Gameock Women Fall To Murray State - Jacksonville State University Athletics

Saturday, January 26

JACKSONVILLE

2 p.m.

Jax State

0-21, 0-9OVC

Murray State

12-7, 5-3OVC

Team	1	2	F
Murray State	30	38	68
Jacksonville State	33	25	58

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1/26/2013 4:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State women's basketball team dropped a hard-fought 68-58 decision to Murray State on Saturday in Ohio Valley Conference women's action at the Pete Mathews Coliseum.

A 15-5 scoring run by the Racers over the final 4:18 of the contest secured the road win and kept them in line with OVC West Division leaders, Eastern Illinois and UT Martin. The ten-point win bumped MSU's overall mark to 12-7 and 5-3 in the OVC. Jax State fell to 0-21 overall and 0-9 against OVC foes.

Jax State matched its largest lead of the contest at 53-50 at the 5:30 mark of the contest after a Gia Banks lay up. Banks turned in a career day with 14 points and five rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench. Banks' is previous career high was nine points on two occasions this season.

MSU jumped out to its largest lead of the game at 18-7 by the 13:26 mark of the first half, but the Gamecocks clawed back into the contest with 14-3 scoring spurt to get within a point at 22-21 with 6:49 left on the first half clock. Jax State took its first lead of the game at 30-29 with 42 seconds left and would add a pair of points to take a 33-30 advantage at the halftime break. It was the first halftime lead by JSU since the North Florida contest back on Dec. 14. Junior Dashauna Truss paced the JSU scoring first-half scoring surge with 11 of her 15 points in the first 20 minutes. Sophomore Miranda Cantrell also had seven first-half points.

The Racers quickly erased the halftime deficit with a 9-0 scoring run to open the half and eventually took an eight-point, 42-36, lead at the 11-minute mark of the second half. JSU responded with its own run which was capped off by a Banks basket to even the contest at 50-50 with 6:02 left in the game. Sophomore Marikate Gardler drilled a pair of three-point baskets to energize the JSU scoring run. Gardler would finish with nine points.

Erika Sisk, one of the top freshmen in the OVC, and Mariah Robinson combined to score 46 of MSU's 68 total points. Sisk posted 22 points on 8-of-20 shooting, while Robinson drilled five three-point baskets along with six rebounds. Jessica Winfrey added nine points.

The Gamecocks continue their three-game homestand on Monday, Jan. 28 with a 7 p.m. match up with Austin Peay.