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News > December 13
PIONEERS FALL TO SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS 67-51
MAGNOLIA,
Ark.—Texas Woman's University (1-5, 0-1
conf.) struggled to find their shooting touch in a 51-67 loss
to Southern Arkansas. The Riderettes
held TWU to just 31.7% shooting from the field while SAU recorded
a .482 field goal percentage and had three players in double-figures
with Stacy Stockton leading the way with a game-high 22 points.
The Pioneers took the first lead of the game when Tiesha
Wady (Cooper, TX/Tyler J.C.) connected on a layup with
18:26 showing on the clock, 3-0. Southern Arkansas knotted
the game up 3-3 and then took their first lead of the game
when Valeri Turner hit a three-pointer two minutes later.
Three straight TWU turnovers allowed the Riderettes to expand
their lead to 10-6, but the Pioneers battled back and tied
the game up for a second time when Lacey Pemberton (Hawkins,
TX/Paris J.C.) scored on a putback. Southern Arkansas
turned up the pressure and went on a 23-10 run to end the
first half with a 33-20 lead. The Riderettes hit 47% of their
field goals and were 3 of 6 from beyond the arc while limiting
the Pioneers to 8 of 29 shooting from the field and 1 of
8 from three-point land.
TWU began the second half with a six-minute, 13-6 run to bring
the game to within six points, 33-39. Southern Arkansas quickly
jumped back to a 10-point lead, 43-33, when Shayla Canady nailed
a jumper. The Pioneers closed the gap to seven points when Julie
Prescher (Valley View, TX/Valley View H.S.) hit a short
field goal, making the score 45-38 with 10:36 left, but that
was as close as they would get the rest of the game. Meah Biley
hit a layup on a fast-break to give Southern Arkansas their
biggest lead of the game, 64-47, with two minutes left and
the Riderettes road that lead to the end, winning the game
67-51.
The
Pioneers hit 19 of their 60 shots from the field, including
3 of 19 from beyond the arc. Tiesha Wady led TWU in scoring
with 11 points and tied LaTonya Johnson (Paris, TX/Paris
J.C.) with a team-high five boards. Keshun Irving (Karnack,
TX/ Tyler J.C.) recorded a game-high five steals to go
along with her six points. The Pioneers grabbed 37 rebounds
and turned in 10 assists, 22 turnovers and 11 steals.
Next
up, the Pioneers have two weeks off before they open with
their first home game of the season in a rematch against
Southern Arkansas on Saturday, Dec. 28. Tip is scheduled for
3 p.m.
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