Tigerettes fall to Miles’ Lady Golden Bears 51-32

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The Tuskegee University women’s basketball fell behind early in the second quarter in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Miles Monday night, and never recovered fall 51-32 at Chappie James Arena.

Rachel Brownlee continued her streak of double-digit games for Tuskegee (3-16, 2-9 SIAC), scoring 14 on 5-of-19 shooting from the floor. The game extended her streak to 16 consecutive games in double figures, and 18 times in 19 tries the season. Brownlee also finished with nine rebounds, while Halle Bentley recorded 13 rebounds for the second time this season – tying her career-high.

The Tigerettes shot just 18.5 (10-of-54) percent from the floor and 18.8 (3-of-16) percent from beyond the arc. They also shot 81.8 (9-of-11) percent from the free throw line, while winning the rebounding battle 45-42.

Meanwhile, Morgan Hardy paced a pair of Lady Golden Bears in double figures with 11 and 13 rebounds, while Shaquinta Sales added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Miles (11-10, 6-6 SIAC).

Miles shot 35 (21-of-60) percent from the floor, and was held to just 5.6 (1-of-18) percent from beyond the arc. They also shot 50 (8-of-16) percent from the free throw line.

Tuskegee found themselves down early in the first quarter, 11-4, before a three-pointer Aryana Jackson and free throws by Rachel Brownlee trimmed the deficit to 11-9. The Tigerettes continued to fight their way back into the game, tying the game at 13-all on a Jackson jumper with 7:19 to play in the first half.

However, Miles went on a 12-2 run over the next six minutes to extend their lead to 25-15. The run was halted when Jackson connected on free throw with 46 seconds remaining in the half.

The Lady Golden Bears were able to extend the lead in the second half, building as much as a 47-27 lead with 7:30 left to play in the fourth quarter.

The Tigerettes will return to action Saturday on the road in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, facing Stillman at Birthright Gymnasium on homecoming. Tip is scheduled for 1 pm (cst).