Theresa Davis recorded a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds at Saint Louis.
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2010)-Lauren Woods scored 15 of her game-high 21 points in the second half and Mallory Eggert came off the bench to add 13 points, as host Saint Louis stopped Morgan State, 64-51 in a non-conference game at Centre Court at Chaifetz Arena.
The loss was the Lady Bears' 23rd out of 27 attempts against an opponent out of the Atlantic 10 Conference and spoiled what was a homecoming for five Lady Bears, who are from the Saint Louis area.
Morgan State (1-1) was led by Saint Louis native, senior Theresa Davis, who recorded a double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds and added 10 points. Freshman Whitney Southerland led the Lady Bears with a team-high 13 points, including three treys. Erin Hawkins finished with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including two three-pointers.
The Lady Bears shot 19-of-57 (33.3 percent) from the field, including 6-of-21 from three-point range (28.6 percent). Morgan State recorded five steals with Saint Louis native Moneshia Davis (five points, seven rebounds) tallying a game-high two steals. The Lady Bears also held a 3-2 advantage in blocks.
The Billikens (1-1) shot 41.9 percent (26-of-62), including 4-for-9 (44.4 percent) from beyond the arc. SLU held a 20-11 advantage in assists with Janisha Gearlds dishing out a game-high five assists to go along with nine points.
But it was the battle on the boards that did in the Lady Bears. The host Billikens held a 50-32 rebounding advantage over Morgan State with35 of them coming on the defensive end. Lorreal Jones grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and Woods chipped in with eight.
Morgan State, which opened up the game with a three-pointer by another Saint Louis native, senior Brittany Noel, held a 5-3 lead before the host Billikens used a 10-7 spurt to take a 13-7 lead. SLU would extend its lead to as much as 22-14 after a three-pointer by Geralds with 6:48 left to play, but Morgan State countered with a 9-1 run to reclaim the lead (25-23) on a layup by Theresa Davis.
The Billikens however, would close out the final 2:39 of the half on a 4-0 run to take a 27-25 lead at the break.
Morgan State returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 17, when it plays host to Saint Bonaventure at 5:30 p.m. at Hill Field House. It will be the Lady Bears 2010-11 home opener and their first-ever meeting against the Bonnies.
