Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Belmont Bruins
· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL
64 - 94
Smith scores 30, Belmont women win OVC 94-64 over E Kentucky
Smith had 22 points and Darby Maggard 12 of her 22 in the second half as the Bruins (27-5) won their 21st straight, the second longest Division I women's streak in the country, and 25th straight over OVC opponents.
Sally McCabe had 11 points, 11 rebounds and four steals for top-seeded Belmont and Lauren Thompson had 10 points and matched Smith with seven boards.
Mariah Massengill and Shavontae Naylor had 16 points apiece for the seventh-seeded Colonels (12-20) and Jalen O'Bannon had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Smith hit a 3-pointer and Thompson and McCabe followed with baskets after Naylor had opened the scoring and the Bruins never trailed again.
Belmont led 38-28 at the half and outscored Eastern Kentucky by 10 in the third and fourth quarters.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 64 - 94 |
| 4th 0:18 |  |
Tae'Lour Richardson made Jumper. | 64 - 94 |
| 4th 0:27 |  |
Foul on Maddie Wright. | 62 - 94 |
| 4th 0:29 | |
Ann Jernigan Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 94 |
| 4th 0:29 | |
Paris Lawson missed Jumper. | 62 - 94 |
Statistics
 EKU |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-68 | FG | 35-75 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 1-11 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 9 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 7-9 | FT | 16-24 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 877 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist | 15-3 | 1 | 23-11 |
| Abilene Christian | 13-5 | 2 | 24-11 |
| Southern Utah | 11-7 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Utah Valley | 9-9 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Tarleton State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-17 |
| UT Arlington | 4-14 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Utah Tech | 4-14 | 12 | 9-20 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |