2009-10 Season Rewind 2009-10 Stats

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 22-11 13-6 9-3 0-2 Conference 14-4 7-2 7-2 0-0 Non-Conference 8-7 6-4 2-1 0-2

Total 3-Pts Rebounds Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 02 Bozeman, Chynna 33 33 1121 34.0 203 560 .363 121 344 .352 121 146 .829 21 141 162 4.9 80 1 104 95 14 60 648 19.6 01 Hamilton, Tiffany 33 31 942 28.5 130 324 .401 76 186 .409 31 40 .775 57 88 145 4.4 31 0 46 50 0 45 367 11.1 25 Lumpkin, Courtney 33 33 1048 31.8 106 315 .337 40 126 .317 98 130 .754 19 56 75 2.3 62 1 147 89 0 32 350 10.6 00 Stephens, Tiffanie 33 2 612 18.5 92 240 .383 49 134 .366 23 36 .639 18 77 95 2.9 56 0 44 53 16 21 256 7.8 05 Harris, Ashar 32 29 743 23.2 80 170 .471 2 6 .333 41 71 .577 126 174 300 9.4 85 2 23 69 11 29 203 6.3 22 Martin, Ashley 31 12 595 19.2 63 211 .299 29 94 .309 29 50 .580 55 97 152 4.9 74 1 17 45 5 25 184 5.9 24 Watson, Deja 31 22 707 22.8 45 111 .405 1 7 .143 15 23 .652 74 116 190 6.1 56 1 27 50 3 26 106 3.4 12 Steele, Abby 31 0 293 9.5 26 78 .333 18 63 .286 12 21 .571 2 17 19 0.6 16 0 26 7 0 22 82 2.6 32 Buchanan, Connie 32 3 458 14.3 20 55 .364 2 7 .286 9 28 .321 37 65 102 3.2 52 0 15 20 10 10 51 1.6 21 Raker, Kristen 12 0 32 2.7 3 14 .214 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 1 5 6 0.5 4 0 0 2 0 2 8 0.7 42 Salyers, Stephanie 10 0 25 2.5 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 3 4 0.4 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 0.5 20 Dixon, Linda 14 0 49 3.5 2 18 .111 0 7 .000 0 0 .000 6 6 12 0.9 3 0 3 4 4 1 4 0.3 TM TEAM 64 68 132 4.0 1 7 0 Total 33 771 2099 .367 340 981 .347 382 549 .696 481 913 1394 42.2 522 6 453 492 63 275 2264 68.6 Opponents 33 731 1925 .380 193 633 .305 360 559 .644 403 926 1329 40.3 542 8 397 589 83 213 2015 61.1

Score By Periods: 1st 2nd OT Total Deadball Rebounds: Off Def Total Morehead State 1,092 1,168 4 2,264 Morehead State 76 13 89 Opponents 926 1,075 14 2,015 Opponents 74 4 78 2009-10 Results

Date Time Opponent Score Attendance High Points High Rebounds 11/13/09 7:00 P.M. at SIU Edwardsville 64-67 L 414 (13) Bozeman, Chynna (10) Harris, Ashar 42 (10) Martin, Ashley 11/17/09 7:07 P.M. Kentucky 55-72 L 2,012 (18) Bozeman, Chynna (9) Harris, Ashar 11/20/09 7:30 Pm Presbyterian College W 62-51 326 (21) Bozeman, Chynna (10) Harris, Ashar 11/21/09 4:30 P.M. Lipscomb W 62-53 422 (14) Hamilton, Tiffany (22) Harris, Ashar 11/22/09 3:30 P.M. Winston-Salem State W 68-45 313 (16) Bozeman, Chynna (9) Harris, Ashar (16) Martin, Ashley (16) Hamilton, Tiffany 11/28/09 12:00 P.M. vs. Gardner-Webb 65-75 L ot (23) Bozeman, Chynna (13) Harris, Ashar 11/29/09 2:15 P.M. at Longwood W 68-62 (17) Bozeman, Chynna (8) Harris, Ashar 12-3-09 5:30 P.M. * at UT Martin W 59-42 1,019 (24) Bozeman, Chynna (10) Bozeman, Chynna 12/5/09 5:15 P.M. * at Murray State W 58-51 3,831 (16) Bozeman, Chynna (8) Martin, Ashley 12/13/09 2:00 P.M. Detroit W 84-71 339 (22) Bozeman, Chynna (11) Harris, Ashar 12/14/09 7:00 P.M. Kentucky Christian W 78-44 297 (19) Bozeman, Chynna (12) Harris, Ashar 12/18/09 5:30 P.M. Marshall University 71-73 L 412 (27) Bozeman, Chynna (12) Harris, Ashar 12/20/09 5:05 P.M. at Robert Morris W 58-57 316 (21) Bozeman, Chynna (8) Watson, Deja 12/29/09 7:00 P.M. Toledo 61-77 L 257 (19) Bozeman, Chynna (10) Harris, Ashar 1/2/2010 6:32 P.M * Austin Peay W 79-56 2,008 (24) Bozeman, Chynna (7) Watson, Deja (7) Bozeman, Chynna 1/4/10 5:07 P.M. * Tennessee State W 61-47 1,052 (16) Hamilton, Tiffany (12) Harris, Ashar 01/07/09 5:30 P.M. * at Tennessee Tech W 71-63 494 (21) Hamilton, Tiffany (9) Watson, Deja 1/9/10 2:00 P.M. * at Jacksonville State 60-70 L 569 (16) Lumpkin, Courtney (10) Watson, Deja 1/14/10 5:15 P.M. * Southeast Missouri W 75-37 1,878 (15) Bozeman, Chynna (9) Hamilton, Tiffany 1/16/10 2:00 P.M. * Eastern 60-62 L 1,414 (22) Bozeman, Chynna (9) Bozeman, Chynna 01/23/10 4:00 Pm * at Eastern Kentucky University W 59-58 200 (21) Bozeman, Chynna (11) Harris, Ashar 01/28/10 5:30 P.M. * at Tennessee State W 76-65 584 (30) Bozeman, Chynna (14) Harris, Ashar 01/31/10 2:00 P.M. * at Austin Peay W 88-68 895 (37) Bozeman, Chynna (9) Watson, Deja 2/4/10 5:15 P.M. * Jacksonville State W 80-53 1,206 (16) Martin, Ashley (9) Harris, Ashar 2/6/10 5:07 P.M. * Tennessee Tech W 80-45 712 (15) Martin, Ashley (18) Harris, Ashar (15) Lumpkin, Courtney 02/11/10 5:00 P.M. * at Eastern Illinois 63-74 L 606 (15) Bozeman, Chynna (11) Watson, Deja 02/13/10 5:30 P.M. * at Southeast Missouri W 65-50 1,200 (18) Bozeman, Chynna (13) Martin, Ashley 2/20/10 2:07 P.M. * Eastern Kentucky Universiy 67-79 L 1,259 (27) Bozeman, Chynna (9) Martin, Ashley 2/25/10 5:37 P.M. * Murray State W 66-63 1,880 (20) Bozeman, Chynna (12) Hamilton, Tiffany (20) Lumpkin, Courtney 2/27/10 5:15 P.M. * UT Martin W 76-50 1,243 (17) Stephens, Tiffanie (10) Buchanan, Connie 3/2/10 5:30 P.M. Murray State W 95-90 (39) Bozeman, Chynna (15) Harris, Ashar 3-5-10 2:20 P.M. vs. Austin Peay 71-78 L (27) Bozeman, Chynna (11) Watson, Deja 3/17/10 6:00 P.M. College of Charleston 59-67 L 812 (22) Bozeman, Chynna (10) Bozeman, Chynna * - Conference Game

Attendance Summary Games Totals Avg/Game Home 19 17,842 939 Away 12 10,128 844 Neutral 2 0 0 Total 33 27.970 848

2010-11 Eagles 2009-10 Superlatives

3-PT FG Pct. 1.000 (4-4) Bozeman, Chynna Team Game Highs (Min 2 Made) vs. Jacksonville State (2/4/10) Points 95 Murray State (3/2/10) 1.000 (2-2) Hamilton, Tiffany at Austin Peay (01/31/10) 88 at Austin Peay (01/31/10) 1.000 (2-2) Stephens, Tiffanie 84 Detroit (12/13/09) vs. Winston-Salem State (11/22/09) 80 Tennessee Tech (2/6/10) Free Throws Made 17 Bozeman, Chynna at Tennessee State (01/28/10) 80 Jacksonville State (2/4/10) 13 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Murray State (3/2/10) Field Goals Made 32 Murray State (3/2/10) Att. 17 Bozeman, Chynna at Tennessee State (01/28/10) 32 Kentucky Christian (12/14/09) 15 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Murray State (3/2/10) Att. 81 vs. Austin Peay (3-5-10) Ft Pct (Min 3 Made) 1.000 (17-17) Bozeman, Chynna 78 Kentucky Christian (12/14/09) at Tennessee State (01/28/10) Field Goal Per. .564 (31-55) at Austin Peay (01/31/10) 1.000 (6-6) Lumpkin, Courtney vs. Murray State (3/2/10) .476 (30-63) Detroit (12/13/09) 1.000 (6-6) Bozeman, Chynna vs. Detroit (12/13/09) 3 PT Field Goals Made 17 Jacksonville State (2/4/10) 1.000 (5-5) Bozeman, Chynna at Ut Martin (12-3-09) 16 Detroit (12/13/09) 1.000 (4-4) Bozeman, Chynna 3 PT FG Att. 49 Presbyterian College (11/20/09) vs. Eastern Kentucky University (2/20/10) 46 at Southeast Missouri (02/13/10) 1.000 (4-4) Hamilton, Tiffany 3 PT FG Per. .652 (15-23) at Austin Peay (01/31/10) at Southeast Missouri (02/13/10) .548 (17-31) Jacksonville State (2/4/10) 1.000 (4-4) Watson, Deja vs. Tennessee Tech (2/6/10) Free Throws Made 36 at Tennessee State (01/28/10) 1.000 (4-4) Lumpkin, Courtney at Austin Peay (01/31/10) 22 Murray State (3/2/10) 1.000 (4-4) Harris, Ashar at Tennessee Tech (01/07/09) Free Throw Att. 42 at Tennessee State (01/28/10) 1.000 (4-4) Hamilton, Tiffany vs. Tennessee State (1/4/10) 28 Eastern Kentucky University (2/20/10) 1.000 (4-4) Lumpkin, Courtney vs. Tennessee State (1/4/10) Free Throw Per. .900 (9-10) at UT Martin (12/3/10) 1.000 (4-4) Bozeman, Chynna vs. Toledo (12/29/09) 43 1.000 (4-4) Watson, Deja at Murray State (12/5/09) 1.000 (4-4) Hamilton, Tiffany vs. Lipscomb (11/21/09) Individual Game Highs 1.000 (4-4) Steele, Abby Points 39 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Murray State (3/2/10) vs. Presbyterian College (11/20/09) 37 Bozeman, Chynna 1.000 (4-4) Lumpkin, Courtney at Austin Peay (01/31/10) vs. Presbyterian College (11/20/09) 30 Bozeman, Chynna 1.000 (3-3) Martin, Ashley vs. Murray State (2/25/10) at Tennessee State (01/28/10) 1.000 (3-3) Lumpkin, Courtney vs. Austin Peay (1/2/2010) 27 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Austin Peay (3-5-10) Rebounds 22 Harris, Ashar vs. Lipscomb (11/21/09) 27 Bozeman, Chynna 18 Harris, Ashar vs. Tennessee Tech (2/6/10) vs. Eastern Kentucky University (2/20/10) Assists 8 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Murray State (3/2/10) 27 Bozeman, Chynna 8 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Detroit (12/13/09) vs. Marshall University (12/18/09) 8 Lumpkin, Courtney Field Goals Made 13 Bozeman, Chynna at Austin Peay (01/31/10) vs. Winston-Salem State (11/22/09) 11 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Murray State (3/2/10) Steals 6 Hamilton, Tiffany at Ut Martin (12-3-09) Field Goal Att. 28 Bozeman, Chynna 5 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Eastern Kentucky University (2/20/10) vs. Kentucky Christian (12/14/09) 27 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Austin Peay (3-5-10) 5 Steele, Abby at Siu Edwardsville (11/13/09) FG Pct (Min 5 Made) .833 (5-6) Harris, Ashar vs. Jacksonville State (2/4/10) Blocked Shots 3 Stephens, Tiffanie vs. Murray State (3/2/10) .833 (5-6) Harris, Ashar 3 Buchanan, Connie vs. Toledo (12/29/09) at Eastern Kentucky University (01/23/10) 3 Dixon, Linda vs. Lipscomb (11/21/09) 3-Point FG Made 9 Bozeman, Chynna at Austin Peay (01/31/10) 7 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Eastern Kentucky University (2/20/10) 3-Point FG Att. 20 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Eastern Kentucky University (2/20/10) 18 Bozeman, Chynna vs. Austin Peay (3-5-10)

2010-11 Eagles Basketball 2009-10 Game Recaps

Game #1 Game #2 Game #3

SIU Edwardsville 67 Kentucky 72 Morehead State 62 Morehead State 64 Morehead State 55 Presbyterian 51 Nov. 13, 2009 Nov. 17, 2009 Nov. 20, 2009 Vadalabene Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Edwardsville, Ill. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky.

Women’s Basketball Falls by Three Eagles Give Kentucky a Tough Chal- Eagles Give Kentucky a Tough Chal- at SIU Edwardsville lenge but Fall Short, 72-55 lenge but Fall Short, 72-55

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Host SIU Edwardsville MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State’s Chynna MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State women’s outscored the Morehead State women’s basketball team Bozeman scored a team high 18 points, but the visiting basketball team drained a season high 12 three-pointers 37-29 in the second half Friday night and rallied past Kentucky Wildcat women’s basketball team overpow- on a school and single game the Eagles 67-64 at the in both ered the host Eagles, 72-55, Tuesday at Johnson Arena. record 49 attempts and out-rebounded Presbyterian teams’ 2009-10 season opener. MSU fell to 0-2, while UK remained unblemished at 53-36 Friday night as the Eagles topped the Blue Hose Overall, the Eagles did out- the Cougars 3-0. 62-51 in the first game of the MSU Invitational. MSU 47-46, but SIUE brought down 11 second half offen- “We really played with a lot of enthusiasm, and I won its first game of 2009-10, improving to 1-2, while sive rebounds and turned that into 11 second chance think that is something we can build on with our effort PC fell to 0-3. points. The Eagles committed 22 turnovers leading and execution,” head coach Mike Bradbury said. “I am Junior guard Chynna Bozeman led the Eagles with to 22 SIUE points. MSU led 35-30 at the half but proud of our team. We had a rough couple of days of a season high 21 points, hitting five of the 12 long was only able to shoot 28 percent overall in the final practice this week, but we really played hard tonight. balls. Sophomore Courtney Lumpkin scored 10 points, 20-minute period. This game will definitely help our confidence.” dished out a team high seven assists and grabbed five Junior Chynna Bozeman led MSU with 13 points Bozeman had a tough night from the floor (6-of- rebounds. Freshman Ashar Harris, the OVC leader in and also had eight rebounds and a team best three as- 21) but still managed to reach double figures for the offensive rebounds, grabbed six o-boards and finished sists. Freshman Ashar Harris notched a double-double 45th time in her career. UK got an 18-point night with 10 overall rebounds. of 11 points and a team high 10 rebounds in her first from A’dia Mathies, and Victoria Dunlap added 12 As a team, the Eagles posted 26 offensive rebounds collegiate game. Sophomore Abby Steele scored a career points and 16 rebounds. The Eagles held Dunlap 16 and 27 defensive caroms and took 76 overall shots. high nine points off the bench, and sophomore Ashley points below her season average though. Amber Smith Presbyterian only had one more overall shot attempt Martin grabbed 10 rebounds. The Eagles collected 23 added 15 points, while Amani Franklin totaled eight (50) than the Eagles did three-point shots. But, the offensive boards in the game. points and 12 rebounds. The game marked the return offensive rebounding ultimately gave head coach Mike The Cougars were led by Ashley Bey with a game of former MSU head coach Matthew Mitchell, who led Bradbury’s team the opportunities it needed to hold off 44 high 18 points. Raven Berry did some damage off the Eagles for two seasons before returning to UK for the Blue Hose. the bench with 15 points, including 13 in the second his first head coaching gig. “We rebounded well and that won the game for us. half. She had a pair of three-point plays as well. Melia The Wildcats jumped on top quickly 8-0 less than They were giving us so many open shots and we just Duncan totaled 12. two minutes into the contest before Ashar Harris couldn’t hit. We didn’t shoot well, but we’ll take it and MSU grabbed an early 5-0 lead but that was stopped the run with a rebound and put-back. Court- get back to work tonight. This is a tough stretch with quickly erased as the Cougars went on a 16-6 run to ney Lumpkin hit a runner in the lane, and Chynna three games in three days,” he said. lead 16-11 with 14:04 left. MSU finally was able to Bozeman drilled a three-pointer to make it 8-7. Anoth- The Eagles won despite shooting just 26 percent re-gain its advantage at 29-28 after a Bozeman trey er Bozeman trey, and an Ashley Martin drive and lay-in from the field and only 24 percent in the second half. with 3:32 left in the opening half. Steele hit a jumper gave MSU its first lead at 12-10 with 13:57 left in the MSU was 6-of-22 from long range in the first 20 with 1:13 left that gave the Eagles their 35-30 lead at first half. However, that would prove to be one of only minutes and hit 6-of-27 in the final half. the intermission. two short-lived MSU advantages of the evening. Presbyterian was led by the 14 points from The Cougars effectively held MSU at bay for the After the Eagles got to within 20-19, UK scored Amanda Mills. Dria David hauled in a team high seven first nine minutes of the second half. The eagles man- eight of the next 10 to push ahead 28-21 with just rebounds. The Blue Hose shot 36 percent (18-of-50) aged just one field goal and were outscored 19-4 down more than five minutes left in the opening half. At the for the game. to the 11:25 mark. At that point, the Cougars held half, the Wildcats grabbed a 10-point lead, 37-27. The MSU led 21-16 with 5:56 left in the first half but their largest lead of the night at 10, 49-39. Eagles began the game 3-of-4 from three-point range then went on a 12-5 run to end the half up 33-21. The Eagles trailed 54-46 with eight minutes left but but then missed their next nine treys. UK was 5-of-16 Tiffanie Stephens hit back-to-back treys to end the half. were able to scratch their way back into contention. from beyond the arc in the first half. Tiffany Hamilton and Lumpkin drained triples to open A Tiffanie Stephens three-ball with 3:47 left brought UK opened the second half on a 14-4 run to the second half, and MSU opened up its largest lead at MSU to within 57-55. However, just as quickly as pull ahead 51-31 at the 15-minute mark. The Eagles 18 (39-21). MSU thought it was within striking distance, SIUE ran couldn’t find the range in the early portion of the final The Blue Hose cut the Eagle lead under double the margin back out to 64-55 with 120 ticks left on 20 minutes as they began 1-for-9 from the field. digits only once in the last 10:45. At that point, two the clock. Harris canned a short jumper, and Tiffany MSU was able to stay within relative striking Mariah Pietrowski free throws had the game down Hamilton delivered a trey to get the Eagles to within distance, but never was able to cut the deficit below to eight (46-38). But, MSU went on a 9-2 run and 64-60. Hamilton then drained another one from 10 the rest of the way. UK never led by more than 17 pushed the advantage back out to 15 with 4:29 left. beyond the arc, and MSU trailed only 64-63 with 31 either. A three-pointer by Tiffanie Stephens had the UK second remaining. Bey made one of two free throws to lead down to 55-45 with 7:50 left but that’s as close as make it a 65-63 game. MSU got. Steele then stole an inbounds pass and was fouled “We proved that we can come together and keep with 17 seconds left. She hit the first free toss but cutting [the lead] back down, so that brings our missed the second. Harris got the rebound, her 10th, confidence level up, we have more trust in each other,” but Bey stripped the ball away and made two free said Bozeman. throws to settle the final margin. Bozeman launched a Bozeman was MSU’s leading scorer, while Martin three-ball at the buzzer but fell short. and Lumpkin reached the double digit column with 10 each. Harris grabbed a team best nine rebounds, and Deja Watson pulled down eight boards. The ‘Cats out- rebounded MSU 49-35.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #4 Game #5 Game #6 Morehead State 62 Morehead State 68 Gardner-Webb 75 Lipscomb 53 Winston-Salem State 45 Morehead State 65 (OT) Nov. 21, 2009 Nov. 22, 2009 Nov. 28, 2009 Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Willett Hall Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. Farmville, Va.

Harris Grabs 22 Rebounds In Eagles Coast Past Winston-Salem Big Second Half Leads Women’s Women’s Basketball’s 62-53 Win State, 68-45 Basketball Over Longwood, 68-62 Over Lipscomb MOREHEAD, Ky. - Tiffany Hamilton, Chynna FARMVILLE, Va. - Senior forward Deja Watson MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State freshman Bozeman and Ashley Martin each scored 16 points to hit an 18-foot jumper from the right corner to give the forward Ashar Harris pulled down 22 rebounds - the lead the Morehead State women’s basketball team to Morehead State women’s basketball team its first and fifth best game total in school history - and the Eagles a 68-45 victory over Winston Salem State Sunday at only lead Saturday against Gardner-Webb and an ap- placed five players in double figures as MSU held off Johnson Arena. The win pushed MSU to 3-2 on the parent win over the Runnin’ Bulldogs, but a loose ball Lipscomb 62-53 Saturday at Johnson Arena on the year and gave the Eagles their third straight victory in foul was whistled against MSU with 0.3 seconds left, second day of the MSU Invitational. as many days in the MSU Invitational. and Courtney Epps hit two game-tying free throws. In The Eagles improved to 2-2 with the win, while In the first half, it was Hamilton who gave the the overtime period, GWU outscored MSU 14-4 to Lipscomb dipped to 1-4. Eagles a boost. She scored 13 of her 16 in the first 20 pull out a 75-65 win in the Longwood Lancer Classic Harris, in only her fourth collegiate game, grabbed minutes, including four three-pointers. Martin came at Willett Hall. 14 offensive rebounds, eight defensive boards, and off the bench and tallied all 16 of hers via a 4-for-6 The Eagles fought back from double digits to tie also completed her second career double-double with day from long range - all in the second half. Bozeman the game on a Watson layup with 1:50 left and then 11 points in 31 minutes. Senior Tiffany Hamilton led scored 10 in the first half and finished 7-of-8 from the took the lead on her jumper with 9.4 seconds left. MSU with 14 points, Courtney Lumpkin totaled 13 free throw line. The Eagles were 12-of-26 from long Epps had the ball stripped near the end line as time points and a team high six assists, Sophomore Abby range and forced 20 Lady Ram turnovers. wound down, but a foul was called on Chynna Boze- Steele scored a career high 11 points off the bench, and “We played extremely well defensively today,” said man and Epps hit both free tosses to send the game Chynna Bozeman reached double figures for the 47th head coach Mike Bradbury. “ We have struggled shoot- into overtime. Epps then scored nine of her 19 points time in her career with 10. The Eagles held a 53-33 ing the ball lately, but it helps our confidence to be able in overtime. The Eagles fell to 3-3, while the Runnin’ rebounding edge and won for the second consecutive to turn that around and shoot well today.” Bulldogs improved to 5-1. day shooting less than 30 percent for the game. In fact, the Eagles held the Lady Rams to 14 first Bozeman led the Eagles with a season high 23 “I am very happy with how hard we played, and we half points and only 23 percent field goal shooting. For points, including four of MSU’s 10 three-pointers. Se- played really well defensively,” said head coach Mike the game, MSU forced four shot clock violations and nior Tiffany Hamilton scored a season high 18 points, Bradbury. “ We rebounded the ball the best we have limited WSSU to 28 percent overall from the floor, hitting 4-of-7 from three-point range. Freshman in the last three days. When you don’t shoot well, you including a 3-for-18 defensive stand for shots from forward Ashar Harris had her fourth double digit re- still have to find a way to win and we have done that three-point range. bounding effort with a team and game high 13 boards. with rebounding. This is a team that is growing up and Meanwhile, the Eagles shot a season high 42 per- Dominique Hudson and Epps led the Runnin’ 45 coming together to fight through adversity.” cent (21-of-50) from the field. Sophomore point guard Bulldogs with 19 points each. Margaret Roundtree One night after setting a school and OVC record Courtney Lumpkin handed out a season high eight posted 15 points, while Sandra Viatkute tallied a with 49 three-point attempts, the Eagles launched assists, and freshman Ashar Harris, the OVC’s leading double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. 32 from long range today, hitting eight. MSU leads rebounder, pulled down nine. Deja Watson hauled in The Eagles shot only 30 percent for the game, in- the nation in three-pointers attempted per game. seven boards. cluding being held to 24 percent in the first half when Lipscomb, meanwhile, drained 11 treys on 28 shots. Renee Rector and Porsche Harrell topped the Lady they trailed 30-24. In the second half, MSU improved Overall MSU shot just 28 percent (19-of-67) but Rams with 10 points each. Harrell also had team bests to 41 percent. GWU’s inside presence proved to be grabbed 23 of their 53 rebounds off the offensive glass. of five assists and three steals.. Vontisha Woods led all tough for the Eagles as they were outscored 26-10 in Steele gave MSU a spark when it needed it in the first players with 11 rebounds. the paint. MSU held its own on the boards, however, half, connecting on a trio of triples for nine points in In the early going, MSU held a 7-6 lead at the only being out-boarded 43-40. the first 20 minutes. 11:39 mark of the first half, but an 18-4 run pushed With 6:19 remaining, the Eagles trailed 53-44, but Lipscomb was led by Jenna Bartsokas with 14 that out to 25-10 with 4:06 left. The largest lead came two minutes later a Hamilton trey brought MSU back points. She hit four of her five three-point attempts. at the first half horn, 30-14. to within three at 57-54. LaTroya Pope hit a jumper to The Eagles ran out to a 15-6 lead at the 14:30 mark MSU led by as much as 24 on two occasions in the push the GWU margin to 59-54. Bozeman canned a of the first half, but the Lady Bisons would not go qui- second period, and WSSU never cut the lead below 14. three-pointer with 2:35 left, and after a missed three- etly. Lipscomb went on a 9-4 run and climbed back to pointer by Hudson, Watson got a feed on the within one (19-18) with 7:41 remaining in the opening and managed to power up a layup to tie it at 59. half. The Eagles got it back out to a 26-18 lead after a The Eagles forced GWU to miss a shot with 41 Harris layup at the 4:03 point on the clock, but once seconds left. With the shot clock under 10, Watson again Lipscombn rallied. With 1:55 left, it was a 29-28 got the ball on the right side from 18 feet and drilled MSU lead. The Eagles led 33-28 at halftime. the go-ahead shot. On the other end, it appeared the A three-pointer by Tiffany Hamilton with 13:08 Eagles had the game put away after Epps lost the ball. left in the game pushed MSU’s lead to its largest at Both Epps and Bozeman ended up on the floor, the 44-31. Lipscomb trimmed its deficit back to six on six ball went out of bounds, but the foul was called as time occasions but that was as close as the Eagles allowed the expired. game to get.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #7 Game #8 Game #9 Morehead State 68 Morehead State 59 Morehead State 58 Longwood 62 UT Martin 42 Murray State 51 Nov. 29, 2009 Dec. 3, 2009 Dec. 5, 2009 Willett Hall Elam Center RSEC Farmville, Va. Martin, Tenn. Murray, Ky.

Big Second Half Leads Women’s Bozeman Reaches 1,000 Points and Stellar Defensive Effort Leads Basketball Over Longwood, 68-62 Eagles Open OVC Play 1-0 Women’s Basketball Past Murray State, 58-51 FARMVILLE, Va. - Morehead State’s women’s MARTIN, Tenn. – Junior Chynna Bozeman basketball team shook off a slow start and came out of became the 19th player in Morehead State women’s MURRAY, Ky.—A strong second-half performance the locker room Sunday to outscore host Longwood basketball history to reach 1,000 career points as she propelled Morehead State women’s basketball past 41-29 as the Eagles defeated the Lancers 68-62 in the tallied 24 points, grabbed a season high 10 rebounds OVC foe Murray State, 58-51, Saturday night at Mur- Lancer Classic at Willett Hall. The Eagles trailed 33-27 and handed out five assists in MSU’s 59-42 Ohio ray State’s RSEC. The win was Eagle coach Mike Brad- at halftime, but shot 50 percent in the final half and Valley Conference opening victory at UT Martin bury’s first victory in the RSEC. The Eagles improved rallied to improve to 4-3. Thursday night. to 6-3 overall abnd 2-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles’ bench played a huge role in the come- The Eagles (5-3/1-0 OVC) were 11-of-23 from “That was as good a defensive effort as we have back victory as sophomore guard Abby Steele played a three-point range in the first half as they built a 39- had all year,” said Bradbury. “Sometimes on the road career high 31 minutes, scored a career high 11 points 16 lead. In the second half, however, MSU had to you really have to grind out wins and they may not and dished out a career best four assists. Junior Chynna withstand a UT Martin rally and its own troubles. The be pretty, but after a bad first half, we only turned the Bozeman led the Eagles with 17 points and also had Eagles were only 1-of-16 shooting beyond the arc in ball over six or seven times in the second half and that six rebounds, and senior Tiffany Hamilton scored 12. the final 20 minutes and had eight turnovers. UTM, made a huge difference.” Connie Buchanan came off the bench to net a career however, couldn’t take advantage as the Skyhawks were Morehead State established a comfortable margin high six points and six rebounds while playing a career just 10-of-19 from the free throw line after neither early in the second half thanks to a pair of triples, one high 20 minutes. On the final stat sheet, MSU’s bench team shot a charity toss in the opening half. from senior Tiffany Hamilton and one by sophomore outscored the Lancer bench 26-6. “That was probably the best first half we have Courtney Lumpkin, followed by a short jumper by “They (our kids) showed a lot of character and a played all year and probably the worst second half,” senior Deja Watson to turn a two-point halftime deficit lot of heart. In the first half we weren’t any good, but said head coach Mike Bradbury. “I am not sure what into a 10-point lead. The lead was as high as 13 after in the second half we decided we were going to get we were doing. I think we got a big lead and then we Hamilton hit her third 3-pointer, but the Racers cut the right people in the game. Connie (Buchanan) and just lost our composure and our intensity. I am very that lead to seven with under a minute remaining. The Abby (Steele) gave us great minutes. We played some happy we won a conference game on the road though. Eagles hit their free throws down the stretch to push people long stretches without a break, but overall it was That is hard to do in our league.” the lead back to 10. A couple of late fouls by Morehead a great second half. We also would not have won this Besides Bozeman’s night, sophomore Courtney State allowed Murray to close to the final margin of game without Courtney Lumpkin. She played poorly Lumpkin sparked the first half onslaught by hitting seven. 46 in the first half, but in the second half she was great 5-of-7 three-pointers and scoring 15 of her season high Bozeman led the Eagles with 16 points, 11 of defensively and got the ball to the right people,” said 17 in the opening period. She also handed out five which came in the second half. Hamilton added 12 and head coach Mike Bradbury. assists on the day. Senior Tiffany Hamilton reached Lumpkin had 10 points and six assists. Ashar Harris The Eagles trailed by six at the half as they turned double figures in points for the fifth straight game with pulled down a team-high seven boards. Morehead State the ball over 12 times, but in the final half MSU only 12 and also came up with a career high six steals. MSU improved dramatically in ball control in the second gave it away six times while forcing 10 Longwood swiped the ball from UTM 15 times to set a season half, surrendering just seven turnovers compared to 17 mistakes. MSU also made six of its 11 three-pointers in high. in the first half. the final half. For the game, MSU was 11-of-29 from The Skyhawks led 12-11 with 12:47 remaining in The teams combined for 32 turnovers in the first long range and picked up 18 offensive rebounds. Ashar the first half, but Lumpkin began a 12-0 run with a half and shot just 30 percent between them from the Harris led MSU with eight boards. trey. Sophomore Abby Steele bookended the run with field. The Eagles had an early five-point lead following Longwood got 15 points and 10 rebounds from another three-ball at 9:23. MSU proceeded to push its a 3-pointer by senior Tiffanie Stephens, but a 12-3 Megan Smith, 13 points from Krystal Garrison, and 12 lead to 31-14 before UTM’s Alecia Weatherly stopped run by the Racers gave the home team a four-point by Becky Fernandes. Fernandes also had a game best the mini-run with a bucket at 5:03. That was the final advantage with 9:11 left in the half. Five points from eight assists. The Lancers shot 41 percent for the game, field goal the Skyhawks scored in the first half. Hamilton and a bucket by junior Chyna Bozeman gave but the Eagles forced the Lancers into a 2-for-8 effort In the second half, the Skyhawks scored the first the lead back to Morehead State. Murray countered from three-point land in the final half. 13 points and cut the MSU lead down to 10 (39-29). with seven straight points, but the Eagles hit the last Bozeman finally got the Eagles going again with a shot of the half for a two-point halftime margin. jumper at the 13:21 mark. UTM cut the margin to Kayla Vance led all scorers with 19 pints for the as low as seven (41-34), but a couple of Lumpkin free Racers and Jessica Holder had seven rebounds. The throws and a Steele triple pushed the MSU lead back Eagles held Murray to 29.7 percent shooting, including out to double digits. 19.2 percent from beyond the arc. For the game, MSU shot 36 percent after opening the game with a season best 52 percent for a half. The Eagles hit 9-of-10 free tosses, while the Skyhawks made just 10-of-19. Weatherly led UTM with a season high 19 points and eight rebounds, while Jessica Pace tallied 10 points.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #10 Game #11 Game #12 Morehead State 84 Morehead State 78 Marshall 73 Detroit 71 Kentucky Christian 44 Morehead State 71 Dec. 13, 2009 Dec. 14, 2009 Dec. 18, 2009 Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky.

Eagles Go Downtown To Knock Off Second Half Pressure Defense Leads Eagles Drop Heartbreaker to Detroit; MSU Hits School Record 16 MSU to 78-44 Win Over KCU Marshall, 73-71 Three-Pointers MOREHEAD, Ky. - After a sluggish first half that MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State junior MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State’s women’s saw the host Morehead State women’s basketball team Chynna Bozeman scored a season-high 27 points, and basketball team knocked down a school single game leading only by 11 over NAIA foe Kentucky Christian the Eagles battled visiting Marshall University to the fi- record 16 three-pointers and held off a pesky Detroit Monday night, the Eagles turned up the full court pres- nal horn Friday night, but in the end the Herd escaped Titan squad, 84-71, Sunday, at Johnson Arena. The sure defense in the final 20 minutes, forcing 28 total with a 73-71 win at Johnson Arena. Eagles won their fourth straight game and picked up turnovers for the game and pulling away for a 78-44 MSU fell to 8-4 and and the loss snapped a their seventh win in eight tries to up their 2009-10 win over the Lady Knights. five-game winning streak. Marshall improved to 5-4 mark to 7-3. Morehead State, which won its fifth straight game and won its eighth-straight game against the MSU Senior Tiffany Hamilton led the three-point bar- for its longest winning streak since 2006-07, also im- program. rage with a 6-for-9 showing from beyond the arc for proved to 8-3. The 11-game start is the third best since The Eagles built a 38-32 halftime lead thanks in a season high 20 points. Junior Chynna Bozeman led 1981-82 and the best since an 10-1 opening mark in part to Bozeman’s hot hand from outside. She was the team with 22 points, including four triples, and 2001-02. The Eagles also improved to 5-1 at home and 5-of-7 from three-point range in the opening half and also added a team high eight assists and six rebounds to have now won eight of the last nine games. scored 19 points. nearly pull off a triple-double. MSU also received a trio “The first half we were low on energy,” said head Marshall pulled ahead 22-17 with 8:59 left in the of three-balls and 13 points off the bench from senior coach Mike Bradbury, whose team defeated a scrappy first half after two Adrian Randall free throws. Back-to- Tiffanie Stephens as she reached double figures for the Detroit team Sunday afternoon. “In the second half back jumpers by Watson and Bozeman brought MSU first time this season. Sophomore Counrtney Lumpkin our energy was better, and it really started about 10 back to within 22-21. A trey by the Herd’s Handy scored 12 points and handed out six of the Eagles’ 19 minutes into the final half. We needed to do it (pres- made it 25-21 with 6:52 left, but the Eagles held MU total assists. sure defense) to get some energy going.” without a field goal until the 3:24 mark. By that time, The Eagles shot a season high 48 percent (30-of- KCU did not hit a field goal in the final seven Bozeman had drained two more triples and MSU led 63) from the floor overall and were even better from minutes and 20 seconds of the game. 30-25. distance, canning 16 of their 30 attempts for a season The Eagles led 36-25 at the half and it ballooned Marshall cut the game to three (30-27) but another best 53 percent. The Eagles lead the nation (NCAA Di- to 18 (53-35) with 11:59 left in the contest. From Bozeman trey and a three-ball from Courtney Lumpkin vision I) in three-pointers attempted per game at 30.3. the 10:21 mark to the 4:10 mark, MSU outscored gave MSU its six-point advantage at the half. MSU had MSU also out-rebounded the Titans 38-31. Freshman KCU 17-7 to lead 73-44. The largest lead was the just two turnovers in the first half. Ashar Harris grabbed a team best 11 boards. final margin as senior Connie Buchanan hit her first Neither team led by more than five in the second 47 Detroit landed five players in double figures, led career three-pointer in the last second. MSU forced 15 half as Marshall’s largest lead was 63-58 with 6:37 left. by speedy guards Jalesa Jones and Dameisha Fambro. second half turnovers by the Lady Knights and turned The Eagles trailed 71-69 with 1:26 left in the game. The Eagles had trouble containing the quick Jones who that into 13 points. For the game, MSU had a 29-3 Bozeman hit one of two free throws to make it a 71- scored 15 points mostly in the paint on penetration. advantage in points via turnovers. The other area where 70 game. Kendra King’s layup with 1:01 remaining Fambro also scored 15. Kassandra Hooten tallied 14, MSU dominated was the post game where it outscored pushed the Herd lead out to 73-70. Lumpkin hit one Yar Shayok netted 12, and Bridig Mulroy, UDM’s lead- KCU 46-14 in the paint. of two free throws with 13 seconds left before Marshall ing scorer entering the game, pumped in 10. Junior Chynna Bozeman led the Eagles with 19 missed the front end of a one and one with only six MSU drilled seven three-pointers in the first 8:50 points and five steals as MSU collected a season high ticks left. Lumpkin’s desperation toss nearly tickled the of the first half to take a 29-13 lead in what appeared 18 swipes. Bozeman also tallied four assists and four nets as the horn went off but it rimmed off. to be a one-sided contest. But, Detroit was relentless of the Eagles’ seven three-pointers. Tiffanie Stephens Bozeman was 6-of-10 from three-point range for as they went on a 12-2 run, capped by a Shayok layup, netted 12 points and a career high seven rebounds. her season high. Lumpkin scored a career high 18 during the next four minute span. Suddenly, MSU’s Senior Tiffany Hamilton scored in double figures for points and handed out a team high five assists. Fresh- lead was cut to six (31-25). The Titans trimmed the the eighth straight game with 12, and freshman Ashar man Ashar Harris recorded her third career double- margin down as low as five (38-33) before Ashley Mar- Harris again led the rebounding effort with 12. Senior double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. tin’s jumper gave MSU a 40-33 halftime lead. Deja Watson scored a career high nine points. Chantelle Handy led the Herd with 16 points, The tempo kind of see-sawed back and forth in the MSU also passed efficiently with 21 assists. Sopho- while Tynikki Crook tallied 15. Marshall held a 45-40 second half as Detroit cut the Eagle lead to only four more Abby Steele dished out a career high six, while lead in the rebounding column. The Eagles shot 37 (43-39) with 18:07 left. Mulroy canned a trey at the sophomore point guard Courtney Lumpkin handed percent for the game, including hitting 11 of 26 from 12:51 mark to cut it to six (55-49), but Hamilton an- out six helpers as well. three-point range. swered right back with a three-ball. Hamilton canned The Eagles outscored KCU 42-19 in the second another triple at the 9:42 mark to thwart another Titan half, shooting 44 percent in the final half. For the rally. game, MSU managed to hit 41 percent (32-of-78). The From the 8:07 mark down to the 3:40 point on the Eagles, who hit a school record 16 triples on Sunday, clock, MSU effectively put the game away as it went on weren’t quite as accurate today with a 7-for-31 show- a 13-1 run. Hamilton again capped the rally with the ing. record-breaking three-pointer to make it a 76-58 MSU KCU was led by 12 points from Kristin Hecht. advantage. The Titans made one last push, cutting the Hecht and Abby Evans each had a team-best seven game back down to nine, but MSU hit all six of its free rebounds. The Lady Knights shot 33 percent for the throws in the final minute to hold on. game.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #13 Game #14 Game #15 Morehead State 58 Toledo 77 Morehead State 79 Robert Morris 57 Morehead State 61 Austin Peay 56 Dec. 20, 2009 Dec. 29, 2009 Jan. 2, 2010 Chalres L. Sewell Center Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Moon Township, Pa. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky.

Eagles Get Road Win At Toledo Too Tough for Eagles as MSU Women’s Basketball Has its Way Robert Morris Falls 77-61 With Austin Peay, 79-56

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa.— The Morehead State MOREHEAD, Ky. - Junior guard Chynna Boze- MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State women’s women’s basketball team won its fourth straight road man scored 19 points, but the visiting Toledo Rockets basketball was solid in just about every facet of the game Sunday, holding on to win 58-57 at Robert proved to be too tough Tuesday night for the host floor game Saturday night, and that enabled the Eagles Morris. The Colonials had an opportunity to send the Morehead State women’s basketball team. The Rockets to begin Ohio Valley Conference play 3-0 for the first game into overtime, but missed a free throw with 0.2 shot 53 percent and scored 46 second-half points en time since 1988-89. Junior Chynna Bozeman led the seconds left. The Eagles improve to 9-4, while RMU route to a 77-61 win over MSU. charge with 24 points as MSU handed visiting Austin a fell to 5-5. The Eagles fell to 9-5 to finish their non-conference 79-56 defeat at Johnson Arena. The Eagles led 54-44 with 3:54 remaining, but the portion of the schedule.It marked the first non-con- The Eagles upped their record to 10-5 and 3-0 in Eagles could not capitalize on their free throw chances. ference winning record since 2005-06. Toledo moved the league, while the Lady Govs fell to 3-11 and 2-1 in RMU rallied to cut the Eagle lead to only one. RMU to 9-3. the OVC. The victory ended a three-game losing streak got its chance after the Eagles turned the ball over in Toledo was stout in all aspects of the game as they by MSU to APSU. Last season, the lady Govs knocked the final five seconds. Kristine Silaraja went to the line shot 45 percent (29-of-65), had 20 assists, 12 steals and off the Eagles all three times and put them out of the with the opportunity to tie, but missed her first charity out-rebounded the Eagles 41-34. OVC Tournament in Morehead. toss. Her second shot was good, but the Eagles in- A 20-6 second half run proved to be MSU’s undo- The Eagles shot 41 percent for the game, hit 12 bounded the ball as the clock went to zeroes. ing. Trailing just 38-33 with 16:10 left after a Tiffany three-pointers, out-rebounded APSU 42-40 and forced Robert Morris had previously only been defeated Hamilton three-pointer, the Eagles saw Toledo outscore 19 Lady Gov turnovers. MSU also got a 15-point night 12 times in the last four years at home and has been to them 20-6 over the next six minutes to lead 58-39. The from Tiffany Hamilton, while Bozeman – the Pre- the NCAA Tournament two of the last three years. Rockets built as much as a 23-point margin (71-48) season OVC Player of the Year – added seven rebounds “Hopefully this goes a long way. It was just a great with 5:19 left. and four assists. Senior Connie Buchanan pulled down effort and I am ecstatic,” said coach Mike Bradbury. Bozeman led the Eagles with her 58th career game a career high six rebounds. Austin Peay hit only 3-of-16 “The first half, they were in a two-three zone and we in double figures. She struggled behind the arc though, three-pointers. hit some shots, but then they went into a one-two-two hitting only 1-of-8. As a team, MSU - the nation’s “The last six minutes of the first half is where we zone and we just could not solve it. In the second half, leading team in terms of three-pointers attempted - was really took control of the game,” said head coach Mike Tiffany Hamilton made shot after shot and Chynna 7-of-22. Overall, the Eagles shot 38 percent (21-of-56). Bradbury. “That’s what we talked about in the huddle, [Bozeman] hit some shots, so I couldn’t be happier. Hamilton also reached double figures with 10 finishing the first half off the right way.” 48 This was a great win on the road.” points. Freshman forward Ashar Harris pulled down a Bozeman added, “It all starts with our transition Bozeman led the Eagles with 21 points, while game high 10 rebounds, including five each on offen- game and that’s all of us. Our post players help the Hamilton scored 11 – all in the second half. Ashar sive and defensive ends of the floor. Courtney Lumpkin guards and we help them in transition. We were ready Harris had eight points and seven rebounds along with handed out a team best six assists, and Ashley Martin tonight, and we really wanted this one bad.” a career high five assists in a career best 36 minutes picked up eight rebounds. The Eagles started quick out of the gate with a 7-0 of action, while Deja Watson grabbed eight boards as Toledo was led by Naama Shafir, the first female lead before the Lady Govs quieted the run by creeping well. The Eagles also forced 18 turnovers, scoring 17 Orthodox Jew to be on an NCAA Division I scholar- back to within 8-5 at the first media timeout . Austin points off RMU mistakes. ship. She had a double-double of 14 points and 10 Peay continued to make a run and took its first lead on For the game, the Eagles shot 42 percent, including assists. Courtney Ingersoll scored a career high 23 a Whitney Hanley trey at the 14-minute mark, 10-9. hitting 57 percent (13-of-23) in the final half. The points, while Tanika Mays dumped in 15 and Melissa After a back-and-forth affair for about six minutes, Colonials did out-rebound MSU 39-33. MSU hit eight Goodall tallied 11. The Rocket bench outscored MSU’s the Eagles built another seven point lead (25-18) at three-pointers. bench 31-16. the 7:14 mark after a Courtney Lumpkin three-ball. RMU got four players in double figures, led by Both teams had extreme difficulties with ball Austin Peay scored next, but then the hosts went on a Silaraja with 12. Angela Pace and Yohanna Morton control. MSU turned it over 22 times and forced 20 15-2 scoring run to end the half leading 40-23. scored 11 each. Toledo turnovers. The Eagles shot 41 percent in the opening half and Morehead State grabbed an early 15-3 lead as they Morehead State never led in the game, although it hit six three-pointers. MSU also forced the lady Govs held Robert Morris without a field from the 19:01 kept the contest close in the first half. MSU trailed 21- into a five-minute field drought. Ashley Herring hit mark of the opening half to the 10:29 mark. The 18 with 7:30 left in the opening half after a Bozeman a jumper at 6:10, and then AP’s next field goal was at Eagles fortunes were reversed as they went on an eight- jumper. But, the Rockets opened up their largest first 1:09, but by then MSU had built a 35-21 advantage. minute, 20 second drought themselves minus a field. half lead by going on a 10-3 run. At the 1:21 mark, The Eagles were able to maintain a double digit The Colonials rallied to take their first lead at 17-16 UT led 31-21 and led 31-23 at the half. lead throughout the second half, building it up to 22 and then held a 28-24 lead at the break. Despite being with 7:39 remaining after Hamilton knocked down a saddled with three fouls, Bozeman scored 15 first half triple from the right side. MSU continued to pour it points. on via the outside shot, eventually building the lead to The Eagles shot only 31 percent in the first half, above 30. but RMU was limited to only 33 itself. The Lady Govs were led by Nicole’s Jamen’s double- double of 11 points and 12 rebounds. Herring topped the offensive column with 13 points, while Hanley had 12 points.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #16 Game #17 Game #18 Morehead State 61 Morehead State 71 Jacksonville State 70 Tennessee State 47 Tennessee Tech 63 Morehead State 60 Jan. 4, 2010 Jan. 7, 2010 Jan. 9, 2010 Johnson Arena Morehead, Ky. Cookeville, Tenn. Jacksonville, Ala.

Second Half Defensive Stand Helps MSU Women’s Basketball Rallies at MSU Women’s Basketball Falls at Women’s Basketball Push Past TSU, Tech For Noteworthy OVC Win Jacksonville State 61-47 COOKEVILLE, Tenn.—Senior guard Tiffany JACKSONVILLE, Ala.—Jacksonville State hit MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State women’s Hamilton hit a career high six three pointers on eight nine three-pointers, shooting 50 percent from beyond basketball held visiting Tennessee State to one field attempts, scoring a team high 21 points to lead the the arc to upset Morehead State, 70-60 and spoil More- goal during an 11-minute portion of the second half Morehead State women’s basketball team over host head State women’s basketball’s bid for its first-ever 6-0 Monday night, and the Eagles rallied to beat the Tigers Tennessee Tech 71-63 Thursday night to open Ohio Ohio Valley Conference start Saturday. 61-47 and improve to 11-5 and 4-0 in the Ohio Valley Valley Conference play 5-0 for the first time since The Gamecocks, last in the league in rebounding Conference. 1979-80. Overall, MSU won its third straight game margin, also outrebounded MSU 48-39, adding 12 With just more than 12 minutes remaining in the and improved to 12-5. second-chance points. JSU converted 17 Morehead contest, the Tigers led by three, but from there on out, The win also pushed the Eagles’ road winning to State turnovers into 24 points. The Eagles by contrast MSU’s defense allowed just two more field goals. streak five, which tied the school record. struggled from long range, their usual forte. Morehead The Eagles built an early 15-8 lead on the strength Trailing by four with just under three minutes to State was 10-of-34 in 3-point shooting. of two Tiffanie Stephens treys, but TSU rallied with an play, Kellie Cook sunk a 3-pointer to pull Tech within “You can’t afford these kind of games and this kind 8-2 run – capped by a Okafor layup at 8:41 – to take one, but Hamilton responded with her sixth 3-pointer of effort,” MSU coach Mike Bradbury said. “We got their first lead 18-17. The Tigers eventually pushed of the game to push the lead back to four. After a Tech exactly what we deserved today, we got whipped in their lead out to 24-19 before the Eagles scored the field goal, Deja Watson hit a baseline jumper to push every facet of the game.” next seven. Bozeman’s jumper at 3:46 of the first half the Eagle lead to four. Hamilton then hit a free throw The Eagles opened the first half with three consecu- allowed MSU to re-take a two-point lead (26-24). and Courtney Lumpkin hit two freebies to seal the win tive treys, two from Courtney Lumpkin who had 15 Kesi Hess buried a three-pointer from the right for MSU. first-half points. Jacksonville State answered each time, side with 1:38 remaining to make it a 29-28 TSU Lumpkin finished with 17 points and four assists, however, pulling ahead by as much as nine in the first game, and that’s how the opening half concluded. and Tiffanie Stephens scored 15 points. Watson had half. MSU closed to within two before a late field goal Tennessee State took a 40-37 lead with 12:26 left nine rebounds to lead MSU, Stephens had a career gave JSU a four-point halftime advantage. after LaDona’s Pierce’s jumper, but after trailing for high eight boards and Hamilton had seven – a season The teams traded buckets early in the second half the first nine minutes of the second period, Courtney high. and Morehead State pulled ahead by three on a jumper Lumpkin’s driving layup at 11:08 gave her team a Kellie and Kylie Cook each had 16 points for the by Tiffany Hamilton and a free throw by Lumpkin. Ka- 41-40 advantage. Less than a minute later (10:14), Golden Eagles and Tacarra Hayes became the fourth risma Boykin sunk a 3-pointer to tie it and the Eagles Bozeman drained a triple for a 44-40 Eagle lead. player in TTU history to post a triple-double with 15 never regained the lead. 49 That basket came in the midst of a 12-0 Eagle run points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. Kylie Cook had 14 Lumpkin scored 16 points and she dished off five that concluded with Hamilton’s pair of free throws of her 16 in the first half. assists. Chynna Bozeman added 15 and Tiffany Hamil- to make it 49-40 MSU with 7:06 left. Pierce finally In the first half, the Eagles trailed 37-31 after the ton had 13. Deja Watson pulled down a team-high 10 stopped the Eagle run with a charity toss at 6:40. That opening 20 minutes. Tech shot 45 percent in the first rebounds. ended a six-minute scoring drought for the Tigers. But, half and matched MSU with six three pointers, but JSU had four players score in double figures, led the Eagles continued to pour it one. Martin swished a the Eagles managed to hit just 29 percent of their field by Boykin’s 16. Brittany Wiley scored 13 and had a trey at the 5:01 mark to push the Eagles lead out to 13 goals. The Eagles heated up in the second half when team-high nine rebounds. Zenobia Pitts and Danielle (56-43). they outscored TTU 40-26. The Eagles finished the Vaughn finished with 16 and 14 points respectively. Hamilton led the Eagles with 16 points, while game hitting 13 of 33 triples, while Tech was 11-of-28. Ashar Harris posted her fourth double-double with 14 The teams’ combined 24 three-pointers out-did each points and 12 rebounds. Okafor topped the Tigers with teams’ field goals inside the arc as there were only 22 of 12 points. those combined. MSU held TSU to only 29 percent shooting. From The Eagles finished the game shooting 36 percent outside the arc, MSU was 8-of-22. while Tech matched that figure, but in the final half the Eagles forced TTU to hit only 27 percent. The Eagles also out-rebounded the Golden Eagles 45-44.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #19 Game #20 Game #21 Morehead State 75 Eastern Illinois 62 Morehead State 59 Southeast Missouri 37 Morehead State 60 Eastern Kentucky 58 Jan. 14, 2010 Jan. 16, 2010 Jan. 23, 2010 Johnson Arena Johnson Arena McBrayer Arena Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. Richmond, Ky.

Women’s Basketball Cruises Past SEMO, 75-37, Furious Rally Comes Up Just Short Eagles Survive EKU Rally With and Takes Sole Possession of OVC First Place Spot Against EIU Hamilton’s Game-Winner

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State’s women’s MOREHEAD, Ky. – In a game where both teams RICHMOND, Ky.— Tiffany Hamilton only hit basketball team used a pair of 14-1 runs – one in each grabbed 38 rebounds, it was the final offensive board one field goal at Eastern Kentucky. She only needed half – to cruise past a shorthanded Southeast Missouri for Eastern Illinois that ultimately helped decide the fi- one. team 75-37 Thursday night at Johnson Arena. The 37 nal margin Saturday at Johnson Arena. EIU’s Chantelle Morehead State women’s basketball survived a points was the lowest allowed by an MSU team since Pressley grabbed a rebound, was fouled, and hit two furious EKU rally and Hamilton broke a nine-minute the NCAA era began in 1981-82. free throws with 2.3 seconds left as the Panthers sur- scoring drought with a game-winning jumper to lift the MSU improved to 13-6 and 6-1 in the league, vived a tremendous Morehead State women’s basketball Eagles over their Ohio Valley Conference rivals, 59-58 while SEMO fell to 5-10 and 2-4 in the OVC. With rally to win 62-60. Saturday afternoon at McBrayer Arena. Eastern Kentucky’s 10-point loss to Eastern Illinois MSU fell to 13-7 and 6-2 in the OVC, while EIU “It was definitely high-intensity, high-energy and tonight, the Eagles moved into sole possession of first slipped past the Eagles in the Ohio Valley Conference very competitive,” Morehead State coach Mike Brad- place in the OVC. EIU is now 5-1. standings at 6-1 and 10-8 overall. bury said. “They battled back, they’re talented.” Chynna Bozeman led a balanced Eagle scoring stat The Panthers opened up a 14-7 lead with 10:06 EKU (9-10, 5-4 OVC) rallied from a 17-point sheet with 15 points, while Tiffany Hamilton netted remaining in the first half after a Kelsey Wyss transition second-half deficit and took the lead with a minute 13, Tiffanie Stephens tallied 12, and Ashley Martin – jumper. With EIU ahead 21-14 five minutes later, the to go, taking advantage of MSU scoring just two field getting just her third start of the year - scored in double Eagles went on to score the next seven points and tie goals in the final 10 minutes. Fortunately for the Eagles figures as well with 12. MSU was able to effectively it up 21-21. Bozeman drained a three-ball from the one of the two field goals was Hamilton’s jumper. It clear its bench with more than seven minutes left in the left corner after the ball was moved all the way around marked Morehead State’s seventh straight win over the game, giving the key players a chance to rest. the key, and she buried a 15-footer from the right side. Lady Colonels and its eighth win in the last nine tries. “We had a great three days of practice this week, Ashley Martin hit a 15-foot shot to tie the game. MSU (14-7, 7-2 OVC) ripped off an 11-2 run to and it was nice to be able to give our key players a The Eagles ultimately trailed 24-23 at the break. start the second half and led by as much as 17, but chance to rest,” said head coach Mike Bradbury. “We MSU held EIU to only 30 percent from the floor while the Lady Colonels cooked up a 10-run of their own to still had a lot of intensity tonight even though the game shooting 37 percent itself. offset the Eagle run and remain within seven points. A was in our favor.” The Panthers opened the second half on a 17-4 pair of steals and fast break lay-ups by Ashar Harris and SEMO, which had already lost leading scorer run to push out ahead 41-27 with 13:13 left. Ashley Tiffanie Stevens pushed the lead back to double digits Jasmine White for the season, was also playing with Thomas drilled two straight three-pointers from the for MSU. 50 without third-leading scorer Lauren Sharpe. The right side to push the margin to 14. The Eagle scoring drought allowed Eastern Ken- Redhawks shot just 29 percent for the game and scored EIU continued to lead by double digits until Tif- tucky to whittle away at the lead and pull ahead with in the 30s for the second straight game. Monica Miller fany Hamilton tallied a and a basket to cut the one minute to go on a lay-up by Alex Jones. Hamilton had eight to top the Redhawks. deficit to 49-40 with 8:55 left. The Eagles continued hit the game winner with her foot on the 3-point line The Eagles and Redhawks were tied at 6-6 with to make a furious comeback and completed it at 3:32 and 12 seconds to play after Sahkeyia Colyer missed 17:22 remaining in the first, but MSU went on its 12-0 when Bozeman knocked down a three-ball to tie the two free throws that would have given EKU a three- run to push ahead 18-6 after a pair of free throws by game at 52-52. The Panthers proceeded to score the point lead. EKU missed two close-range shots as time Bozeman. next four to push ahead 56-52, but Martin drained a expired. The Redhawks were only able to cut the lead down triple with 2:07 remaining to cut it back to 56-55. “We got it to Tiffany and she stepped back and to nine (21-12), and then the Eagles outscored the visi- Courtney Lumpkin made pair free throws to give made a great shot,” Bradbury said. “She has the courage tors 14-1 during the next five minutes to go on top 35- the Eagles a 57-56 lead, but Wyss came down and and the guts to have the confidence to make the shot.” 13. The Eagles largest lead of the opening 20 minutes knocked down a jumper to swap the lead again in favor Chynna Bozeman led all scorers with 21 points, came during the break when they were ahead 40-17. of EIU. Kloak got open for another layup to set the hitting five 3-pointers. Courtney Lumpkin finished In the second half, the Eagles started with another EIU lead at 60-57. EIU had a steal and a chance to seal with 12 points and four assists and Harris tallied a 14-1 scoring barrage to climb ahead 54-18. The on- the game off an MSU turnover with 19 ticks left, but double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The slaught continued throughout much of the second half Wyss missed a layup. Eagles had 14 team steals, nine of which came in the as the Eagles led by more than 40. On MSU’s end, Hamilton knocked down a trey first half. MSU hit 13 three-pointers on 33 attempts and from the right side to again tie the game, but on the The Eagles started the first half sluggish, trailing out-rebounded SEMO 43-34. Hamilton nearly had a other end, Pressley grabbed an offensive rebound, was by as much as six after an Alex Jones lay-up. Bozeman double-double with a team high nine rebounds. The fouled, and hit both free tosses. hit her first of three first-half treys to pull the Eagles Eagles also only had seven turnovers. Morehead State was led by Bozeman with 22 points within one. Following a lay-up from Michaelea Kleist, and nine rebounds, while Lumpkin tallied 14 points Lumpkin swished a 3-pointer to tie it and then after and seven assists. Kleist hit another layup, Lumpkin hit another triple to give MSU its first lead of the game. A pair of EKU buckets gave the Lady Colonels the lead back, but Harris tallied a tip-in that gave More- head State the lead for good in the first half. The Eagles slowly extended the lead, pushing it out as far as seven on a pair of charity tosses by Hamilton, but a jumper by Shakeyia Colyer made the halftime margin five. Jones led the Lady Colonels with with 15 points and Colyer scored 14. Kleist finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #22 Game #23 Game #24 Morehead State 76 Morehead State 88 Morehead State 80 Tennessee State 65 Austin Peay 68 Jacksonville State 53 Jan. 28, 2010 Jan. 31, 2010 Feb. 4, 2010 Gentry Center Johnson Arena Nashville, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn. Morehead, Ky. Free Throws Spur Second-Half Bozeman Hits Nine Three-Pointers School Record 17 Three-Pointers Comeback Win At TSU and Scores 37 in Eagles’ 20-Point Sparks Eagles Over Jacksonville Win at Austin Peay State, 80-53 NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A furious second-half rally, spurred by 29 made second-half free throws, led CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.— The Dunn Center was MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State’s women’s Morehead State’s women’s basketball team to a 76-65 chilly, so Chynna Bozeman and the rest of the Eagles basketball team ranks among the nation’s top teams in comeback OVC win at Tennessee State Thursday at the decided to heat things up. three-pointers and the Eagles proved that once again Gentry Center. Bozeman scored a career-high 37 points, drilling a Thursday night against Jacksonville State at Johnson The Eagles were 36-of-42 from the line for the school-record tying nine 3-pointers to lead Morehead Arena. MSU hit a school record 17 treys and won game, including 29-of-34 in the second half when they State to a 88-68 win over Austin Peay Sunday after- handily over the Gamecocks, 80-53. outscored the Lady Tigers 57-37. Chynna Bozeman hit noon. It was only the second time this season MSU The Eagles improved to 17-6 and 10-2 in the Ohio a school and Ohio Valley Conference-record 17 free has tallied 80 points. Bozeman’s point total ranked Valley Conference. The 2009-10 team became just the throws in 17 attempts. She also established a school second on MSU’s list of high scoring games all time, fifth in school history to record at least 17 wins in a record for consecutive free throws made, with 19, coming in only behind the 41 by Bev Smith and Amy season. JSU fell to 6-16 and 3-9 in the OVC. including two from the Eastern Kentucky game. Kieckbusch. Sophomore Ashley Martin, one of four Eagles in Bozeman finished with a game-high 30 points, also The Eagles improved to 16-7 overall and 9-2 in the double figures, scored a team high 16. Sophomore a career high for the junior. It was the 43rd game in OVC while the Lady Govs fell to 8-14 and 7-4 in the Abby Steel tallied a career high 15 points, including school history with a 30-point scorer and the first 30 league. 12 in the second half, while junior Chynna Bozeman point effort since Tarah Combs’ game at Jacksonville “She (Chynna) was outstanding today,” said head scored 14. Bozeman, who hit nine of her 13 triples at State on Jan. 19, 2008. coach Mike Bradbury. “She played extremely well Austin Peay Sunday, was 4-for-4 tonight. Freshman MSU improved to 15-7 and 8-2 in the OVC. offensively, and we worked to get her open shots so she Ashar Harris notched 12 points and nine rebounds. Only seven other MSU women’s basketball teams since could knock them down. But, today we had great focus Destiny Lane led the JSU squad with 16 points, in- 1983-84 have won 15 or more games. and we were dialed in. We knew our assignments and cluding four three-pointers. She also had seven boards. The Eagles trailed by as much as 12 points before we executed.” Danielle Vaughn scored 14. a late rally tied the game at 42 with 11:01 left. MSU Tiffanie Stephens added 15 points and Courtney Martin sparked a 10-1 run to begin the game for then went on its free-throw barrage to pull ahead by as Lumpkin had 11. Stephens also dished out a team high MSU as she scored eight of the first 10. She hit a pair much as 12. In the last 11 minutes the Eagles hit 22 and career best six assists. Tiffany Hamilton tallied 10 of three-pointers and a layup off a pass from Bozeman. charity tosses. for the Eagles, who shot 56.4 percent from the field, After JSU climbed back to within 13-6, the Eagles Courtney Lumpkin, who did not score in the first including 65.2 percent from long range. went on a 7-2 run to push the first-half margin out 51 half, had 16 points in the second half, 10 off of free The Eagles also grabbed six more rebounds than the to 20-8 with 12:35 left. MSU continued its barrage throws. Tiffany Hamilton had 11 points and Ashar host team, 39-33. Deja Watson added nine rebounds from beyond the arc, hitting seven of their first nine. Harris finished with 14 rebounds. and scored eight points. The lead ballooned to 29-11 at the six-minute mark The Eagles trailed by nine at halftime after shooting MSU had two players in double figures in the first and went all the way to 37-15 with just more than two just 17. 2 percent from the field, hitting five shots, two half, led by Bozeman, who swished eight shots, includ- minutes left. of which were free throws. Chynna Bozeman scored 10 ing five from long range to score 22 first-half points. MSU ultimately led 40-20 at the half, shooting of the Eagles’ 19 points, swishing two triples and four The Eagles hit 67.9 percent from the field on 19-of-28 48 percent overall and 77 percent (10-of-13) from charity tosses. in the first half and 9-of-14 from 3-point range to take three-point range. Martin was 4-of-5 from distance Meredith Stafford scored 22 points to lead the a commanding 53-31 lead. and scored 14 points in the opening 20 minutes. The Tigers. Nikki Rumph and Obiageli Okafor each had Morehead State opened on fire, scoring nine Gamecocks were limited to 26 percent from the floor. 11 points. straight points after Peay’s Ashley Herring started the The Eagles went on to lead by as many 36 in the The Eagles won despite shooting a season worst 27 game with two free throws. The Eagles pushed the second half with 7:29 left. percent from the field (17-of-62). MSU hit six treys on lead to double digits seven minutes into the game on MSU finished the game 17-of-31 from three-point 23 attempts. The Eagles also out-rebounded the Tigers Bozeman’s first 3-pointer. A triple by Stephens got the range and out-rebounded the Gamecocks 45-37. MSU 49-41. TSU entered the game as the OVC’s leading lead out to 18, but the Lady Govs staged a rally, scoring also dished out a season high 24 assists on its 28 made rebounding team. nine straight to cut the MSU lead to nine. The Eagles field goals. JSU shot 33 percent for the game. quickly got eight of those points back courtesy of six straight by Deja Watson. The first half lead got as high as 24 before settling at 22 at the break. The Lady Govs never got any closer than 20 points – the final margin – in the second half. MSU built as much as a 30 point lead. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but Friday’s winter storm forced the one-day postpone- ment.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #25 Game #26 Game #27 Morehead State 80 Eastern Illinois 74 Morehead State 65 Tennessee Tech 45 Morehead State 63 Southeast Missouri 50 Feb. 6, 2010 Feb. 11, 2010 Feb. 13, 2010 Johnson Arena Morehead, Ky. Charleston, Ill. Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Eagles Pound Tennessee Tech, 80-45 Women’s Hoops Falls At League- Eagles Capture At Least Second Leading Panthers Place With Win At SEMO MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State didn’t take much time to decide the outcome of its game with CHARLESTON, Ill.—It was a record setting night CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.—Morehead State visiting Tennessee Tech Saturday night. A 21-6 run to for Morehead State women’s basketball at Eastern Il- women’s basketball clinched at least second place in the open the game helped the women’s basketball Eagles go linois, but it wasn’t the result the Eagles wanted. Ohio Valley Conference race and Chynna Bozeman on to defeat the Golden Eagles 80-45. MSU fell 74-63 at league-leading EIU in a battle broke multiple 3-point records Saturday in a 65-50 win MSU improved to 18-6 overall and 11-2 in the for first place as the OVC race enters its final two at Southeast Missouri. Ohio Valley Conference, winning their fifth consecu- weeks. Morehead State sunk 11 3-pointers to set the The Eagles (19-8, 12-3 OVC) became the first-ever tive game and equaling MSU’s longest success streak OVC record for team triples in a single season with MSU women’s basketball team to finish better than of the year. The 18th win also allowed this year’s Eagle 269. third place. It also is the third-best MSU women’s squad to become the fourth winningest MSU team “We played hard enough to win, we just didn’t get basketball record in Division I play. since 1981-82. TTU fell to 9-14 and 4-9 in the league. it done,” MSU coach Mike Bradbury said. Bozeman, who hit five 3-pointers and led MSU For the second straight game the Eagles placed four Morehead State, who needed a win or a Murray with 18 points, broke her single-season 3-pointer mark players in double figures. Ashley Martin and Courtney State loss to clinch a home game for the first round of and now has 96 triples, breaking the record set by cur- Lumpkin led MSU with 15 points each. Chynna the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, secured the rent MSU graduate manager Tarah Combs and equaled Bozeman scored 12, while Tiffanie Stephens tallied 10. home game because of a Murray State loss at Tennessee by Bozeman last year. Bozeman also tied the OVC and Lumpkin also had seven assists. The Eagles grabbed a Tech. MSU career record for 3-pointers with 248, also held season high 60 rebounds to TTU’s 44. Freshman Ashar Three Eagle players scored in double digits, led by by former Eagle standout Kandi Brown. Harris, the OVC’s leading glass cleaner, pulled down Chynna Bozeman’s 15 points on five made 3-point- Tiffanie Stephens scored 16 points - on 5-for-8 18. ers. Ashley Martin scored 12 and Tiffanie Stephens from long range - and Tiffany Hamilton finished “They’re (TTU) the second best team in the league tallied 10 points. Deja Watson grabbed a team-high 11 with 14 points. Ashley Martin had a career high 13 in rebounding so that was a huge emphasis tonight,” rebounds. rebounds and Bozeman was one rebound shy of a said head coach Mike Bradbury. “Out post players also “This is the best job we’ve done in executing our of- double-double with nine. Bozeman also had four steals. really ran the floor well and we got some easy layups. fense against EIU since I’ve been here,” Bradbury said. Senior Connie Buchanan grabbed a career high nine Ashley (Martin) has been playing well lately but she has Ta’Kenya Nixon had a triple-double for the Pan- rebounds as the Eagles and Redhawks each coralled 50 been practicing well also.” thers, scoring 17 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and 10 boards. MSU was relentless on the offensive glass early, assists. Dominique Sims scored 15 points and Mariah Morehead State opened the first half with a pair of 52 and that led to a 12-4 lead in the first six minutes. The King finished with 12 points for EIU. three-pointers from Hamilton and Bozeman and had Eagles upped the lead to 16-4 in the next three min- “I thought we did a pretty good job on [Maggie] a 10-lead before SEMO registered its first points on a utes. TTU started the game 2-for-14 from the field. Kloak, but we had no answer for Nixon. She’s a great lay-up by Katie Norman. Patricia Mack followed with The margin increased to 21-6 with 9:54 left in the player,” Bradbury said. a quick jumper to cut the MSU lead to six, but from first half. Bozeman hit her first trey at the 10:21 mark Tied at 42 midway through the second half after a that point is was all Eagles. Morehead State went on a on the clock and then backed it up with a 10-foot jumper by Watson, EIU went on an 11-1 run to open 19-1 tear, hitting four 3-pointers, two from Stephens, jumper 25 seconds later. Tech continued to misfire and a 10-point lead, but a pair of free throws by Martin, to shoot to a 29-5 lead with nine minutes to play in the Eagles’ transition game continued to heat up. With a three by Tiffany Hamilton and a Tiffanie Stephens the half. The Redhawks shaved six points off of that 3:07 left in the first half, the Eagles were up 37-13. driving lay-up pulled MSU back within three. The lead, pulling to within 18, but MSU pushed it back MSU led 44-17 at the break, shooting 45 percent Panthers opened the lead back to 10 points to hold off to 24 on a pair of jumpers, one each from Martin and and out-rebounding the Golden Eagles 34-16. It the charging Eagles. Hamilton. marked the fifth straight half the Eagles had eclipsed “The turning point was about 11 or 12 minutes in “We came out played with lot of energy lot of ef- the 40-point plateau. the second half, they got a couple of rebounds and were fort, we were ready to go,” Morehead State coach Mike The Eagles went on to lead by as many as 38 in the able to stretch it out and we really never could get back Bradbury said. “Our kids did a great job. We were final half. into it fully,” Bradbury said. really good in the first half. We wanted to knock them MSU shot 42 percent for the game (28-of-67) Morehead State couldn’t buy a basket early in the out in the first half and we did that.” while holding the Golden Eagles to just 22 percent. game, falling behind 5-2 in the first four minutes, but SEMO outscored the Eagles 34-25 in the second The Eagles hit 8 of their 24 three-pointers and 16 of Bozeman got hot from beyond the arc, drilling three half, thanks in part to 23.1 percent shooting in the their 21 free throws. quick 3-pointers to help jumpstart MSU to a 13-5 second half by MSU. The Redhawks were unable to get TTU got a 12-point, 10-rebound double effort lead. EIU came charging back and pulled within one any closer than 15, the final margin. from Kellie Cook. Allison West Mason scored a career on a triple from Ashley Thomas. The Eagles responded “We lost our energy in the second half,” Bradbury high nine points in a career high 23 minutes. with threes by Martin and Bozeman, who had 12 first- said. “We had complete control of the game but we half points. didn’t finish the way we want to. All of our guards EIU shot 46.8 percent from the field and 42.9 played well, but we didn’t shoot it very well.” percent from beyond the arc. The Panthers led a tight Katie Norman had 19 for the Redhawks and rebounding battle 45-40, but scored 40 points in the Bailie Roberts had 10. Patricia Mack finished with 10 paint. MSU shot 31.9 percent from the field and 32.4 rebounds. percent from long range. The Eagles attempted 46 three-pointers, just three The Panthers again came charging back on a shy of the school and OVC record this team set earlier 3-pointer from Kelsey Wyss and a driving lay-up by in the 2009-10 season. MSU connected on 14 from Mariah King to pull within two at 21-19. The teams distance. traded buckets through the remainder of the half, lead- ing to a 27-all tie at the intermission.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #28 Game #29 Game #30 Eastern Kentucky 79 Morehead State 66 Morehead State 76 Morehead State 67 Murray State 63 UT Martin 50 Feb. 20, 2010 Feb. 25, 2010 Feb. 27, 2010 Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Johnson Arena Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky.

MSU Can’t Keep Up With the Jones Lumpkin Leads Eagles in Women’s Basketball Sets Win in 79-67 Setback to EKU Comeback Win Records against UTM

MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State junior MOREHEAD, Ky. – It was a game that came MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State women’s Chynna Bozeman scored 27 points and set the down to the final shot. Murray State’s Kayla Vance put basketball placed four players in double figures as the MSU and Ohio Valley Conference career record for up a desperation three-point attempt from the top of Eagles cruised to a 76-50 victory over UT Martin in three-pointers during the game, but the Eagles could the key with two seconds remaining, but the shot came the 2009-10 regular season finale at Johnson Arena. not stop Eastern Kentucky freshman Alex Jones who up well short and the Eagles came away with the 66-63 The Eagles improved to 21-9 and finished 14-4 poured in career highs of 34 points and 18 rebounds victory in Johnson Arena Thursday night. Courtney in the Ohio Valley Conference. The 21 wins tied the in the Lady Colonels’ 79-67 win over MSU in Johnson Lumpkin and Chynna Bozeman lead the Eagles with school’s NCAA-era (1981-82 on) record for wins in Arena Saturday. 20 points each. a season, while the 14 OVC wins set a school single MSU fell to 19-9 and 12-4 in the OVC while East- With the win the Eagles tied the school record for season record. The victory also assured MSU of the best ern Kentucky stayed alive for one of the top four spots most wins in conference (13) and tied the school record two-year win mark in school history at 38. in the OVC race at 12-14 and 8-8. It marked MSU’s for most wins in a two year span (37). Bozeman also set It was the sixth straight victory for MSU over first loss to its in-state rival in eight games dating back a record of her own as she sunk her 106th trey of the UTM and all have been by more than 15 points. De- to 2005-06. season to set the OVC single season record. spite the loss, the Skyhawks finished the year 10-18 and Playing without the OVC’s leading rebounder It was an ugly first half for the Eagles as they trailed 8-10 in the league after winning only seven total games Ashar Harris, the Eagles were soundly overmatched 33-40, after turning the ball over 14 times and only the last two seasons. in the post area where Jones had her way. She was shooting 22 percent from beyond the arc (2-9), while Senior Tiffanie Stephens led the Eagles with 17 12-of-17 from the floor and 10-of-11 from the free letting Murray State shoot 50 percent from the field points, while fellow senior Tiffany Hamilton scored 15. throw line while grabbing 14 of her rebounds on the and 5-12 from downtown. Sophomore Courtney Lumpkin tallied 13, and junior defensive end. EKU outscored MSU 44-8 in the paint Morehead State got things rolling in the second Chynna Bozeman scored 11. Senior Connie Buchanan and had 23 second chance points as they won the battle half and out scored Murray State 33-23. The comeback pulled down a team high and career high 10 rebounds. of rebounds, 53-41. was sparked and finished by the brilliant play of Lumk- UTM was led by Darnisha Lyles with 17 points, Bozeman needed just one three-pointer to get to pin who had 13 second half points and many key plays. while LaBrica Ward tallied 10. 249 for her career and set both school and conference Lumpkin’s steal and lay-up capped a Morehead The Eagles outrbounded the Skyhawks 47-28. standards. She hit that at the 10-minute mark of the State 15-9 run to start the second half to cut the lead to Bozeman and Lumpkin led the team with five assists as first half and finished with seven treys on the afternoon one 48-49 with 9:58 to go. Murray State answered with MSU dished out 18 helpers. Ward led all players with to give her 103 for the season. She now needs only a 6-0 run on two consecutive three’s by Kayla Lowe. six assists. 53 three more to break the OVC single season mark of With the Eagles trailing 50-55 with 5:12 to go MSU shot 44 percent for the game and hit 11 of 105. With 35 attempts, the Eagles also set the school Lumpkin again came up big and drove the right side 26 three-pointers. UTM was held to a 4-for-19 effort and OVC mark for attempts in a season with 837 now. of the lane and finished with a lay-up making the score from behind the line. The Eagles were 11-of-35 from behind the arc 52-55. On the defensive end she then stole the ball and The Eagles opened the game with a 9-3 lead in the and trailed by as many as 13 (63-50) in the final six sprinted down the court and made a three-point play first three minutes. The Skyhawks answered though minutes before mounting a furious rally. MSU got the to tie the score at 55-55 the old fashioned way after with a 7-0 run to take its first lead 10-9 with 14:05 left. game within reach at 69-65 with 1:35 left on Boze- making the lay-up and converting at the charity stripe The Eagles countered with a 10-2 run of their own man’s seventh triple, but the Lady Colonels forced the after she was fouled. to push ahead 19-12. Bozeman drained her first three- Eagles to miss on three straight trips down the floor Lumpkin again drove the left side of the lane and pointer and Stephens buried two triples. after and went 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the made a tough lay-up to take the lead 59-57 which was MSU then continued to build upon its first half final 1:30 to fend off the Eagle comeback attempt. the Eagles first lead since 13:06 to go in the first half. lead as Bozeman drained a shot from four feet beyond A three-point game with 1:03 left turned into the In the final minute of the game, the Racers cut the the three-point arc at the top of the key for a 28-16 11-point final margin. lead to one 62-61, but again Lumpkin extended the Eagles lead at the 6:27 mark of the opening half. It The Eagles only held six leads in the game and lead to three 64-61 on a tough drive and finish. The didn’t stop there. Stephens and Bozeman added two never by more than two points. The first half was Racers Vance then came down the court and answered more from distance and the margin ballooned to 18 extremely close as EKU never led by more than five with a baseline jumper that cut the lead back to one (36-18) at the under-four media timeout. before holding a 33-32 halftime lead. Bozeman hit a 64-63 with 47 tics to go. Lumpkin then finished off MSU held a 40-22 lead at the half, shooting 47 trey at the 18:33 mark of the second half for a 35-33 Murray State with her final bucket of the game with 26 percent in the half. Eagle lead, but the Lady Colonels proceeded to go on seconds to go. The Eagles built their margin out to 26 with 15:58 an 8-2 run, capped by Michaelea Kleist’s putback layup Lumpkin scored a career high 20 points and added remaining in the game after an Ashley Martin free at 15:06, to push their lead out to eight at 45-37. three assists. Tiffany Hamilton scored seven points and throw and the lead pushed to nearly 30 late in the EKU still led by as many as 13 with 4:50 remaining grabbed a career high 12 rebounds. Ashar Harris added contest. in the contest before MSU’s 11-1 run in the next three 11 rebounds and six points. minutes. Murray State was lead by Vance who finished with EKU shot 47 percent for the game, including 57 19 points. Lowe added 15 points shooting a perfect percent (17-of-30) in the final 20 minutes. MSU only three of three from downtown. managed to hit 29 percent for the game (19-of-66). Brittany Coles added 18 points and six boards for the Lady Colonels, while Kleist tallied 10 points and six rebounds. Courtney Lumpkin registered 15 points for MSU. Ashley Martin led on the glass with nine rebounds.

2010-11 Eagles Basketball Game #31 Game #32 Game #33 (OVC Tournament 1st Round) (OVC Tournament Semifinals) (WBI Opening Round)

Morehead State 95 Austin Peay 78 College of Charleston 67 Murray State 90 Morehead State 71 Morehead State 59 March 2, 2010 March 5, 2010 March 17, 2010 Johnson Arena Bridgestone Arena Johnson Arena Morehead, Ky. Nashville, Tenn. Morehead, Ky.

Women’s Basketball Advances in Perimeter Shooting Woes Clip Eagles Women’s Hoops Comes Up Short OVC Tournament With 95-90 Thriller In OVC Semifinal Against College of Charleston in WBI Over Murray State First Round NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Second-seeded Morehead MOREHEAD, Ky. – What a game! In one of the State women’s basketball couldn’t buy a basket late in MOREHEAD, Ky. – The visiting College of most exhilarating and classic women’s basketball Ohio the second half, losing 78-71 to third-seeded Austin Charleston Cougars women’s basketball team grabbed Valley Conference Tournament games ever played, host Peay Friday afternoon in the Ohio Valley Conference the lead in the first minute against the host Morehead and second seed Morehead State held off seventh seed Tournament semifinals at Bridgestone Arena. State Eagles Wednesday night, and MSU was never Murray State 95-90 Tuesday night at Johnson Arena. The Lady Govs took advantage of outside shooting able to fully stop the Cougars as C of C defeated MSU According to the OVC record book, the game just woes by the Eagles and held a nine-rebound advantage, 67-59 in the opening round of the inaugural Women’s missed as the highest scoring in tournament history by scoring 36 points in the paint. MSU fired up 42 shots Basketball Invitational. four points. from three, but hit just 26.2 percent of those. Only The Eagles, who were playing in their first-ever The Eagles improved to 22-9, setting the school 4-of-14 attempts from long range fell in the final six NCAA postseason game, saw their season end at 22-11, NCAA-era record for wins in a season, while Murray minutes of the game. while the Cougars moved on to the second round with State ends its season at 13-17. Morehead State will The Eagles had trailed most of first half, but opened a 20-11 record. be in the OVC Tournament semifinals Friday at 3 the second half on a 12-0 run, five of which came from The Cougars built a double digit lead by the half p.m. EST against third seed Austin Peay. it will be Chynna Bozeman who had 15 at the half and 20 points and never let up. the Eagles’ first trip to Nashville for the semis since less than three minutes in the second half. MSU took Junior Chynna Bozeman led the Eagles with 22 2005-06. the lead on a 3-pointer by Tiffanie Stephens and got points and 10 rebounds – her second double of the Chynna Bozeman scored a career high 39 points the lead as high as four on a lay-up by Deja Watson at year. She finished her third season in an MSU uniform and dished out a season high eight assists for the Eagles, the end of the run. with 648 points, which is the second best season in including 21 points in the first half. Murray State’s “Once we got up four, we had three plays to extend school history. She also hit an national-best 121 three- Kayla Lowe hit seven three-pointers – part of a 15-trey the lead and we didn’t do it,” MSU coach Mike Brad- pointers this year which ranks as the third best season night for the Lady Racers – to score a career high 28 bury said. “We played hard enough to win, our effort in NCAA Division I history. points. Kayla Vance added 24. was there.” College of Charleston got a team high 19 points The Eagles got 15 rebounds from the OVC’s top APSU re-took the lead on a traditional three-point from Ericka Williams. Brooke Kotcella had 13, and board-getter Ashar Harris, but the Racers out-rebound- play by Ashley Herring with 15:12 left. The teams Tonia Gerty dished out six assists and had nine points. 54 ed the Eagles 40-38. Murray State grabbed 18 offensive traded buckets until a 6-0 Austin Peay run with just The Cougars opened the game on a 11-3 run. rebounds. under 10 minutes to play put the Lady Govs up by Brooke Kotcella scored the first four for C of C, while In a bizarre and furiously-paced last three minutes nine. MSU closed back to within five on a triple by Tonia Gerty added a three-pointer. MSU sophomore of the game, the Racers took an 90-87 lead on Vance’s Tiffany Hamilton with six minutes left, but the Eagles Ashley Martin drained the Eagles’ first trey at the 14:01 seventh trey. Tiffany Hamilton countered with a driv- never got closer down the stretch. mark. ing layup with 1:15 left to make it 90-89. Bozeman Bozeman, who averaged 30.5 points against the The Eagles got back-to-back three-pointers from connected on two free throws with 43 seconds left to Lady Govs in the regular season, sunk five 3-point- Bozeman and Tiffany Hamilton to creep back to within give the Eagles the lead they never relinquished. During ers and finished with 27 points, four assists and four three, 15-12, with 12:09 remaining in the opening half. a break in the action, a dead ball technical was issued steals. Her five threes moved her into ninth place in the The Cougars pushed their advantage out to 25-15 to Murray State. Bozeman hit one of the two technical NCAA all time in single-season performances Hamil- at the 7:30 mark after a trio of Deidra Jones free tosses, still giving the visitors a chance to tie or win. ton had 14 and Stephens scored 12 points. Watson led throws. But, with the ball out of bounds and 12 seconds the Eagles with 11 rebounds. Bozeman canned another trey and hit a running left, the Lady Racers called a timeout they did not have The Eagles struggled to score early in the first half, layup to bring the Eagles to within 26-20, but a trey on and Bozeman hit two more technical free throws to seal trailing by as much as 10 before a 7-2 run spurred the other end by Ericka Williams pushed the Cougars’ the final margin. by 15 first-half points by Bozeman closed the gap to lead back out to eight with 2:39 left. The Eagles shot 46 percent for the game (32-of- within one. A series of miscues flipped the advantage In the first half, the Eagles were held to 30 percent 69), while Murray State shot 48 percent (32-of-67). back to the Lady Govs, who extended the lead to eight shooting and trailed 33-25. The Eagles hit nine three pointers on 24 attempts. The at halftime. MSU shot 35.3 percent from the field and The Cougars ballooned the lead out to 37-25 with 24 attempts helped MSU break the NCAA Division struggled from long range in the first half, hitting just 17:27 left in the game. A Tiffanie Stephens three-point- single season mark for treys attempted. three of its 13 attempts for 23.1 percent. In the first er brought MSU to within eight, at 39-31, but Jade In the first half, The Lady Racers jumped out to two meetings, Morehead State was 27-of-50 from long Hughes connected on a open look at a long ranger, a 5-0 lead via a Kayla Vance three-pointer and close range against APSU. and Tonia Gerty got one to go from distance with 14 range jumper, but the Eagles answered with an 11-2 “This wasn’t our best performance and it’s disap- minutes left, and the Cougars led 45-31. run. Deja Watson capped the early run with a layup off pointing it comes on this day,” Bradbury said. “Give College of Charleston continued to hold onto its a Bozeman . Austin Peay credit, they were a big part of that, they double-digit lead. With 10:32 left, the game was 50-34 The Eagles went on to lead 17-9 but Murray State were outstanding today.” in favor of the visitors. came right back to tie the game at 17-17 with 12:52 APSU was led by Herring and Jasmine Rayner The Eagles started to rally, and after Abby Steele’s left in the first half. The Eagles would not allow the who scored 21 and 20 points respectively. Rayner had second three-pointer at 8:04, MSU had cut the lead Lady Racers to take the lead, and the hosts scored the a double-double with 11 boards as did Nicole Jamen, under double digits (54-45). However, Hughes struck next six to push ahead 23-17 with just less than 10 who finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Whitney again with a three-pointer at 6:32 and the lead was minutes left. Hanley added 16 points for the Lady Govs. back out to 14. After the Racers cut the game to two (23-21), MSU finally cut the game back under 10, at 64-55, Bozeman drained her third three-pointer of the half at with under a minute. A steal amounted to nothing 8:56. Later in the half, Bozeman drove to the bucket though as a layup was missed. C of C hit a pair of free and scored her 19th point of the opening 20-minute throws. Bozeman was fouled and hit two charity tosses period to give MSU a 39-31 lead. to get the Eagles to within 66-57.

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