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News > January 6
MIDWESTERN STATE DROPS
TWU TO 0-2 IN CONFERENCE
DENTON,
TX—Midwestern State (8-3, 2-0
LSC) scored 23 points off of 13 Texas Woman's University
(4-6, 0-2 LSC) turnovers en route to a 74-63 victory. The
loss drops the Pioneers to 0-2 in conference play and ends
a three-game winning streak. Meaghan Lewis (Celeste, TX/Blinn
College) led TWU with a season-high 17 points with 12 of
those points coming from three-pointers.
“The team played well defensively tonight and showed
a lot of intensity on the floor. We limited our turnovers and
won the battle on the boards, the thing that hurt us was we
didn't convert on some crucial shots when the opportunity arose,” head
coach Devin Gabbard said. “Meaghan Lewis and Lauri Engleman
hit some big three-pointers for us during the game and Jessica
Springer did a good job of controlling the boards. We just
fell a little short tonight.”
Both teams exchanged two field goals in the games first three
minutes before Midwestern State went on a 15-3 run, thanks
in large part to Meosha Walker's two three-pointers, making
the score 19-7 with 10:51 left until half. The Pioneers' Lacey
Pemberton (Hawkins, TX/Paris J.C.) hit two short jumpers
and Lauri Engleman (Jewett, TX/Leon H.S.) nailed two
three's in a minute and a half of play to bring the score to
17-20. The Lady Indians broke away again on a 12-3 run to extend
their lead to 32-20 with 2:55 to play. Jessica Springer
(Kirbyville, TX/Blinn College) hit a jumper and Meaghan
Lewis chipped in with one of her four three-pointers on the
night to close the first period with the score 25-34 in favor
of Midwestern State. Both teams shot an identical 35% from
the floor, but the Lady Indians made 10 of 13 free throws to
give them the advantage at halftime.
Keshun
Irving (Karnack, TX/Tyler J.C.) converted
a layup off of a steal to end an 8-5 Pioneers run to start
the second half and make the score 33-39. Midwestern State
built their lead back up to 12 points before Meaghan Lewis
hit a three-pointer which ended a 10-1 TWU run, making the
score 43-46 with 10:05 remaining. After four straight free
throws and two field goals by Jel-ani Armstrong, the Lady Indians
had built their largest lead of the game, 16 points with six
minutes left to go. The Pioneers chipped away at the lead,
closing the gap to nine points, 61-70, but that was as close
as they would come. Meosha Walker hit two late free throws
to ice the win for Midwestern State, 63-74.
Lauri Engleman was the only other Pioneer in double-figures
in scoring as she chipped in with 12 points, all coming from
three-pointers. Jessica Springer finished with a season and
game-high 14 boards to go along with her seven points and four
assists while Jennifer Ferrell (Flower Mound, TX/Paris
J.C.) finished with a game-high six assists. TWU finished
the game shooting 34.2% from the field and 30% from beyond
the arc, but it was free throws that hurt them as they only
converted five of 13 attempts. Midwestern State had three players
in double-figures, with Jel-ani Armstrong leading the way with
a game-high 19 points.
Next
up, the Pioneers hit the road for two conference crossover
games at Northeastern State and Central Oklahoma. Their game
against NSU is on Thursday, Jan. 9 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma,
and the contest with UCO is on Saturday,
Jan. 11 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Both games have a start time of
7 p.m.
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