LOUISVILLE, KY. – Another one bites the dust; the Spalding women's basketball topped MacMurray, 74-54, to win their 10^th straight game. The Golden Eagles improve 17-6 overall and 12-2 in the SLIAC.

THE BASICS
THE SCORE: Spalding 74 – MacMurray 54
LOCATION: Columbia Gym| Louisville, Ky.
RECORDS: Spalding 17-6 (12-2 SLIAC) | MacMurray 3-30 (2-12 SLIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Eagles would get off to a hot start scoring 11 unanswered points. With 4:05 to play in the first, MacMurry went on a 7-0 to make the score 11-7, but a Maleah Hirn jumper would end the Golden Eagles drought extending the lead back to six. In the second quarter, a three-pointer from Alex Martin pushed the lead to 10 points, 17-7, sparking an 11-0 SU run pushing the margin to 26-7. The Highlanders cut the lead to 13, but the Golden Eagles would extend their lead to 16 before the end of the quarter.  

- The Highlanders would start the third on a 9-0 run cutting the Golden Eagles lead to nine points, 33-24. On SU's next possession, Tse Gahagan found Hunter Wright in the paint for a layup and the Golden Eagles kept the lead above the double digits heading into the fourth quarter leading, 50-37. In the fourth, Spalding opened the quarter on a 14-3 run extending their lead to 24 points on a Gahagan layup in transition and the Golden Eagles coasted to a 74-54 win.

NOTABLE STATS
- Alex Martin scored a game-high 22 points, while tallying 6 steals, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Hunter Wright chipped recording a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

- The Golden Eagles had a great night running and scoring in transition out working the Highlanders 25-6.

FOR THE FOES
- Chassidy Hays who pulled in a double-double, finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds.  
 
UP NEXT
- The Golden Eagles are back in action Thursday night, February 14^th traveling to Blackburn to take on the Beavers at 6:30 pm EST.