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Tennessee State University

TSU at Belmont 12.10.20
Photo courtesy BU Athletics
35
Tennessee St. TSU 0-3,0-1 OVC
83
Winner Belmont BEL 2-1,1-0 OVC
Tennessee St. TSU
0-3,0-1 OVC
35
Final
83
Belmont BEL
2-1,1-0 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tennessee St. TSU 15 7 10 3 35
Belmont BEL 28 17 20 18 83

Game Recap: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |

Women’s Basketball Drops OVC Opener to Belmont

FINAL STATS

Final Score: Tennessee State 35 – Belmont 83 
Records: TSU (0-3, 0-1 OVC) BU (2-1, 0-1 OVC)
Arena: Curb Event Center
Location: Nashville, Tenn. 

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee State University women's basketball team fell to Belmont University, 83-35, Thursday night in the Curb Event Center. 

TSU moved to 0-3 on the season and 0-1 in the OVC while Belmont improved to 2-1, 1-0 OVC. 

The Lady Tigers were held to a season-low 35 points and struggled to find their rhythm against the Bruins. 

Andreana Wrister led TSU in scoring with 12 points while Taylor Roberts added 10. Jaden Wrightsell pulled down a team-best nine rebounds.

"Obviously we're not very happy with the performance," said head coach Ty Evans. "Belmont is arguably the best team in the league, they have been for the last four years, and we knew coming in, it was going to be a tough game but like I told the ladies, what I'm most disappointed in, is the effort. I asked them, "was there anything out there that Belmont did that you weren't prepared for?" And the answer was "no." So what happens now is… we're trying  to teach them how to win and how to play a certain way. When you play against a team that's a good basketball team, the number one thing that sticks out is discipline. And when you're not a good basketball team, yet what happens is… when adversity hits you become undisciplined. So we're going to work on that. We're going to get back to work tomorrow. This was obviously a blow for us but we'll bounce back."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The game was tied 6-6 when Belmont fired off seven quick points to go ahead 13-6. 
  • TSU used a timeout to slow the Bruins down but the opponent outscored the Lady Tigers 6-2 over the next few possessions to stretch the advantage to, 19-8.
  • TSU put together a couple of buckets to cut the deficit down to six points. 
  • The opponents hit back to back three-pointers to close out the first quarter to make the score, 28-15. 
  • TSU pulled back to within 10 when Breannah McCullah drained a three-pointer to open the second period but BU answered on the next possession. 
  • TSU went without a bucket over the next six minutes and fell behind, 38-18. 
  • Taylor Roberts ended TSU's scoring drought with a couple of free-throws at the 2:55 mark.
  • The Belmont lead swelled to 27 points in the third quarter.
  • After getting outscored, 15-10, in the third frame, BU extended the advantage to 60-32.
  • The Bruins started the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run and never looked back. 
GAME NOTES
  • TSU dropped its 12thstraight to Belmont.
  • This was the first of two meetings between TSU and Belmont that will take place within a seven-day span.
  • Taylor Roberts and Andreana Wrister scored in double-digits for the third consecutive game.
UP NEXT
  • TSU returns to action on Sunday against Lipscomb. Game time is set for 2 p.m. in Allen Arena. 
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