Evansville, Ind. – The Missouri S&T Lady Miners struggled to contain the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on the defensive end of the floor in its 99-73 loss at the Physical Activities Center in Evansville, Ind., on Thursday evening. The Lady Miners (8-12, 3-9 GLVC) shot nearly 50 percent from the floor but allowed USI (19-3, 11-1 GLVC) to shoot 51 percent and couldn't overcome 24 turnovers in the game.

The Screaming Eagles raced out to an early four point lead but S&T hung in there only trailing by one at the midway point of the opening quarter. The Lady Miners were down 12-9 after a layup by Hannah Wascher but then got five straight points from Elsie Greenwood (Breckenridge, Mo./Penney High School) to take its only lead of the game at 14-12 on a three by Greenwood with 2:34 to go in the frame. USI ended the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a six-point lead and wouldn't relinquish it.

The Screaming Eagles took control of the game in the second quarter shooting 65 percent from the floor and went on a 19-3 run over the first 5:35 of the stanza. S&T struggled to shoot the ball making just 6 of 17 shots from the floor in the frame. The Lady Miners cut the deficit to 47-31 after a bucket by Janie Arand (Washington, Mo./St. Francis Borgia) with 0:37 left in the half. USI answered in the closing seconds of the half and then after a turnover hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Screaming Eagles into the locker room with a 52-31 lead.

S&T came out of the locker room scoring eight of the first 13 points in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 18 points after a layup from Greenwood with 7:21 to go. USI countered with a 13-5 run to build a 26-point lead just past the halfway point of the period. The lead would remain around that margin for the remainder of the quarter.

The Screaming Eagles stretched their lead to 30 midway through the final quarter before the Lady Miners ended the game scoring nine of the last 14 points for the final margin.

Greenwood finished with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting while Arand dropped home 12 and Raetchel Gray (Allen, Okla./Byng ) added nine points. Gray led the team with five rebounds and Jamy Douvier (Sedgwick, Kan./Sunrise Christian Academy) grabbed four. The Lady Miners made a season-high nine three-pointers and made 27-of-56 shots from the field.

Southern Indiana finished the game with five players in double figures led by Tanner Marcum with 19 points. Kaydie Grooms dropped in 18, Morgan Dahlstrom added 16, Hannah Wascher had 14 and Randa Harshbarger finished with 10 points.
The Lady Miners conclude their four game road trip on Saturday taking on Bellarmine in Louisville, Ky., beginning at 12 p.m. (CST).