Allie Miller scored 20 points, but The Master's University women's basketball team fell 81-67 to No. 5 Freed-Hardeman on Monday afternoon at Brewer Sports Center.

The loss dropped the Lady Mustangs to 2-1 to end their three-game road trip. Freed-Hardeman improved to 2-0.

Freed-Hardeman shot 50.9 percent from the field (27-53) and went 20-for-22 at the free-throw line. TMU shot 37.9 percent (25-66) and made 12 of 14 free throws. The Lady Mustangs had fewer turnovers (8 to 13) and won the battle on the offensive glass, which they turned into 16 second-chance points. They also outscored the Lions 14-12 in points off turnovers and 11-4 in bench points. Freed-Hardeman owned the paint, 38-26.

Izabella Forker's layup tied the game 2-2 early, but the Lions answered with an 8-0 run midway through the first quarter. Aubrey Blakenship and Jenna Satterly each hit a 3-pointer and Lilly Kee added a fast-break layup to make it 17-7. Freed-Hardeman led 23-14 after one.

Miller and Abbie Mullins opened the second quarter with back-to-back baskets that cut the deficit to 23-18. The Lions then scored seven straight, capped by an Ella Wheeler 3-pointer, to go up 30-18. Freed-Hardeman took a 47-34 lead into halftime.

TMU played the Lions nearly even after the break. The teams split the third quarter 17-17, and Freed-Hardeman won the fourth only 17-16.

Miller went 9-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-6 from beyond the arc. Forker had 14 points, three assists and four steals. Alli VanKooten posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, five of them offensive, and went 6-for-6 at the line. Mullins scored seven points and Ella Hoover added six off the bench.

Ally Weathers led Freed-Hardeman with 20 points and six assists. Satterly and Kee had 17 points each, and Kee added 10 rebounds. Blakenship finished with 13 points, and Wheeler scored 10.