Dover, Del. (Jan. 17) --- The Delaware State Lady Hornets lose to the Morgan State Bears 72-65 on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Hall. DSU drops to 2-6 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Morgan State jumps out to a 7-0 lead to start the game. DSU responds with an 8-4 run. Bullock caps the spurt off with a layup cutting the deficit to three points with 2:00 minutes left in the quarter. Â The Lady Hornets trail 16-12 after the first ten minutes of play.
Morgan State extends their lead to 11 early in the second quarter, after a three-pointer from Elaija Demeza. Lyric Turner responds on the next possession, with a three-point. The triple jumpstarts a 9-0 run for the Lady Hornets that Turner caps off with a steal and layup in transition. The spurt from the senior guard cuts the DSU deficit to 23-21 with 6:25 left in the half.
Morgan State dominates the rest of the second quarter, as they respond with a 16-5 run. Bears' guard Khaliah Hines converts on a three-point play, after making a layup despite the foul, to extend their lead to 39-26 heading into halftime.
Delaware State trailed by as many as 14 points in the third quarter. The Lady Hornets cut the deficit to just six after a layup from Turner and a made three-pointer from both Turner and Miajah Bullock, with 5:00 left in the quarter.
Morgan State once again gets the lead back up to 12 with 2:20 left in the third.
DSU continues to fight back, as they go on an 8-0 run. Janasia Law finishes the flurry with a steal and transition layup, cutting the deficit to just four with :33 seconds left in the quarter.
Lyric Turner hits a three-pointer, reducing the Bears lead to just one point, at 52-51 with 8:56 left in the game.
The Lady Hornets are unable to get any closer.
Delaware State shot 22-of-54 (40.7%) from the field including 9-of-22 (40.9%) on their three-point attempts, the most made three's so far this season. DSU also shot 12-15 (80.0%) from the free throw line.
Turner finishes with a season high 18 points, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-9 on her three-point attempts. Miajah Bullock adds 10 points for the Lady Hornets. DeMaurea Moore led all players with 10 rebounds.
Keys to the game
1. Morgan State scores 40 points in the paint.
2. DSU commits 17 turnovers.
Up next
Delaware State will host North Carolina A&T on January 24th. Tip-off starts at 1:00 pm.
