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CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois women's basketball falls 68-51 to Tennessee Tech Saturday afternoon. The Panthers honored their four senior players,
Grace Lennox,
Jalisha Smith,
Carmen Tellez, and
Halle Stull prior to tip-off.
EIU finishes the 2018-19 season with a 11-18 overall record and 5-13 record in the OVC. TTU improves to 20-9 overall and 12-6 in the OVC and will travel to the OVC tournament next week.
The Panthers led by one point at the end of the first quarter after scoring 10 points off the Golden Eagles seven turnovers.
Grace McRae scored all six of her points in the first quarter leading the Panthers to an 12-11 lead.
TTU held EIU scoreless in the last 2:20 of the half leading 29-22 at the break. Lacy Cantrell scored all seven of her points in the second quarter for the Golden Eagles. TTU pulled away in the third quarter to lead by doubled-digits for The remainder of the game following the 5:15 minute mark.
The Panthers finished shooting 37.5 percent from the field, while the Golden Eagles shot 56.1 percent led by Akia Harris who was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field including 6-for-6 from the arc. She finished with a game high 27 points. Kentoria Alexander added 11 points, six boards, four steals, and three assists for TTU.
Smith scored nine points and finished with a team-best six boards.Â
Karle Pace added another nine points, four boards, and four assists. Lennox and
Taylor Steele scored eight points each, while Stull scored seven.
Lennox also recorded her 500th career assist on Smith's three-pointer in the third quarter. She is the third play in program history with 1,000 career points and 500 career assists.