NASHVILLE -  After Jacksonville State took just its second lead on its lone three-point basket of the day with 5:15 left, Belmont finished the game with a 15-4 scoring run to eliminate the Gamecocks, 55-45, from the 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on a snowy day in the Music City on Thursday.

The loss wraps up one of the most successful seasons for Jax State in its NCAA Division I era.  JSU finishes the season at 19-10 overall, the most wins by the program since making the move to Division I.  The Red and White turned in a 10-6 record against OVC competition and the 10 wins ranks second for the program since joining the league.

For the second consecutive game against the Bruins, the Gamecocks struggled to make shots throughout the game.  JSU's 45 points is a season-low and finished the first half with just 16 points.  After shooting just 23 percent from the from field in the last meeting between the two squads in Jacksonville, JSU was slightly better at Municipal Auditorium as they hit 33 percent in the neutral site affair.  JSU finished 22-of-66 or the contest and was 1-of-12 from behind the three-point arc.  The Bruins have had JSU's number in the last four meetings, including last season's OVC semifinal loss in 2014.

Senior Candace Morton and junior Destany McLin combined to hit 15 of the Gamecocks' 22 field goals as the tandem finished with 13 points and 18 points respectively.  It was Morton's three-point basket at the 5:12 mark that gave JSU just its second lead of the game at 41-40.  With her 13 points in her final game in a Gamecock uniform, the Lexington, Kentucky-guard finished her career with1,305 career points and over 500 rebounds.  Morton has etched her name among the top players that has ever worn the red and white in women's hoops.

BU's Frankie Joubran, who did not play in the contest at JSU and came off the bench Thursday, sparked the Bruins' final scoring surge and their second half performance.  Joubran poured in 16 of her team-high 18 points in the second half.  She was 6-of-8 from the field and one rebound shy of a double-double.  BU also got a lift from freshman Sally McCabe with 10 points.

The Gamecocks played catch up for most of the contest after playing solid defense prior to the final five minutes.  The Bruins jumped out to a 10 point lead at the 12:02 mark of the opening half before JSU trimmed the lead down to 23-16 at the halftime break.

Senior Miranda Cantrell, also playing in her final game as a Gamecock, finished with six points and four rebounds.  Cantrell, a four-year member of the program, finishes her career ranked fifth on the program's career rebounding chart with over 600 in her four years on campus. 

The Bruins advance to Friday's semifinal match up with top-seeded UT Martin at 12 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium.