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News > December 28
PIONEERS GET REVENGE
ON SOUTHERN ARKANSAS, WINNING 62-47 IN FIRST HOME GAME
DENTON, TX—Texas Woman’s
University (2-5) got some revenge this afternoon
when the
Pioneers
handed Southern Arkansas (4-5) a 62-47 loss in front
of 145 loud fans in Kitty Magee Arena. TWU loss to the Riderettes
two weeks ago, 51-67, in Magnolia, Ark. Three Pioneers recorded
double-figures on the day with Daphne Lyons (Flower Mound,
TX/Louisiana-Monroe) leading the team with a season-high
20 points and seven rebounds.
“It is great to be back at home playing in our own gym.
We had a great crowd today and when the momentum of the second
half came our way, they really got behind us and helped our
team onto victory,” head coach Devin Gabbard said. “Daphne
Lyons and Lacey Pemberton played great down low for us today,
which allowed our shooters to be open on the perimeter. Julie
Prescher made two key baskets down the stretch and made a good
defensive block to allow us to open up our lead late in the
game.”
Lacey
Pemberton (Hawkins, TX/Paris J.C.) gave TWU
the first lead of the game when she nailed a jumper on an assist
from Sonya Hodge (Eustace, TX/Paris J.C.) two minutes
into the game, 2-0. SAU’s Kelly Preston hit two three-pointers
to allow the Riderettes to move ahead 9-7 at the 13-minute
mark. The game was close for most of the first half, but the
Pioneers finally clawed their way back to a tie, 20-20 with
three minutes left to go in the first half, when Daphne Lyons
sank two free throws. After two more baskets apiece, TWU and
Southern Arkansas went into halftime tied at 24. The Pioneers
shot 40% from the field and scored six points off of six SAU
turnovers.
Southern Arkansas jumped out to a five-point lead, 24-29,
to begin the second half after Stacy Stockton made two free
throws and Desheka Porchia hit a three-pointer. TWU regained
the lead, 31-30 with 13:17 on the clock, when Daphne Lyons
scored two layups in a row. With the game tied for a sixth
time 35-35 at the 11-minute mark, the Pioneers went on a 17-2
run during the next six minutes, highlighted by two three-pointers
from Julie Prescher (Valley View, TX/Valley View H.S.),
to put the game away 52-37. Keshun Irving (Karnack, TX/Tyler
J.C.) hit another three-pointer and TWU made their final
seven free throws to win the game, 62-47.
The Pioneers finished the game shooting 38.9% from the field
and 28.6% from beyond the arc while holding the Riderettes
to 30% from the field. TWU scored 14 points off of 18 Southern
Arkansas turnovers and recorded 33 points from bench players.
Keshun Irving turned in a season-high 11 points while Tiesha
Wady (Cooper, TX/Tyler J.C.) chipped in with 10 points.
Irving also posted a game-high four steals and tied Lyons with
seven boards to lead the game.
Next
up, the Pioneers host St. Edward’s
University on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. for Denton Record-Chronicle
Free
Family Night. Anyone who cuts out a coupon that is running
in the DR-C will receive free admission to the game for themselves
and their family.
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