MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — By the strictest of definitions, Courtney Blakley's final layup of the afternoon was entirely unnecessary.
But when Anastasiia Boldyreva pulled down a rebound with just over 90 seconds left in a game MTSU led by 10 points, Western Kentucky didn't have to double team the post player. Josie Gilvin didn't have to flopping on a clear out move from the Russian, for that matter. And Alexis Mead, with four fouls, didn't have to reach in when Blakely drove into the paint and make it all too easy for the point guard to finish with an And-1 and foul out the Lady Topper point guard.