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Taylor Roberts Layup vs SIUE
Taylor Roberts had 18 points versus SIUE
71
Winner SIUE SIUE 5-8,2-6 OVC
52
Tennessee St. TSU 0-10,0-8 OVC
Winner
SIUE SIUE
5-8,2-6 OVC
71
Final
52
Tennessee St. TSU
0-10,0-8 OVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SIUE SIUE 20 22 12 17 71
Tennessee St. TSU 8 12 16 16 52

Game Recap: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL |

Women's Basketball Fights Hard in Loss to SIUE

FINAL STATS | PHOTO ALBUM

Final Score: Tennessee State 52 – SIU Edwardsville 71
Records: TSU (0-10, 0-8 OVC) SIUE (5-8, 2-6 OVC)
Arena: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, Tenn.  

NASHVILLE --- Despite falling behind early, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team continued to fight but ultimately fell to SIU Edwardsville, 71-52, Thursday night in the Gentry Center. 

TSU outscored SIUE, 32-29, in the second half but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. 

Taylor Roberts scored her 1,000thcareer point and finished the game with 18 points while Andreana Wrister also tallied 18 points. Jasmine Broner led TSU eight rebounds, one shy of her career-high. Breannah McCullah had a team-best five assists, five steals and two blocks. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Empty possessions to start the game and missteps on the other end of the floor led to TSU falling behind, 8-0. 
  • The home team finally got on the board following two free-throws by Jasmine Broner but SIUE answered with a 7-0 run to go up, 15-2. 
  • The rest of the quarter was an uphill battle. 
  • In the second period, TSU fell behind by 20 points and trailed 42-20 heading into the halftime break. 
  • TSU came out with a sense of urgency in the third quarter and two quick buckets from Taylor Roberts forced SIUE to call a timeout. 
  • The momentum still continued to go in the favor of TSU and the Lady Tigers cut the deficit down to 14 following a three-pointer by Andreana Wrister. 
  • Unfortunately, the TSU offense stalled and SIUE stretched the advantage back up to 60-41. 
  • London Fairs connected from long range to pull TSU within 16 with 4:35 left on the clock. 
  • That, however, would be as close as the Lady Tigers would get. 
GAME NOTES
  • Taylor Roberts scored her 1,000thcareer point and finished the game with 1,011 career points after posting 18 in the contest. 
  • She is now 18thamong TSU's all-time leading scorers. 
  • Andreana Wrister scored in double-digits for the 8thtime this season. 
  • TSU outscored SIUE 16-12 in the third quarter and 32-29 in the second half. 
UP NEXT
  • TSU will continue its homestand with a match-up against Eastern Illinois on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Gentry Center.   
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