| Box Score
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Sophomore Nastassia Brown
tallied 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Texas Wesleyan to a 72-44 victory
over Bacone College Monday evening in Red River Athletic Conference action.
Texas
Wesleyan (15-8, 12-3 RRAC) jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, with 18:05 remaining
in the game. The Lady Rams increased their lead to 15-4 over the next four minutes,
led by three treys.
Bacone College (8-13,
3-10 RRAC) used a 7-2 run over the next two minutes to cut the lead to, 17-11,
with 12:36 remaining in the first half. Odeta Giedrimaite led the way with three
points during the run.
The Lady Rams then
went on a scoring spree, outscoring the Lady Warriors, 21-6, to end the first
half and take a 38-17 lead into the break. Sophomore Britney Helton led all scorers
with eight points in the first frame.
In
the second half, the Lady Rams kept their distance from Bacone College, and sophomore
Lacie Curry scored eight points with Brown chipping in with seven points.
The
Lady Rams outrebounded Bacone College, 43-39, and dished out 18 assists.
Senior
Shayla Coleman registered 11 points, while Curry added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Junior
Tiffany Hill led all players with six assists.
Texas
Wesleyan shot 47 percent (26-55) from the floor and 81 percent (13-16) from the
charity stripe. The Lady Rams also shot 54 percent (7-13) from the three-point
line.
Bacone College shot 25 percent (16-63)
from the field and 56 percent (5-9) from the free-throw line. The Lady Warriors
also shot 24 percent (7-29) from behind the arc.
Texas
Wesleyan will be back in action Saturday, when they take on conference-rival Paul
Quinn College. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Sid Richardson Gymnasium. The
Lady Rams already defeated Paul Quinn once, 77-36, on Jan. 8th in Dallas. 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.
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