Box Score JACKSONVILLE -- A run of 10 straight made free throws saved Jacksonville State after a subpar shooting performance Saturday night.
 
The Gamecocks shot 35 percent from the field en route to JSU's 67-58 win over Tennessee Tech. The win pushes their overall record to 17-8 and 8-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The 17th win marks the most in a season by the program since an 18-10 overall mark in 2003-04. The eighth conference win matches last season's win total while the 10th home win of the season is the most since the 2004-05 team won 11 inside Pete Mathews Coliseum.
 
Along with the free throws, Gretchen Morrison provided a spark for head coach Rick Pietri off the bench during the second half. The freshman from Southlake, Texas set a career-high with 12 points off of four timely made 3-point baskets.
 
Candace Morton led all scorers with 18 points and added eight rebounds.
 
With the score difference at six points with 54 seconds left, the senior made four straight free throws to extend the lead to 10 over the span of the next 36 seconds. Destiny James and Tyler Phelion rounded out the other six made free throw attempts.
 
The freshman from Mobile, finished with 11 points and seven rebounds in a game-high 37 minutes of action. After being game time decision, Miranda Cantrell played 16 minutes and scored six points to go along with three rebounds.
 
JSU three-point specialist Briana Benson made three to finish with nine points and three rebounds. Kelly Naughton dished out a season-high seven assists to her teammates during the game.
 
The Gamecocks forced 20 Golden Eagle turnovers while out-rebounding them by two as well, 34-32.
 
Pietri helped his players fend off a 16-point performance from Tech's Samaria Howard, 13 points from Yaktavia Hickson and 12 points from Candace Parson. Parson added eight rebounds while T'Keyah Williams added nine points and nine rebounds.
 
Jax State will head to Eastern Kentucky for matchup with the Colonels Wednesday for a 6 p.m. CST tip off time before returning home to face Tennessee State on senior day next Saturday.