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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Eastern Illinois women's basketball lost on Saturday afternoon, 67-58, at SIU Edwardsville.  The Panthers season will continue at the OVC Tournament on Wednesday as the No. 8 seed in the tournament after UT Martin beat Austin Peay.  Game time will be 12 p.m.

SIUE used 17 offensive rebounds to their advantage improving to 11-18, 7-9 in the OVC.  EIU fell to 12-15, 7-9 in the OVC.

After an early basket by EIU to open the game, SIUE built a 13-8 lead with 12:50 to play on a 3-pointer by Jazzmin Hill.  Hill scored 10 of her 12 points in the first half.

EIU cut into the lead on baskets by Sabina Oroszova and Erica Brown.  A Brown jumper with 9:02 to play gave EIU a 14-13 lead.  Brown scored 10 points off the bench, one of four EIU players with double figures.

CoCo Moore and Micah Jones had low post baskets for SIUE and Hill hit a 3-pointer with seven seconds left in the half to give the Cougars a 30-29 halftime lead.

In the second half SIUE turned up the play on the glass as they had 26 rebounds, nine on the offensive glass.  Those offensive rebounds led to a 23-5 advantage for SIUE in second chance points for the contest. 

Jones basket at 15:40 put the Cougars up 40-33 as she had a game-high 17 points.  Tierny Austin followed with a basket which put SIUE up nine.

The Panthers answered with an 11-0 run as Jordyne Crunk hit a 3-pointer to close the gap to one point.  Katlyn Payne's jumper with 11:21 put the Panthers up 43-42.  Crunk was the Panthers top scorer with 16 points.

Free throws by Sabina Oroszova tied the game for the sixth time at 53-53 with 4:37 left to play.  SIUE then put the game out of reach with a 10-0 run.  The Cougars got to the free throw line on four possessions during the run as they shot 12-of-18 from the free throw line in the second half.

Ashley Capotosto had 13 points and Moore 11 for SIUE.

Oroszova posted her 15th double-double this season with 14 points and 13 rebounds.  Morgan Palombizio added 10.