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PIONEER BASKETBALL
LETS LEAD SLIP AWAY IN LOSS TO EASTERN NEW MEXICO
DENTON,
TX—Texas Woman's University (7-13, 3-5
LSC) built a 13-point lead midway through the second half,
but Eastern New Mexico (4-15, 1-5 LSC) came from
behind to win the game, 70-68. The Pioneers lost the battle
of the boards, 49-28, which allowed the Zias to score 17
second-effort points and take the win. TWU had three players
in double-figures with Tiesha Wady (Cooper, TX/Tyler J.C.) leading
the way with 13 points.
“Basically, this game came down to our inability to stay
focused during key stretch runs. We got up by 13 points in
the second half and we quit doing the things on the floor that
got us to that point,” head coach Devin Gabbard said. “Eastern
New Mexico controlled the boards and that really hurt us in
the outcome. Jessica Springer and Tiesha Wady really played
well in the low post and Keshun Irving made some good baskets
today. Our defensive play and lack of execution cost us a win.”
Eastern New Mexico built an 8-2 lead four minutes into the
game before TWU woke up and scored eight unanswered points
to a take their second lead of the game. Julie Prescher
(Valley View, TX/Valley View H.S.) hit a three and Keshun
Irving (Karnack, TX/Tyler J.C.) made a layup to make
the score 15-10 in favor of the Pioneers at the 12:07 mark.
The Zias quickly erased that lead with a three-minute, 12-1
run to make the score 16-22. Daphne Lyons (Flower Mound,
TX/Louisiana-Monroe) sank two free throws with 5:57 showing
on the clock to draw TWU within two, 24-26, but Eastern New
Mexico went on anther short run to take a seven-point lead,
26-33 with three minutes left. Wady nailed a three at
the 1:47 mark to bring the Pioneers within one, but the Zias'
Loren Scarlett hit a three of her own to make the score 32-36
at halftime. There were three lead changes and four ties in
the first frame. TWU hit 40% of their shots from the field
and scored 11 points off of 11 Eastern New Mexico turnovers.
TWU tied the game for a fifth time, 36-36, early in the second
half after Jessica Springer (Kirbyville, TX/Blinn College) sank
two free throws and Meaghan Lewis (Celeste, TX/Blinn College) got
her own offensive rebound and sank a short jumper. After Julie
Prescher hit a field goal to knot the game up again, 41-41
with 13:12 on the clock, the Pioneers went on a 13-0 run to
establish a 54-41 lead with nine minutes left. Eastern New
Mexico would not roll over and die and slowly chipped away
at the lead. Tia Doss ended a 23-10 ENMU run with a field goal,
making the score 64-64 with 2:56 on the clock. The Zias hit
four of their final six free-throw attempts and Laci Lee added
a field goal to ice the win, 70-68.
TWU
finished the game hitting 21 of 51 from the field (41.2%),
5 of 20 from beyond the arc (25%) and 21 of 32 from the line
(65.6%). Irving scored 11 points while Jessica Springer
chipped in 10 points and five rebounds. Eastern New Mexico
shot 44% from the field and was led in scoring by Elizabeth
Richards, who recorded a game-high 14 points.
Next
up, the Pioneers hit the road for two more conference games
against
this week's opponents. They face Eastern New
Mexico on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., then travel to Canyon,
Texas, to play West Texas A&M on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7
p.m.
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