LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Landon Forbes and Laura Toffali combined for 42 points as Morehead State defeated the Bellarmine University women's basketball team 84-68 on Friday night in Knights Hall.

Junior guard Triniti Ralston posted team highs of 18 points and six rebounds for Bellarmine (1-1) while sophomore guard Ava Smith drained all four of her 3-point attempts in tallying 14 points. Junior forward Rose Jamison added 11 points against the Eagles (1-1).

Morehead State shot 45.2 percent and had a 40-20 advantage in points in the paint along with a 25-11 edge in points off turnovers. The Eagles struggled from beyond the arc but rarely missed inside of it, converting on 20 of their 30 two-point attempts (66.7 percent).

It was back and forth in the early going. Morehead State jumped out to a 9-0 lead, but Bellarmine answered with nine straight points, tying it on a four-point play by Ralston. The Eagles responded by building a 21-12 advantage by the end of the first quarter.

Morehead State upped its lead to 14 in the second quarter, but Bellarmine cut it to six after an old-fashioned three-point play by senior forward Seairra Hughes and a triple by Smith. The Eagles pushed a 40-32 halftime advantage to 15 in the third period before the Knights rallied to within seven to end the frame on a 3-pointer by Smith and a basket by Jamison.

Morehead State took control for good with a 12-2 run to start the fourth quarter as Forbes finished with a game-high 22 points and Toffali added 20.

Bellarmine will play at 6:30 p.m. (ET) Thursday at Ohio State.

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