Kennesaw State 53, at Middle Tennessee 71

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Interstat) — Alayna Contreras scored 28 points and Middle Tennessee used a dominant first half to cruise past Kennesaw State 71-53 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Murphy Athletics Center. The Blue Raiders (14-11) never trailed, building a 20-point lead by halftime and withstanding a brief third-quarter push from the Owls (11-12) before pulling away for a comfortable victory in front of 3,812 fans. Contreras, a 5-foot-6 guard from Minneapolis, was the catalyst, hitting 5 of 9 from three-point range and adding an assist in 39 minutes. Her backcourt partner, Kirston Verhulst, contributed 8… Read more...