Postseason WNIT | 3/20/2019 8:59:43 PM

MOREHEAD STATE 71, OHIO STATE 61

COLUMBUS, OH – Aliyah Jeune scored 20 points and hit six 3-pointers as Morehead State moved past Ohio State in the opening game of the 2019 Postseason WNIT.

Jeune, a redshirt junior who transferred from Rutgers, also had nine rebounds as the Eagles advanced out of Round 1 in just their fifth postseason appearance in program history. They will face either Miami (OH) or Western Kentucky in Round 2.

Morehead State (24-10) started off cold, going just 5-for-21 from the field, but the Eagles’ first 3-pointer from Mckenzie Calvert pulled MSU within 19-18, and they took the lead, 20-19 on a layup from Tierra McGowan with 6:30 left in the first half. Ohio State (14-15) countered with a couple scoring runs, taking a 31-25 lead into the halftime break.

An 8-0 run by the Eagles pushed them ahead, 45-41, with 1:45 left in the third quarter. The Buckeyes threatened at times to retake the lead, but a key 3-pointer from Crystal Simmons-Cozar (her only points of the game) gave MSU a 57-49 lead with 6:33 remaining, and Jeune added another important long-range shot at 2:09 to make it 66-58.

Darianne Seward had 17 points, five rebound and five assists for Morehead State; Calvert added 15 points and Miranda Crockett closed with 10 points.

Ohio State, the 2001 Postseason WNIT champion, got 15 points and 10 rebounds from Dorka Juhasz and 13 points and six assists from Janai Crooms. Adreana Miller added 11 points.