Wichita State’s women overcame a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter and beat Evansville 74-67 on Sunday in Evansville, Ind., for WSU’s first conference win of the season.
Evansville led 53-46 with 9:19 left in the fourth quarter, but WSU scored the next 12 points to forge a five-point lead. The run included three-pointers by Kayla Williams and Tamara Lee, and a three-point play by Angiee Tompkins. WSU made 11 of 16 free throws in the final 92 seconds to protect the lead.
Tompkins finished with 16 points and Rangie Bessard scored 13 to lead WSU (6-10, 1-4 MVC).