LAREDO, Texas - Sophomore Nastassia Brown tallied 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead Texas Wesleyan past Texas A&M-International, 72-56, Wednesday afternoon at the TAMIU Kiniesiology and Convocation Building.

     Texas Wesleyan (6-5, 4-1) jumped out to a 14-8 lead with 12:38 remaining in the first half. Junior Shawndrika Courtney had the hot hand connecting on five points during the stretch. They also forced the Lady Dustdevils into six turnovers.

     TAMU-International (3-5, 2-3 RRAC) fought back to tie the score, 19-19, using an 11-5 run over the next five minutes. Jermina Tomlinson led the Lady Dustdevils canning three buckets along the way.

     The Lady Rams took a 33-28 lead at the break on the strength of 11 points from Brown. The Fort Worth, Texas native went 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. Texas Wesleyan also received nine points and six rebounds off the bench from junior Shawndrika Courtney.

     In the second half, the two teams traded points, with the Lady Rams keeping its three-point lead with 14:17 remaining, 41-38.

     Then Texas Wesleyan broke the game open, going on a 27-10 run over the next 10 minutes to take a 68-48 lead with 4:33 left in the contest. Brown and Courtney were at it again scoring six points a piece during the span.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 35 percent (27-77) from the field and 74 percent (17-23) from the free-throw line. The Lady Rams also shot 20 percent (1-5) from behind the arc.

     TAMU-International shot 30 percent (22-74) from the field and 67 percent (12-18) from the free-throw line. The Lady Dustdevils also shot a dismal zero percent (0-24) from the three-point line.

     Texas Wesleyan will take its annual Christmas Break before its matchup against Avila University on December 29th. The Lady Rams will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. at the Sid Richardson Gymnasium.