Four players reached double-figures in the scoring column Thursday evening as University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball outpaced visiting Missouri University of Science & Technology, 76-61, in a Great Lakes Valley Conference tilt at the Physical Activities Center.
USI (14-4, 7-1 GLVC) trailed 21-19 early in the second quarter, but runs of 11-2 and 7-2 put the Eagles up, 39-30, heading into the intermission.
Missouri S&T (7-8, 3-5 GLVC) opened the second half with a quick basket and held the Eagles off the scoreboard for the first minute-and-a-half of the third quarter. Sophomore guard Kennedy Williams (Marshall, Illinois), however, broke the drought with a three-pointer, kick-starting a 10-0 USI surge that put the Eagles in front, 49-32, a little more than four minutes into the third period.
Williams, who had all 10 of her points in the second half, drained another three-pointer in the run as USI took control of the contest.
The Miners trimmed the deficit to 11 late in the third period, but a 7-0 run that featured a three-pointer by sophomore guard Emma Dehart (Indianapolis, Indiana) put USI up 59-41.
USI, which shot 42.6 percent from the field, extended its lead to as much as 23 points early in the fourth quarter before settling on the 16-point victory.
