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PIONEERS
LET ANOTHER GAME SLIP AWAY
DENTON,
TX—Central Oklahoma (2-0)
hit only 19 of their 70 shots, but received 30 trips
to free throw line from 29 Texas Woman’s University
(0-2) fouls and squeaked out a 49-55 victory. The Bronchos
hit 16 of their free throws, which proved to be the
difference. The Pioneers defense played well, holding
UCO to just
27% from the field, but the offense turned the ball
over 28
times which translated to 24 Broncho points.
"Today’s
game was very sloppy because both teams were tired from yesterday
and it was hard for either one of us to get into the flow.
Both our defense and offense played great today, we just
couldn’t get a break from the officials," head
coach Devin Gabbard said. "When you turn the ball
over and allow UCO to shoot 30 free throws to our seven,
it makes
for a long day."
Baskets
were hard to come by for both teams as the Pioneers
and UCO missed a total of 10 shots in the game’s first
five minutes. The Bronchos took a 6-10 advantage,
after Jackee
Brown scored four straight points, at the 14:20
mark and held onto the lead for most of the first half. Emily
Hartman (Mesquite, Tex./Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) knotted
the game at 18 apiece when she hit a short jumper, then Laurie
Engleman (Jewett, Tex./Leon H.S.) made both of her
free throws to give TWU their first lead of the game with
3:29 left until half. Megan McCrummen (Mesquite,
Tex./North Mesquite H.S.) and Engleman both added
field goals to end the first half, with the Pioneers leading
24-23. UCO struggled from the floor, hitting only nine of
40 shots for 22.5% while TWU connected on 47% of their shots.
The
Pioneers opened the second half with a four-minute, 12-3
run, thanks to two threes from Julie
Prescher (Valley View, TX) and moved out to their
biggest lead of the game, 36-27. After Engleman added a free
throw, making the score 37-27 with 15:14 on the clock, TWU
was called for four straight fouls which allowed UCO to convert
on five free throws. The Bronchos added in a couple of field
goals and drew within one, 37-36. The Pioneers clung to a
two-point lead during the next 13 minutes, but Lindsay Young
hit a jumper and Brown nailed a three at the 2:21 mark to
give UCO a 47-50 lead. The Bronchos added three more free
throws and a field goal to ice the game, 49-55.
TWU
hit 22 of 48 shots for 45% from the field, but only had seven
trips to the stripe off of 15 fouls from UCO, making three. Daphne
Lyons (Flower Mound, TX) led
the team in scoring for the second straight game, finishing
with 12 points. Prescher chipped in with 11 points and five
rebounds while Kenyada Frazier (Denver,
CO) led the team with 10 boards. McCrummen finished
with a game-high eight assists. The Bronchos had three players
in double figures with Laura Hamilton leading the way with
a game-high 14 points. The Pioneers out-rebounded UCO 47-40,
but committed twice as many turnovers.
Up
next, the Pioneers hit the road for three games
in a row as they travel to Stephenville, Tex. on Tuesday,
Nov. 25
to play Tarleton State University at 7:00 p.m.
The
day after Thanksgiving, TWU will participate
in the Missouri
Western
Thanksgiving Classic in St. Joseph, Missouri.
They will face St. Mary’s on Friday, Nov. 28 at
1:00 p.m., then play Lincoln University on
Saturday, Nov. 29, also
at 1:00 p.m.
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