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\u2014 By David Walsh<\/p>\n

Marshall went scoreless at the wrong time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Thundering Herd missed its final six shots and did not score over the final 4:14 of a 73-58 loss to South Alabama in the fourth round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla.<\/p>\n

This is the first time the Jaguars have beaten the Herd. They had been 0-4 until Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is never how you want the season to finish,\u201d Herd coach Juli Fulks said. \u201cProud of the effort over a 31-game season. We had a lot of really good moments this year. A lot to be proud of. We packed the gym (Cam Henderson Center) and had a lot of fans here today. We have six seniors and it\u2019s a shame you can\u2019t go out on your own terms. You\u2019re incredibly elated or just devastated. It\u2019s one or the other. This segment of your life is over. We fought through a lot. Hats off to South Alabama. They played a really good game and hit a lot of shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

A year ago, Marshall played its first tournament game on Tuesday and won four before bowing out. South Alabama, a No. 12 seed, is following a similar path. The Jaguars meet No. 4 James Madison in a quarterfinal Saturday.<\/p>\n

Marshall finishes 23-9. The 23 wins are the third-most in a single season in Herd women\u2019s basketball history. The team also more than doubled its regular-season win total from last year, finishing plus-12 in that category in Fulks\u2019 second season in charge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After trailing by 12 at halftime, the Herd twice got within six points in the fourth period, but could not muster the offense to make it interesting.<\/p>\n

The Jaguars hit 18-of-23 free throws in the second half.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not supposed to be here, that\u2019s what everybody else said,\u201d South Alabama coach Yolisha Jackson said. \u201cIt shows we can go five, six, seven days. I\u2019m excited to coach one more day. See how we compete. Runs can go either way. Our way we want to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the fourth period, Marshall cut the deficit to 58-52. South Alabama took over from there. The Jaguars had just four threes, but made 23-of-46 shots and 23-of-30 free throws.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re on the same track as us last year,\u201d Fulks said. \u201cYou get a game under your belt and normalize things a bit. We had fresher legs. We were not able to execute when we needed to. Gave them extra possessions and too much inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Herd sank just 22-of-71 shots, including 8 of 37 from three. Marshall made 6-of-12 free throws.<\/p>\n

Chrysta Narcisse led the Jaguars with 18 points and made 8-of-8 free throws. Renaltha Marc scored 17 and Daniela Gonzalez added 12.<\/p>\n

Marshall\u2019s Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, totaled 18 points, eight steals and six rebounds. The steal total is one off the tournament record of nine, set by Western Kentucky’s Dawn Warner in 1996.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Logan native Peyton Ilderton made four threes on the way to 14 points. Timberlynn Yeast closed with 10. Meredith Maier was held scoreless.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Alabama is like us last year,\u201d Marshall\u2019s Blessing King said. \u201cThey had nothing to lose. We\u2019re on fresh legs, but not locked in.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a pretty deep team,\u201d Fulks said. \u201cWe held them to four threes. We didn\u2019t want to foul as much. The (foul) line kept them in the game. We had 71 (shots) and only 58 points.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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