1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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BEL | 9 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 66 |
JVST | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
No. 23 Belmont women win 18th straight
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Kylee Smith had 17 points and eight rebounds, Sally McCabe added 16 points and nine boards, and Belmont won its 18th straight with a 66-35 victory over Jacksonville State on Wednesday night.
Belmont held JSU to single-digit scoring in the first three quarters and led 49-22 entering the fourth for its 42nd consecutive Ohio Valley Conference victory. It's the second longest streak in the nation behind No. 1 UConn at 94.
Darby Maggard added 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting for Belmont (27-3, 17-0). Smith made three of Belmont's 10 3-pointers, including one in the second quarter to become the 10th Bruin to reach 1,400 career points.
Jacksonville State (17-11, 11-6) was just 12-of-63 shooting (19 percent), including 3 of 16 from 3-point range, and hit just 8 of 15 free throws. Rayven Pearson grabbed 11 rebounds and Tasha Magruder had eight boards and five blocks.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Meadow Overstreet
- Kylie Galloway
- Jody Cantrell
2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 19-1 | - | 29-6 |
Belmont | 17-3 | 2 | 26-9 |
Missouri State | 15-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 5 | 16-16 |
Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 22-12 |
Murray State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
UIC | 10-10 | 9 | 18-16 |
Southern Illinois | 6-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
Indiana State | 6-14 | 13 | 11-21 |
Valparaiso | 4-16 | 15 | 5-25 |
Bradley | 2-18 | 17 | 6-26 |
Evansville | 2-18 | 17 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Middle Tennessee | 16-0 | - | 30-5 |
Florida International | 11-5 | 5 | 21-12 |
Liberty | 11-5 | 5 | 18-16 |
Louisiana Tech | 7-9 | 9 | 14-19 |
Jacksonville State | 7-9 | 9 | 12-17 |
Western Kentucky | 6-10 | 10 | 15-17 |
New Mexico State | 6-10 | 10 | 13-18 |
UTEP | 6-10 | 10 | 12-19 |
Sam Houston | 2-14 | 14 | 7-22 |