Owls up six at the half. All three posts have played.

Murray State likes to take a lot of 3 point shots.

53-39 early in the 4th.

(11-06-2026 10:00 PM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  53-39 early in the 4th.

Amazing we've got the lead given we're shooting only 30% from the floor (12% from deep-- 3 of 25!) and have committed 14 turnovers (vs. 8 for Murray State). Battiston and Douglas each with 11 points. Alexis strong defensive game with 8 boards and 4 steals; also, 8 points and 4 assists. Flores with only 5 points and has yet to take a FT. Very unusual for her.

Murray State's center is leading the way with 18 points (8-8 from FT line) and 9 boards.

55-43 with 5:59 to go.

53-47 Murray State on 6-0 run. They're going inside to their big every time down court.

56-49 huge 3 by Battiston

Kind of think we've needed a timeout for the last 2-3 minutes of game time.

Not the first time Edmonds has been slow to see that we need a minute to reset and take a breath. Especially when you prefer a short rotation in the 4th quarter, if you have the timeouts, use them.

So many lazy passes.

58 - 51 @ 3:42. Offense has suddenly gone stagnant. And we have no answer for their post player.

61-51 Murray State driving every possession, looking for free throws.

63-57 Murray State with a 3, then a turnover leads to a bunny.

Gotta say, the behind the back pass under your own basket, with the other team pressing, and under 2 minutes left...maybe not the best idea.

(11-06-2026 10:18 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  61-51 Murray State driving every possession, looking for free throws.

And getting them along with us throwing the ball right to them without looking.

Another turnover. Rice really struggling against the pressure defense.

And yet another turnover. Of course, the ref isn't calling fouls on Murray.

An excellent first 33 or so minutes and a really poor last 5-6 minutes. Let's see if we can hang on.

63-59. Murray on 6-0 run. Come on, ladies. Composure.

65-59 as Battiston makes another couple FTs. She now has 18 points. Came we play some defense? Last 2 minutes Murray has either gotten a layup or hit FTs.

65-61 as we didn't block out on the defensive boards, allowing Murray get the rebound and a bunny. Murray outscoring Rice 24-12 this quarter.

Lu hits another two FTs. She's been our entire offense this quarter (6 FTs and a 3-pointer). Alexis has 1 FT and Douglas had a short jump shot. That's it for the 4Q.

Watching a missed 3 and letting them get an easy put back….

69-64 final as Murray hits a 3 with 4 seconds on the clock.

Really, really good win. The 4th quarter was dicey but when you're up 15 against a team the quality of Murray State, you know you have a good squad. Interesting that Douglas was part of the closing 5. She had a solid game. Think we largely let them back into the game by playing prevent offense. Too many possessions wasted trying to run the clock. We also let them get downhill too much in the 4th. Not sure it says good things about roster construction that we had to close the game with Adams at the 5. Thought Taulelei had some moments. But I don't like how one dimensional our post game is...it's like a black hole. Doesn't seem like we ever play inside out...not sure either Taulelei or Hazelton sees the floor well enough to catch, make a move, and then try to find a shooter or cutter. It's just catch, make a move, shoot. Will work against lesser teams, but gives us a bit of a ceiling. Good to see Hilberth get her first minutes. Usual plaudits for Adams, who basically treats the paint as if it's a battle to the death.

Nice win. Tough to complain about a win over a 31-4 team that returned all their studs.

Remember we’ve had other tough NC games the past few years (South Dakota State, Princeton, etc.) and just didn’t compete for four quarters. So I feel like this was a big win. Especially if they can keep it going against some of the other tougher teams they play.