NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Tennessee State defeated Western Illinois 87-77 in a women’s basketball game Saturday at Howard Gentry Complex, overcoming a dominant performance by the Leathernecks’ Mia Nicastro.

Nicastro scored a game-high 33 points for Western Illinois. The Tigers, however, used a decisive 28-point third quarter to pull away. Aaniya Webb led Tennessee State with 24 points.

Western Illinois shot 48.3% from the field but was outmatched from three-point range, where Tennessee State made 9 of 19 attempts. The loss dropped the Leathernecks to 19-4 overall, while the Tigers improved to 4-19.

An estimated 239 fans attended the Ohio Valley Conference contest.