JACKSONVILLE – Senior Rayven Pearson's season-high 15 rebounds finished just three shy of the Hazel Green, Ala., native's career mark, but wasn't enough as the Jacksonville State women's basketball team fell to Tennessee Tech, 66-49, on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Golden Eagles (14-3, 6-0 OVC) remain the only unbeaten team in Ohio Valley Conference play, running their win-streak to nine games overall. JSU (8-9, 2-4) dropped its third-straight conference game for the first time in two years.
 
Chloe Long gave JSU a 2-0 lead on the opening basket of the game, but a triple from TTU's Jordan Brock on the ensuing possession pushed Tech back in front. Brock, the league's leading scorer finished with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting. TTU shot 64.3 percent in the opening quarter to grab a 22-11 advantage early.
 
The double-digit margin would largely stay the same throughout the contest with the visitors on top 41-26 at halftime.
 
Pearson not only led JSU on the glass with 15 boards, but notched her seventh double-double of the year with a team-high 13 points. Redshirt-senior Destiney Elliott had nine points, followed by Long with seven.
 
Tech led by as many as 17, but Pearson's three-point play with 5:01 remaining in the fourth drew JSU within single digits, down 58-49. Unfortunately, the Gamecocks would go cold the rest of the way as Tech secured the 66-49 victory.
 
Despite TTU's hot-shooting day, JSU's defense still held the OVC's top offense 14 points below its season average enter Saturday.
 
After four-straight game at The Pete, JSU departs for Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State next weekend in road competition.