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TWU
LOSES TO UNDEFEATED ANGELO STATE
Pioneers Play Tough First Half on the Road
SAN
ANGELO, Texas – Senior
guard Julie Prescher (Valley View, TX) scored
nine of her team-high 12 points in the first half as
TWU went into the intermission down by just two (27-25).
However, No. 11 Angelo State managed to keep its record
unblemished at 15-0 this season and earned a 67-42 victory
on its home court.
Besides
the score, both teams went into the second half pretty even.
Each grabbed 18 rebounds apiece in the first half and ASU
only had two more field goals. The Pioneers held a considerable
edge from three-point range as Prescher nailed three treys,
senior Lacey Pemberton (Hawkins, TX) added
two and junior Lauri Engleman (Jewett, TX) hit
one in her return to the TWU line-up.
The
Belles were led by 6-3 junior Natalja Tsurbakova, who scored
27 points with 11-15 shooting from the field.
“It
was a two half game,” said TWU head coach Devin
Gabbard. “I was pleased with our first half. We
shot well and played great defensively. We just got winded
in the second half and Tsurbakova got on a run that motivated
the rest of her team. That team (ASU) is very deserving of
its national ranking (No. 11) and should legitimately be
in the Top 5.”
The
Pioneers (1-14, 0-2) remain on the road for a 3 p.m. tip
at Abilene Christian on Saturday. TWU returns home on Tuesday,
January 27 to face Midwestern State at 7 p.m. in the first
of a five-game homestand at Kitty Magee Arena.
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