Foster_Action_FT
Kevin L. Dorsey
59
N.C. Central NCCU 0-12,0-0 MEAC
139
Winner Tennessee UT 8-0,0-0 SEC
N.C. Central NCCU
0-12,0-0 MEAC
59
Final
139
Tennessee UT
8-0,0-0 SEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
N.C. Central NCCU 10 8 21 20 59
Tennessee UT 33 36 42 28 139

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Foster Shines in Eagles’ Loss at #19 Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Freshman guard Shakiria Foster had one of her best collegiate games on Saturday, dropping a team-high 17 points as the North Carolina Central University women's basketball team fell 139-59 to No. 19 Tennessee in the Food City Center.

The Eagles are 0-12 on the season.

Foster went 6-for-11 from the floor against the Lady Vols, hitting three of her seven 3-pointers. Freshman guard Terriana Gray was also in double figures for the Eagles, scoring 10 points for the first double-digit scoring effort of her collegiate career.

Foster has scored in double figures in three of her last four games, and five of her last seven.

The Eagles shot 40.0% (20-for-50) from the floor and made six of their 18 attempts from behind the arc. But the free throw line was once again a struggle, as N.C. Central went 13-for-19 (68.4%) from the charity stripe.

The Lady Vols (8-0) hit an NCAA single-game record 30 3-pointers, hitting 47.6% of their shots from distance. From the floor, Tennessee went 47-for-90 (52.2%), while also holding a 43-34 edge in rebounding.

They also scored 73 points off 44 Eagle turnovers.

Samara Spencer led six Lady Vols in double figures with a career-high 33 points.

The Eagles will be back in action on Friday, when they head to Rock Hill, S.C., to take on Winthrop at 12 p.m.

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