Dec. 16, 2007

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Box Score

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Navy women's basketball team overcame several sizeable deficits to Marshall Sunday afternoon, but a late 15-2 run by the Thundering Herd was too much to overcome in 70-58 loss at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.

The Mids (2-9) trailed by 12 points early in the first half before tying the game at 22-22 and eventually taking a 28-26 lead with just under five minutes left in the half. The Herd (6-4), however, closed the half on a 10-1 run to take a 36-29 lead at intermission.

Marshall again opened up a 12-point lead at 41-29 just three minutes into the second half, but a K.C. Gordon (So., Vienna, Va.) three-pointer tied the game at 47-47 midway through the second half. This time, the Herd responded with the aforementioned 15-2 run to pull away from the Mids for good.

"The game really was a rollercoaster," said Navy assistant coach Matt Dempsey. "Marshall would get the lead, we would come back, they pulled ahead again and we would answer."

Navy turned the ball over 28 times in the game, while forcing Marshall into 18 turnovers. The second half, however, saw the Mids commit 14 turnovers to just seven for the Herd.

The Mids scored most of their points from the outside, drilling eight three-point field goals in the game, while Marshall did most of its damage inside by scoring 42 of its points in the paint.

Gordon scored 16 points to pace all players in the game, while teammate Cassie Consedine (Fr., Bartlesville, Okla.) contributed 12 points and seven rebounds. Marshall had four players score in double figures, with Kizzy Hart tallying a team-high 15 points.

Navy will now travel to California to play Tuesday night at San Diego State. The game between the Mids and the Aztecs is slated to tip at 10 p.m. EST and will be carried live on WNAV-AM 1430.