The Kentucky State University women's basketball team fell to Miles College Monday, 50-46, in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action at the William Exum Center.
Kentucky State (7-16 overall, 4-12 SIAC) travels to Lane 6:30 p.m. EST Thursday.

TURNING POINT
Kentucky State led by four points with 2:45 remaining, but Miles tallied 10 of the last 12 points to secure the victory.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Three players – senior Carnethia Brown (Louisville, Ky.), junior Erica Jones (South Haven, Miss.) and senior Victoria Blankenship (Fayetteville, N.C.) – scored in double figures for the Thorobreds.

Brown led the way with 13 points and a team-high tying five rebounds, while Jones tallied 11 points and four rebounds. Blankenship rounded out the double-figure scoring trio with 10 points.

Junior Taylore Gotcher (Garland, Texas) tied Brown with five boards. Junior Allenia Ponder (Smyrna, Ga.) recorded five of Kentucky State's 10 steals.


COACH SPEAK
"Today was a tough loss," said Kentucky State University associate head coach Latear Eason. "We started the game really flat and any time you play a good team like Miles, you have to be sharp and execute the game plan."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The seven-point disparity in the fourth quarter was the largest by either team in any quarter.
• Kentucky State shot 94.1 percent (16-of-17) from the free-throw line. Blankenship was a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. A 70 percent shooter from the line, the senior has made 14 of her last 16 (87.5 percent).
• The Thorobreds reserves managed five points, getting outscored by the Miles reserves, 26-5.
• The game featured one tie (44-44) and had five lead changes.