Lady Marauders edge rival Kentucky State, 54-51

 
WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Lady Marauders edged rival Kentucky State, 54-51, on Saturday.
 
 
With the win, CSU improves to 5-10 overall with a 3-4 ledger in the SIAC. KSU drops to 4-10 on the year with a 1-6 mark in SIAC play.



CSU senior guard Takyra Gilbert scored 10 points in the first quarter as CSU took a 15-12. CSU extended its lead at half, 28-20.
 
 
CSU extended its lead to 12 by the 6:48 mark of the third quarter. KSU responded with a 10-1 run and trailed by six entering the final 10 minutes of play. KSU opened the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to its first lead since the early stages of the game. CSU fell behind by as many as five and trailed 51-46 with 2:52 to play. Kenedi London scored with 1:16 left and a basket by Cameryn DuBose off of a missed CSU free throw brought the Lady Marauders within one. KSU went for a quick two-point score but were denied by a Cameryn DuBose block. A late KSU three point attempt fell short as the Lady Marauders celebrated the victory.
 
 
Gilbert led CSU with 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Guilford finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. Laurene Tere provided a spark with eight points and seven rebounds.
 
 
Victoria Blankenship led KSU with 15 points and nine rebounds.

 
CSU will host Lane on January 20^th.

 


THE BASICS



Score: Kentucky State – 51; Central State- 54

Records: Kentucky State (4-10; 1-6); Central State (5-10; 3-4)

Location: Wilberforce, Ohio
 



QUOTES FROM COACH MCDOLE


"We have been working on playing better defense and I thought we did a great job of deflecting balls and creating turnovers."
 
 
"Tonight was a great win for everyone. Takyra Gilbert was able to get us going early. We responded to a challenging fourth quarter with big plays down the stretch. Sandra Guilford stepped up with a huge play offensively and Cameryn DuBose contested a shot to help seal the game for us."
 
 
"Laurene Tere gave us a huge lift tonight. She works hard every day in practice so tonight's performance was no surprise."
 

 
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE


CSU is 43-29 in the all-time series against KSU.

 
There were five lead changes and three ties in Saturday's game

 
CSU's 54 points is the fewest scored in a win this season.
 
 
Saturday's game was the closest point differential since 2014.
 
 
 
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UP NEXT


The Lady Marauders host Lane on Jan. 20





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