DENTON, Texas --The Midwestern State women's basketball team got a 23-point performance from the bench, but fell 98-48 to the North Texas Eagles on the road Wednesday.

Zarria Carter led the Mustangs with seven points and two steals. Carisa Cortez tacked on five points and two steals off of the bench, and Kerbie Cash chipped in as well with six points and four steals.

Kyley Atkinson pulled down two offensive rebounds to pace an offense that racked up second chance opportunities for Midwestern State, grabbing 11 boards and turning them into four second chance points.

Midwestern State forced 26 North Texas turnovers. The Mustangs turned those takeaways into 18 points on the offensive end of the floor. Cash's four steals led the way for Midwestern State.

How It Happened

Midwestern State struggled out of the gate, falling behind 26-14 at the end of the first quarter.

The Mustangs continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 50-28 halftime deficit.

Midwestern State's deficit continued to grow after halftime, and the Mustangs faced a 74-38 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter. Midwestern State took advantage of 11 North Texas turnovers in the quarter, scoring six points off of takeaways.

Midwestern State could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 98-48. Midwestern State got a boost from its bench in the period, with non-starters scoring eight of its 10 total points.

Game Notes

» The Midwestern State bench made an impact by scoring 23 points to its scoring output.
» The Midwestern State defense forced 26 turnovers.
» Midwestern State cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.
» Alyssa Hutterer led the Mustangs with eight points.
» Midwestern State got a team-high three rebounds from Zarria Carter.

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