MIDWAY, Ky. - The IU Kokomo women's basketball team was in action Tuesday night at Midway, where the Cougars fell short despite a comeback bid that saw them pull within six in the final minutes after trailing by 19 in the fourth.

With the loss, the Cougars are now 7-16 overall and 4-11 in River States Conference action.

Midway scored first for an early 2-0 lead, but a triple in response from Mia Catey gave the Cougars an early 3-2 lead of their own. The Eagles answered with seven straight for a 9-3 lead.

Trailing by six, Cameryn Rector knocked down a jumper before four-consecutive points from Alaya Chapman tied it at 9-9. Midway held a narrow 15-13 lead after one quarter.

The Eagles outplayed IU Kokomo for much of the second quarter, building their lead as high as 11 with 1:06 remaining in the first half. Anna Kiser scored in the paint before a defensive-stop and Kelsi Langley triple cut the deficit to six heading into the half.

Midway came out of the half playing well, managing to maintain at least a five-point lead for the entire third quarter. They took a 54-44 lead into the final quarter after outscoring the Cougars 23-19 in the third period.

The Eagles opened the fourth with a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 19, before the Cougars immediately responded with a 10-0 run to trail by single-digits at 63-54 with 4:15 to play.

The Cougars managed to trim the deficit down to six but eventually fell 72-64 on the road at Midway.

IU Kokomo was led offensively by Alaya Chapman with 16 points on 7-12 shooting. In her first start of the year, Mia Catey tallied her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. 

Anna Kiser added nine points and seven rebounds while Emma Good contributed eight points.

The Cougars will return to action Saturday for Senior Day at home against IU Southeast. Tip-off is set for 1:00 PM. 

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