Tops in scoring was Eli Lawrence on 15 points and three rebounds. In the Western Kentucky game on Saturday, the Raiders posted a 39-30 advantage in the first half and a 30-22 run in the second on the way to a 69-52 win. They’ve beaten UTEP, Marshall and Western Kentucky in the last trio. The Blue Raiders are currently riding an eight-game win streak. Middle Tennessee was sitting at 9-6 back in early January, but they’ve only lost one game since then.
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Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. As for Charlotte, they’re sitting at 15-13 and coming off a loss to Florida Atlantic. The Raiders beat Western Kentucky in their last game. Middle Tennessee is 22-7 so far this year. During that stretch, Meredith scored 11 points.The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Charlotte 49ers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Halton Arena. Middle Tennessee extended that lead, but WKU clawed back within one with 1:55 left in the period and then tied the score with 52 seconds. Hope Sivori knocked down a three to put WKU back ahead, but a 7-0 run from Middle Tennessee gave the Blue Raiders back the lead.ĭown seven at halftime, Pitts’ fourth three to open the third quarter brought WKU back within four. Another Pitts three put WKU back ahead but five straight points from the Blue Raiders swung the game back in their favor. Middle Tennessee responded with a 10-0 run of their own to tie the game. The Lady Toppers opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run behind threes from Hayes, Meredith and Karris Allen, giving WKU a 10-point lead. The Blue Raiders closed out the quarter on an 8-3 run to cut the WKU lead down to one going into the second quarter. The first quarter was back-and-forth, but the Lady Toppers were able to take a 7-point lead twice in the frame. Pitts scored WKU’s first six points, making back-to-back threes to open the game. All the top five seasons on the 3-pointers made list came during Collins’ time at WKU as an assistant and head coach. WKU has now made 203 threes overall this season which ranks as the fourth most all-time at WKU. WKU shot 50.0 percent from beyond the arc (16-of-32), which is a season high for the Lady Toppers. The Lady Toppers broke a school record with 16 made 3-pointers in the game, topping the previous record of 14 reached five times, including twice this season. Jaylin Foster flirted with a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. Aaliyah Pitts connected on four 3-pointers for 14 points.
Freshman Acacia Hayes scored 17 points and tied her season high in assists with four. It was the fifth 20-point game of her career. Sophomore Mya Meredith led WKU in scoring with a season high 21 points on 5-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc and 8-of-9 shooting from the floor. As much as we wanted to win this game, we have to hit the reset button and focus on the next two games at home.” It would have given us a chance to be tied for first (place in C-USA standings), but we didn’t get the job done. “Eighty-one points is enough to win the game, but it’s not when you give up 49 at halftime and 94 for the game,” said head coach Greg Collins. (WBKO) - WKU women’s basketball (13-10, 10-4 C-USA) fell on the road to Middle Tennessee (19-4, 12-2 C-USA) on Thursday night in a high scoring 94-81 game.
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