Midwestern St. MSUT 4-9,2-5 Lone Star

Eastern N.M. EastNM 11-2,6-1 Lone Star

Midwestern St. MSUT

4-9,2-5 Lone Star

Final

Jan. 05, 2025

Eastern N.M. EastNM

11-2,6-1 Lone Star

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Midwestern St. MSUT	19	5	13	17	54
Eastern N.M. EastNM	8	15	14	19	56

Summary
Box Score

Dwain Linden

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/5/2025 4:42:00 PM

Mustangs fall 56-54 at Eastern New Mexico on buzzer-beater

PORTALES, NM --Midwestern State fell to Eastern New Mexico 56-54 Sunday on Ishuana Hunter's buzzer-beating shot as time expired Sunday afternoon at Greyhound Arena.

The Mustangs (4-9, 2-5 in Lone Star Conference play) had two players score in double figures, led by Zarria Carter, who had 19 points, six rebounds and six steals. Kerbie Cash added her fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Emillia Steele filled out the stat sheet with six points, eight rebounds and seven steals.

Hunter, a 6-foot senior forward, paced the Greyhounds with 15 points off of the bench, while senior guard Jayla Smith completed her second double-double of the campaign with 14 points and 14 rebounds.

Midwestern State takes on Western New Mexico Thursday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

Eastern New Mexico improved to 11-2 on the season, and moved to 6-1 in league play.

How It Happened

Midwestern State and Eastern New Mexico exchanged the lead 15 times and the game was tied on seven occasions.

Freshman Kerbie Cash muscled her way to convert a layup in traffic to give the Mustangs their last of the game at 54-53 with 36 seconds to play.

ENMU senior Ishuana Hunter connected on one of two free throws to tie the game at 54-54 with 26 seconds to play.

The Mustangs managed to get off a 3-pointer from the top of the key that was tipped out of bounds, giving Eastern New Mexico a final possession with 0.5 seconds to play.

The Greyhounds advanced the ball with a timeout and Tatiana Platonova found Hunter on a lob under the basket for the game winning buzzer beater.

Midwestern State forced the 'Hounds into eight turnovers in the opening period to jump out to a 19-8 lead, but ENMU narrowed the deficit 24-23 at halftime.

Game Notes

» Midwestern State lost on a basket with 1.5 seconds or less remaining for the second-straight game.
» The Mustangs fell to 0-6 on the road this season.
» Midwestern State made a season-high 17 steals, including even from Emillia Steele and six by Zarria Carter.
» Kerbie Cash notched her fourth double-double for the Mustangs with 17 points and 10 rebounds. She committed just one turnover in 31 minutes.
» Zarria Carter has scored 19 points in her last three games and has scored in double figures in 17-straight going back to last season.
» The Mustangs held the Greyhounds to only 36.5 percent shooting from the field.
» Freshman Carisa Cortez connected on a 3-pointer in her fifth-straight game and finished with nine points.
» Midwestern State limited the Greyhounds to 36.5-percent from the floor. ENMU came in connecting at a 43.9-percent clip as a team.
» Eastern New Mexico went 3-for-18 from the 3-point arc Sunday against the Mustangs and are 3-for-21 (14.3 percent) over the first two games in 2025. The 'Hounds shot 39.1 percent (77-for-197) over 11 games before the holiday break.