MIDWAY, Kentucky -- WVU Tech women's basketball fell to Midway University in a River States Conference (RSC) Tournament quarterfinal, 64-56, to end their 2016-17 campaign Wednesday evening. The Golden Bears finish their season 19-12 overall while the Eagles move to 22-9 and will continue their season in the tournament.
Tech had the lead the whole game until a three-pointer from Midway's Haleigh Yazell gave the Eagles a one point lead with 4:06 to play. Midway continued that momentum to go on an 11-4 run and grab the victory over WVU Tech.
Senior
Cheyanna Lusk, who was recently named to the All-RSC second team, led the game with 18 points while recording a game-best six assists to go with six rebounds. Lusk finishes her collegiate basketball career with 1,109 points and a No. 28 national (NAIA DII) ranking in free throw percentage (.812).
Sophomore
Savannah Shamblin, who earned All-RSC first team accolades, poured in 14 points, pulled down four rebounds and had three assists. Junior
Zjhane West recorded her fifth double-double of the season with ten points and ten rebounds.
Senior
Brooke Gee, WVU Tech's Champion of Character representative, brought down nine rebounds while marking five points and two blocks in the loss. Gee led the team with blocks this season, 33, and is currently No. 50 in the NAIA DII for her effort.
Senior
Keymonisha Dudley had two points, a rebound and an assist in six minutes of play off the bench. Dudley played in 29 games this season and finished 100 percent from beyond the arc.
For the game, Tech was held to 31.9 percent (22-for-69) shooting from the floor including a 4-for-16 effort in the fourth quarter where the Golden Bears produced eight points.
Midway finished 33.3 percent (22-for-66) from the field and managed 21 points (7-for-15) in the final quarter to earn the victory.
The Eagles were paced by Jasmine Johnson who had 16 points and seven rebounds while Timitryi Patterson had 14 points and 11 boards.
The Gold and Blue finish their season with the best record, 19-12, since the 2006-7 season, 24-9. The team holds two top-20 rankings in the nation (NAIA DII) including No. 11 in total blocks (117) and No. 16 in blocks per game (3.833).