MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee women's basketball scrapped their way to a critical rivalry win, easing past Western Kentucky 71-64 in the Murphy Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Raiders (15-4, 7-2 C-USA) got 21 points of the bench from Kseniya Malashka, with 11 points in the fourth quarter, going a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe, including three free throws in the fourth quarter to help ice the game down the stretch. The Hilltoppers (14-6, 7-2 C-USA) were held to nine points under their conference best scoring average, shooting just 28 percent from the field (7-for-25) in the first half.