Box Score

     DALLAS, Texas - The Texas Wesleyan women's basketball team registered 20 steals on its way to a 77-36 victory over Paul Quinn, Saturday evening in Red River Conference action.

     Texas Wesleyan (8-6, 5-1 RRAC) put 15 points on the board before the hosts even registered a basket. Senior Shayla Coleman tallied six points, while junior Shawndrika Courtney added five points during the 15-0 run in the first four minutes of the contest.

     Paul Quinn (0-14, 0-5 RRAC) cut the lead to 18-5, but that is as close as the Lady Tigers would get as Texas Wesleyan forced them into 11 first-half turnovers to take a commanding 45-15 lead at the break.

     In the second half, Texas Wesleyan increased its lead to as many as 45, taking a 66-21 lead with 9:23 remaining in the game.

     Sophomore Nastassia Brown led the way for the Lady Rams scoring a game-high 13 points and bringing down 10 rebounds. Courtney finished with 12 points and five rebounds. Senior Kashae Townsend led Texas Wesleyan with four assists to go along with her nine points and nine rebounds.

     Stacy Woodley led Paul Quinn with eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 48 percent (30-63) from the field and 48 percent (14-29) from the charity stripe. The Lady Rams also shot 38 percent (3-8) from the three-point line.

     Paul Quinn shot 24 percent (13-55) from the floor and 47 percent (8-17) from the free-throw line. The Lady Tigers also shot 13 percent (2-16) from behind the arc.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Monday, when they travel to take on conference-rival Southwestern Assemblies of God. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. The Lady Rams defeated the Lady Lions twice last season.