Valerie King's 3-pointer with 19 seconds to play was enough to boost the Bearcats at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

        The Bearcats (3-0) led 32-27 at halftime, but MTSU (1-2) shot 57.1 percent in the second half to keep the game close. The lead changed six times in the final 3:18.

        Freshman Debbie Merrill led UC with 19 points and nine rebounds; King scored 15 points, and Tammy Douglass added 13 points and nine rebounds.

        UC outrebounded MTSU 39-28.

        UC — Merrill 9-18 1-3 19, Sharp 1-3 5-7 7, Young 0-1 0-0 0, King 5-15 2-2 15, Douglass 5-6 3-4 13, Dozier 1-5 0-0 3, Alexander 0-2 0-0 0, Wilder 3-6 2-6 8, Knoch 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 13-22 65.

        MTS — McClinic 2-6 0-0 4, Penttila 1-3 1-4 4, Holmes 2-3 1-2 6, Thomatis 8-14 0-0 18, Aluka 2-6 6-8 10, Gray 0-0 0-0 0, McClure 1-3 0-0 2, Justice 1-5 0-0 2, Fisher 1-2 0-0 3, Kirby 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 3-3 0-0 3, Schlueter 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 25-51 8-12 63.

        Halftime: UC 32, MTS 27. 3-point goals: UC 4 (King 3, Dozier 1), MTS 5 (Penttila 1, Holmes 1, Thomatis 2, Fisher 1). Records: UC 3-0, MTS 1-2.

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