Box Score

     LANGSTON, Okla. - Sophomore Nastassia Brown tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Texas Wesleyan lost to Langston, 67-55, Saturday evening in Red River Athletic Conference.

     Langston (10-12, 9-5 RRAC) jumped out to an early 14-5 lead at the 13:07 mark of the first half. The Lady Lions received five points each from Kenyatta Releford and Imani Miller.

     Texas Wesleyan (14-8, 11-3 RRAC) used a 19-12 run to end the half and cut the lead to two at the break. The Lady Rams were led by sophomore Nastassia Brown who tallied five points and senior Shayla Coleman who chipped in with four points during the last 13 minutes of the first half.

     Langston used a huge rebounding advantage in the first half (30-20) to take control early, but the Lady Rams fought back, collecting eight first-half steals.

     Texas Wesleyan scored the first five points of the second half to take a 29-26 lead at the 18:19 mark.

     The Lady Lions then went on a 15-3 run over the next five minutes to take a 41-32 lead with 13:15 remaining in the ballgame. Kimberly Braxton scored seven points during the run for the Langston.

     Braxton scored 10 more points down the stretch to keep Langston ahead. In the second half, the Lady Rams had no answer for Braxton as she scored all 17 of her points in the second frame.

     Sophomore Lacie Curry scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds for Texas Wesleyan, while junior Tiffany Hill scored five points and picked up five steals.

     Miller scored 11 points and pulled down three rebounds for Langston, while Releford posted nine points and seven rebounds.

     Langston outrebounded the Lady Rams, 46-42, and pulled down 19 offensive rebounds. Texas Wesleyan turned the ball over 22 times, while Langston committed only 16 turnovers.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 30 percent (16-53) from the floor and 66 percent (19-29) from the charity stripe. The Lady Rams also shot 44 percent (4-9) from the three-point line.

     Langston shot 38 percent (23-61) from the field and 68 percent (19-28) from the free-throw line. The Lady Lions also shot 29 percent (2-7) from behind the arc.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Monday, when they continue its Oklahoma swing. The Lady Rams will take on conference-rival Bacone College. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. in Muskogee, Okla. The Lady Rams already defeated Bacone College once, 88-68, on Dec. 13th in Fort Worth. Texas Wesleyan remains in second place two games ahead of both Langston and UT-Permian Basin, and three games back of Houston Baptist for first place. Check www.redriverconference.com for complete standings.