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72
Winner Murray St MUR 1-1
66
Mississippi Val. MVSU 0-3, 0-0 SWAC
Winner
Murray St MUR
1-1
72
Final
66
Mississippi Val. MVSU
0-3, 0-0 SWAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Murray St MUR 24 10 23 15 72
Mississippi Val. MVSU 15 17 17 17 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Hoops Comes Up Short Against Murray State in Home Opener

ITTA BENA, Miss. - Four Mississippi Valley State University (0-3)  women's basketball players finished in double figures led by Diamond Wragg's game-high 19 points along with 11 rebounds in a 72-66 home loss against Murray State (1-1) Wednesday in the R.W. Harrison Complex.

Key Game Stats
  • Diamond Wraggs recorded her first career double-double (19 points, 11 rebounds) making 9-of-13 field goals in 29 minutes. 
  • Shelli Thigpen had 13 points and five rebounds for her third consecutive game scoring in double figures.
  • Ayonna Cotten made 3-of-8 three-pointers scoring 11 points while dishing out a season-best six assists.
  • Erin Smith scored 10 points hitting three from long range. Smith also had five rebounds and one of three steals for the Devilettes.
  • The MVSU bench outscored Murray State's bench 13-9 led by Angelica Darcus' four points and Ronnie Williams three points.
  • Murray State's Macey Turley and Lacy Hawthorne both scored 18 points. Hawthorne grabbed 12 rebounds while Turley made 4-of-11 three-pointers.

How It Happened
  • Smith's three-pointer in the beginning moments gave the Devilettes a 9-4 advantage in the first quarter.
  • The Racers ended the period on a 7-1 run jumping to a 24-15 lead. 
  • Thigpen sparked MVSU in the second period scoring six points on an 8-0 run resulting in a one-point lead (27-26).
  • The teams battled back and forth with Murray St. draining a three-pointer with 20-seconds remaining in the first half (34-32). 
  • Wraggs opened the third quarter with a layup followed by Cotten's three-pointer as MVSU went ahead, 37-36. She scored again pushing their lead to three (39-36) which would be their final time in front.
  • The Racers began to hit shot after shot for the rest of the half. Hawthorne scored 12 points followed by Turley chipping with 10 points all in the second half. 
  • Murray State improved their field goal percentage from 35.3 percent (12-34) in the first half to 40 percent (14-35) in the second to pull away late for the road win.

Up Next
MVSU returns to action on Monday, Nov. 18th with a home game against Austin Peay State at  6 p.m.
 
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