ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Harris-Stowe State University women's basketball team was back in action tonight when they traveled across town to Missouri Baptist University to take on the Spartans in the quarterfinals of the 2021 AMC Women's Basketball Championships. The Hornets, who earned the fifth seed in the tournament, were defeated by a final score of 84-42 to fall to 5-10 on the season. With the win, the Spartans will advance to the AMC Women's Basketball Championship Semifinals.

Prior to the start of the game, the American Midwest Conference announced the academic all-conference recipients for the 2020-21 season. In order to earn academic all-conference recognition, an athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. For their efforts in the classroom, Kambri Davison, Kya Gordon, Ronne'zja Elliot, Tarsheia Page, and Surina Finnie were all recognized.

Harris-Stowe came out in the first half of the game and had a tough time getting anything going as the Spartans jumped out to an early 11-2 lead. The Hornets continued to struggle as the quarter progressed and the Spartans took a 17-7 lead into the second. Missouri Baptist carried over their momentum into the second and were able to score the first seven points of the quarter to extend their lead to 24-7. Harris-Stowe did their best to get back into the game before the half but found themselves trailing 37-17 at the break.

The Spartans continued to push the tempo to start the second half and were able to grow their lead to 25 in the first three minutes of the period. The Hornets could not find the bottom of the basket as the quarter progressed and found themselves trailing 62-29 heading into the final frame. Harris-Stowe's struggles continued into the fourth and the Spartans were able to close them out down the stretch to solidify the win.

The Hornets went just 13-for-64 (20.31%) from the floor and 3-for-20 (15.00%) from behind the arc. The were outrebounded 52-36 and turned the ball over 20 times while forcing the Spartans to turn the ball over 18 times.

Surina Finnie led the way for the Hornets as she finished with 10 points and a team high six rebounds. In addition to Finnie, Kya Gordon finished with a team high 11 points, Maia Marshall finished with seven points, and Taia Smith finished with seven points to round out the top performers for the Hornets.

This marks the end of the 2020-21 Harris-Stowe women's basketball season. The Hornets finished with the season with a 5-10 overall record and a 5-6 mark in the American Midwest Conference. The team will return to the court in the fall.