Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky honored the careers of seniors Reese Bass, Nadia Mossong and Cherie White in a Senior Day ceremony before the game, but Morehead State left McBrayer Arena with a 71-62 victory on Saturday night.

Brittany Coles (Lexington, Ky.) led the Lady Colonels (6-19, 3-13 OVC) with 18 points. Bass finished with 12 points and five assists. Mossong had seven points and a team-best eight rebounds. White grabbed seven boards.

Chynna Bozeman scored a game-high 28 points for the Eagles (19-8, 12-4 OVC). Ashar Harris posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

MSU shot 52 percent in the second half and 43 percent for the game. EKU out-rebounded the visitors by two, but committed 20 turnovers. Morehead State held a 13-point advantage in points off turnovers.

A 9-0 Lady Colonel run midway through the first half allowed Eastern to turn a 21-21 tie into a 30-21 advantage with 5:26 showing on the clock. Coles scored five of the nine points during the run. After EKU took its nine-point lead Morehead State ended the half on an 11-4 run to cut lead down to two, 34-32, at halftime.

Courtney Lumpkin’s three-pointer 17 seconds into the second half completed the MSU comeback. A jumper by Harris with 18:02 left in the game gave the Eagles the lead for good, began a streak of eight straight and started a 15-1 Morehead State run that put the game out of reach. Lumpkin’s lay-up with 13:45 remaining capped the run and gave MSU its largest lead of 13 points, 50-37.

Six unanswered got the Lady Colonels within four, 64-60, with 4:21 to go, but that is as close as the home squad would get.

The Lady Colonels will conclude their regular season with a two-game road trip beginning at Tennessee-Martin on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.