NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The Tennessee State University women's basketball team scored a season-high 105 points and had six players to score in double-digits but it wasn't enough to hold off Tennessee-Martin in a, 114-105, loss to the Skyhawks Monday night in the Gentry Center. The point total marked the most points TSU has scored in a game since posting 106 against Valparaiso in the 1990 season. Additionally, the 219 combined points from both teams is a new OVC record as Morehead (110) and EKU (106) previously held the record from the 1992-93 season.
The OVC record-breaking game, featured five ties and seven lead changes.
Jasmin Shuler led all TSU (5-10, 1-2 OVC) scorers with 20 points while Kim Haynes scored 16. Avery Jones came off the bench to score 15 followed by Rachel Allen's 14 and Kesi Hess' 13. Tayla Foster registered a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Allen also dished out seven assists.
Jasmine Newsome tallied 37 points to lead UTM (8-6, 2-0 OVC) while Heather Butler scored 35. Taylor Hall also notched double-figures with 15 points. Butler and Newsome each recorded eight assists.
The game was tied 3-3 when a couple of three-pointers put UTM on top, 9-3. The Skyhawks stretched their advantage to 14-5 on another triple at the 15:11 mark.
Over the next couple of minutes, a 7-2 run capped by a three-pointer by Kim Haynes pulled TSU to within four, 16-12. The Lady Tigers were trailing, 18-12, when an old fashioned three-point play by Kim Haynes sparked a 10-0 run that put TSU on top, 22-18.
After UTM pulled even at 26-all, the teams traded buckets. Jasmin Shuler finally got going and hit her third triple of the half to give TSU a, 37-31, advantage with about five minutes left in the frame.
The Lady Tigers were holding on to a, 46-42, lead when a 6-1 run to close out the half gave TSU a, 52-43, advantage at the break.
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