid third quarter for the visitors saw Marshall trim the deficit to nine (57-48) on a Kia Sivils free throw in the final minute of the period, but WKU pushed its advantage back to 19 (75-56) on a De'Myla Brown jumper with 3:58 left.
"The first quarter was certainly better than it has been here but the first-half turnovers were just too much to overcome," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Taylor Pearson played well and that's what we need from her. One thing we have to do better on Saturday is rebound the ball. We just simply aren't doing that well enough right now."
The Lady Tops won the rebounding battle 38-22, including 18-7 on the offensive end.
The Thundering Herd will host Old Dominion (22-4, 12-2) Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center. The Monarchs saw its 11-game winning streak snapped by Charlotte (18-7, 9-5) 63-59 Thursday in the Queen City.
The win was WKU's ninth in a row (13th straight at home) and vaulted the home team to 19-6 overall and 11-3 in Conference USA, while Marshall dropped to 11-14 and 6-8 in the league.
The Lady Tops nearly put every starter in double figures, led by Raneem Elgedawy's double-double effort of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Whitney Creech was the team's leading scorer with 19, followed by 11 from Meral Abdelgawad and 10 by Dee Givens. Creech led the way with four assists.
Taylor Pearson paced Marshall with a career-high 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting. She was joined in double digits by Savannah Wheeler with 19. Princess Clemons was the team's top rebounder with six to go with her three assists and three steals.
Marshall jumped out to a six-point lead (17-11) on a Wheeler triple with 4:13 left in the opening quarter. However, the Lady Tops closed the period on a 13-3 run to emerge with a 24-20 lead after 10 minutes of action.
The Herd made just three of its 10 shots in the second quarter and was plagued by 12 first-half turnovers as the lead ballooned to 17 (45-28) at the half.
A solid third quarter for the visitors saw Marshall trim the deficit to nine (57-48) on a Kia Sivils free throw in the final minute of the period, but WKU pushed its advantage back to 19 (75-56) on a De'Myla Brown jumper with 3:58 left.
"The first quarter was certainly better than it has been here but the first-half turnovers were just too much to overcome," said Marshall head coach Tony Kemper. "Taylor Pearson played well and that's what we need from her. One thing we have to do better on Saturday is rebound the ball. We just simply aren't doing that well enough right now."
The Lady Tops won the rebounding battle 38-22, including 18-7 on the offensive end.
The Thundering Herd will host Old Dominion (22-4, 12-2) Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Cam Henderson Center. The Monarchs saw its 11-game winning streak snapped by Charlotte (18-7, 9-5) 63-59 Thursday in the Queen City.
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