Box Score

     TYLER, Texas - Sophomore Lacie Curry registered 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead Texas Wesleyan to a 82-66 victory over Texas College Thursday evening in Red River Athletic Conference action.

     Texas Wesleyan (18-8, 15-3 RRAC) opened the game on a 32-15 run, led by 11 points from senior Shayla Coleman. The Lady Rams raced out to the 17-point lead with 9:57 remaining in the first half.

     Texas College (7-18, 6-12 RRAC) fought back using a 20-10 run the rest of the half. Trena Alston led the Lady Steers with 13 first-half points and eight points from Rebecca Phipps.

     In the second half, the Lady Rams increased its lead to 50-39, with 15:24 remaining in the game. Junior Tiffani Hill scored four points in the first five minutes of the half.

     The Lady Steers then went on a 13-5 run over the next five minutes. They were led by six points by Leslie Burrell to cut the lead to 55-52.

     Texas Wesleyan put the game away; by scoring the next seven points to take a 62-52 lead with 9:12 remaining. Nastassia Brown made a clutch three-point play.

     Texas College made a go at it, using a 11-7 run over four minutes to cut the lead to 69-63, with 5:49 remaining in the contest.

     The Lady Rams closed the game out on a 13-3 run. They were led by Curry, who scored seven points in the final run.

     Coleman led the Lady Rams with 15 points, canning three treys. Senior Kashae Townsend tallied 12 points and six rebounds, while Hill added 11 points and seven assists.

     Alston led the Lady Steers with 23 points and five steals.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 52 percent (33-64) from the floor and 40 percent (4-10) from the charity stripe. The Lady Rams also shot 67 percent (12-18) from the three-point line.

     Texas College shot 40 percent (24-60) from the field and 43 percent (12-28) from the free-throw line. The Lady Steers also shot 40 percent (6-15) from behind the arc.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Monday, when they travel take on conference-rival UT-Permian Basin. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. in Odessa, Texas. The Lady Rams already defeated UT-Permian Basin once, 92-59, on Jan. 16th in Fort Worth. Texas Wesleyan remains in second place three games back of Houston Baptist for first place and two and half games ahead of third-place of the Lady Falcons. Check www.redriverconference.com for complete standings.