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The Tennessee State Lady Tigers fell behind early and it proved to be a hole too deep to pull themselves out of as they fell to Lindenwood 68-54 Thursday night.
TSU got off to a slow start, shooting just 5-12 from the field and committing 7 turnovers, leading to a 23-12 deficit after the opening period of play. The Lady Tigers completely lost their shooting eye in the second quarter, connecting on just 2-of-19 from the floor and scoring just 6 points, leading to a 37-18 halftime deficit.
The Lady Tigers would somewhat pick things up coming out of halftime, drawing to within
11 points at 45-34 on a three-pointer from XaiOnna Whitfield with 3:16 left in the frame. However, Lindenwood responded by outscoring the Tigers 8-3 over the remainder of the period to take a 53-37 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Lindenwood built as much as a 24-point advantage on two separate occasions, on Mary McGrath’s jumper that brought the count to 63-39 at the 6:33 mark and on Alyssa Nielsen’s layup that made the score 67-43 with 3:31 left in the contest. An inconsequential 11-1 spurt brought the score to the final count of 68-54.
Saniah Parker led the Lady Tigers with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists but shot just 6-20 from the floor, including a frigid 3-14 from downtown. Aniya Webb added 15 points and Angel
Hill chipped in with 10 points and 4 rebounds.
Ellie Brueggemann led three Lions in double figures with 14 points; Justis Odom and Brooke Coffey added 10 points each.
The Lady Tigers ( 4-11, 0-5) continue their quest for their first conference win of the season when they hit the road to take on Western Illinois on Saturday at 1 P.M. CST
