MOREHEAD, Ky. (Interstat) — The Morehead State Eagles defeated the Tennessee State Tigers 79-53 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at E.T. Johnson Arena.

Morehead State built a commanding 41-21 halftime lead and never relented. Landon Forbes led the Eagles with 14 points and eight assists. Josefine Enander scored a game-high 20 points.

Somah Kamara scored 18 points for Tennessee State, which managed only three points in the opening quarter. The Eagles improved to 16-11 overall, while the Tigers fell to 4-21.

Attendance was 897.