BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Bethune-Cookman women's basketball saw its season end Wednesday at the hands of Alabama State, 87-72, Thursday afternoon at Bartow Arena.


 
The Wildcats opened the contest strong, taking a 15-12 lead into the second quarter after some quick scoring from D'Shantae Edwards and Morgan Beacham.
 
The back-and-forth continued into the second quarter, as the Hornets and Wildcats found themselves locked at 20-20 with five minutes remaining in the first half. A 23-4 Alabama State Run to round out the half put the Hornets up , 37-22 after 20 minutes of play.
 
A 7-0 run to closeout the third quarter put the Wildcats back in striking distance after trailing by as much as 17. They cut the lead to 52-43 with just under a minute to play in the third.
 
The Wildcats kept things close in the fourth, cutting the lead down to 11 early in the fourth quarter, and again to ten with four minutes to play on a Chanel Wilson bucket.
 
A Kayla Clark putback with two minutes left cut it to single digits for the first time in the second half at 68-62, but the Wildcats could not complete the comeback.
 
B-CU outscored the Hornets in all but the second quarter, which proved to be the difference in the 70-61 decision.
 
Four Wildcats scored in double figures , led by Nia Jordan with 13. Edwards and Wilson had 11 each, and Clark scored 10.
 
Clark finished with a game-high 15 rebounds. She also dished out three assists with a steal and a block.  

 

• Both teams scored 36 points in the paint.
• B-CU went 13-21 from the free throw line, Alabama State finished 21-24.
• The Wildcats went 2-11 from three point range.

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