FAYETTE, Mo. - Harris-Stowe State University women's basketball fell 74-67 on Saturday afternoon at Central Methodist. With the loss, the Lady Hornets fall to 0-2 on the season while the Eagles improve to 1-1 on the season.
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The Eagles started the game on a 7-0 run. Junior guard Jaida Taylor (Decatur, Ill./Kankakee) would cut the deficit to 7-2. A jumper from junior forward Camya Pitts (East St. Louis, Ill./Jefferson College) cut the deficit to 11-4. A three from junior guard Jayla Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) cut the deficit to 11-8. A three from Jackson and a layup from junior guard Alivia Montgomery (Little Rock, Ark./Little Rock Central) cut the deficit to 18-13. The Eagles led 22-13 after one quarter of play.
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A layup from Jackson cut the deficit to 25-15 early in the second quarter. A layup from Montgomery cut the Eagles lead to 29-17. Back-to-back jumpers from Montgomery cut the deficit to 33-22 going into halftime.
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Back-to-back jumpers from Montgomery cut the deficit to 33-25 early in the third quarter. A jumper from Pitts trimmed into the Eagles lead. A layup from Montgomery cut the deficit to 35-30. A Pitts jumper cut it to 39-32. The Eagles went on an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 47-32. A layup from junior forward Armani Bingham (St. Louis, Mo./Clyde C. Miller) ended the Eagles run. A three from Montgomery cut the deficit to 51-40. The Eagles held a 53-42 lead after the third quarter.
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The Eagles started the fourth quarter on a 9-3 run to extend their lead 62-45. A jumper from Taylor cut the deficit to 62-47. A three from Jackson cut the deficit to 63-50. A jumper from Pitts, two free throws from junior guard Precious French (Dekalb, Ill./Kishwaukee) and back-to-back layups from Montgomery cut the deficit to 70-60. A jumper and free throw from Pitts cut the deficit to 72-63. Layups from Pitts and Montgomery cut the deficit to 74-67.
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Montgomery led the way with 26 points while Pitts added 18 and Jackson added 13 points off the bench. Taylor led the way with nine rebounds while Pitts and Montgomery added eight each. Montgomery added six assists. Montgomery recorded a career-high six steals. Pitts added in a block.
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The Lady Hornets went 27-77 (35.1%) from the field, 4-17 (23.5%) from three and 9-18 (50%) from the free throw line.
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The Lady Hornets return to action on Wednesday, October 28th at 5:30 pm for their home opener at Emerson Performance Center against Blackburn College.
