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  1. Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment LSC BASKETBALL The Angelo State men are the lone unbeaten team in Lone Star Conference action. The Rams are 17-1 overall and 5-0 in league play with a program-record 12-game winning streak. West Texas A&M and Cameron are tied atop the women’s standings with identical 6-1 LSC records. This week’s schedule includes five LSC contests for the men, and six on the women’s side along with non- conference action. The LSC men have a 98-49 overall record so far this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s teams are currently 13-6 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 8-7 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The LSC women are 81-71 overall. The women’s squads are currently 13-17 combined against the Heartland, and 6-3 versus RMAC teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region. The LSC champion will be the regular season winner determined by league games, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Tournament Champion and earns the conference’s automatic qualification. The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament set for March 4-7 in Allen, Texas. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK MEN’S OFFENSIVE TaShawn Mabry, Tarleton State University, SR, Forward, Rocky Mount, NC, Rocky Mount HS Mabry recorded the best offensive week of the season for No. 15 Tarleton State as the senior led the Texans to a pair of wins over West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico. Mabry’s week started Wednesday night when he poured in 12 points over the final nine minutes to lift TSU past West Texas A&M in Wisdom Gym. He finished with a season-high 23 points on 6-11 shooting from the floor with eight rebounds and three assists. Mabry followed up his heroic efforts while a career-best effort Saturday at ENMU. He scored a career high 31 points on 13-19 shooting from the floor. He became the 17th Texan to score at least 31 points in a game in the 27-year tenure of head coach Lonn Reisman. For the week, he scored 54 points for an average of 27.0 points per game to go along with 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. MEN’S DEFENSIVE Demario Mayfield, Angelo State University, SR, Forward, Royston, Georgia, Franklin County Mayfield averaged 9.0 rebounds and 15 points per game as the Rams shutdown Midwestern State and Cameron in a pair of defensive-oriented wins by the Rams. Mayfield and the Rams limited MSU to 55 points and 33 percent shooting, while the Aggies were limited to 57 points and did not score in the final five minutes of play. The senior recorded his seventh double-double of the season against MSU with 20 points and 11 rebounds. He also finished the week with four steals and six assists. Mayfield leads the Rams with 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game this season and has 33 steals. WOMEN’S OFFENSIVE Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M University, SO, Guard, Amarillo, Texas, Palo Duro HS Watson averaged 13.0 points and 6.67 assists per game in the Lady Buffs’ three wins this week running their winning streak to six games. She was 14 of 23 from the field for a 60.9 clip and dished out 20 assists including her first double-double with 12 points and 10 assists against Texas A&M-Commerce. Watson scored 19 points in the Lady Buffs’ thrilling 87-86 overtime victory at Tarleton State where she also had a career-high seven rebounds. She had 20 of the team’s 57 assists for the week. WOMEN’S DEFENSIVE Andrea Carter, Midwestern State University, SR, Forward, Angleton, Texas, Angleton HS Carter notched her seventh double-double of the season Wednesday and then went for 15 points, seven rebounds and a season-high seven steals Saturday to key a pair of strong defensive efforts for Midwestern State in wins over Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The senior forward from Angleton finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds, one blocked and one steal while helping the Mustangs limit Rambelles to 41.5-percent shooting in a 69-61 win at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. MSU then held Texas A&M-Kingsville to 39.1-percent shooting from the floor in a 66-53 victory over the Javelinas. MEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M University, continues to light up the stat sheet for the Buffs after averaging 23.5 points in two games last week. He scored 26 points at Tarleton State on Wednesday before adding 21 in a one-point loss at home to Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday. Chavlovich has now put up at least 20 points in six contests during his freshman campaign. For the week, he shot .429 from the field, .375 from beyond the arc, and 1.000 from the charity stripe. John Gilliam, Eastern New Mexico University, paced the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team with 17 points per game, last week against a pair of regionally-ranked opponents. He shot .529 from the floor and scored 20 points against Tarleton State, just days after a 14-point performance at Texas A&M- Kingsville. Chris Jones, Angelo State University, continued his strong play last week by averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game along with having seven assists and four steals in wins over Midwestern State and Cameron. MEN’S STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak Angelo State 5-0 17-1 W12 Midwestern State 5-1 16-4 W1 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-1 15-3 W6 Tarleton State 4-2 16-2 W3 West Texas A&M 2-4 11-8 L2 Cameron 2-4 10-8 L1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-5 6-12 L3 Eastern New Mexico 0-6 7-12 L6 WOMEN’S STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak West Texas A&M 6-1 15-2 W6 Cameron 6-1 9-7 W5 Midwestern State 6-2 15-3 W2 Texas Woman’s 5-3 12-7 L1 Tarleton State 4-3 10-5 W1 Texas A&M-Commerce 3-3 9-7 L1 Eastern New Mexico 2-5 6-11 L3 Angelo State 0-7 5-12 L7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-7 0-17 L17 MEN’S SCHEDULE Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Langston at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2015 *Texas A&M-Commerce at Angelo State, 7 p.m. McMurry at Tarleton State, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015 *Midwestern State at Cameron, 4 p.m. *Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. *Angelo State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Eastern New Mexico, 8:30 p.m. WOMEN’S SCHEDULE Wednesday, January 28, 2015 McMurry at Tarleton State, 5:30 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas Woman’s, 7 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015 *Midwestern State at Cameron, 2 p.m. *Angelo State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 4 p.m. *Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Eastern New Mexico, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, February 1, 2015 *Texas Woman’s at Tarleton State, 2 p.m. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Complete results at lonestarconference.org. WEEKLY AWARDS Date Men’s Offensive N-18 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce N-24 LaDon Carnegie, Texas A&M-Commerce D-1 Demario Mayfield, Angelo State D-8 Chris Jones, Angelo State D-16 Chris Wyms, Eastern New Mexico D-22 Marsell Holden, Angelo State J-5 David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M J-12 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce (2) J-19 Bretson McNeal, Midwestern State J-26 TaShawn Mabry, Tarleton State LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE | JANUARY 26, 2015 Contact: Melanie Robotham | Assistant Commissioner | Office: 972-234-0033 x. 103 | E-mail: melanie@lonestarconference.org | www.lonestarconference.org | Twitter: @LoneStarConf
  2. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 2 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment Jones led the Rams with 18 points against the Aggies. Jones is averaging 15.1 points per game and leads the Rams and the conference with 95 assists and 52 steals. Damion Clemons, Tarleton State University, gave the Texans a dominant defensive presence off the bench for No. 15 Tarleton State last week as the senior lifted Tarleton State past West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico. For the week, he totaled 10 boards and three blocks in 21.5 minutes per game off the Texan bench, including a seven-rebound, two-block effort against the Greyhounds Saturday. Clemons and the Tarleton defense held their opponents to just 67.5 points per game last week. Miles Gatewood, West Texas A&M University, grabbed eight defensive rebounds and 10 total, to go along with seven assists and six steals, in two games last week at Tarleton State and at home against Texas A&M- Commerce. Chris Wyms, Eastern New Mexico University, turned in an outstanding defensive performance for the Greyhounds against a pair of regionally-ranked opponents, last week. He registered a combined seven steals against Texas A&M-Commerce and Tarleton State, which accounted for nearly half of Eastern’s steals for the week. Wyms also scored eight points in each contest. WOMEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Brandi Leal, Cameron University, paced Cameron’s scoring effort in their two wins this last week against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Angelo State. She shot 46.4 percent from the field and knocked down 12 three- pointers scoring 20 points against TAMUK and 18 at ASU. In both games she knocked six triples, which was one away from matching a CU program high. For the season she is near the top in the nation averaging 3.8 three pointers a game and 40 percent from the arc. Bailey Wipff, Tarleton State University, had a breakout performance for Tarleton State last week, highlighted with a career day against Eastern New Mexico Saturday. The sophomore transfer started the week with her first double-figure scoring effort against No. 10 West Texas A&M and built on it in a big way by shooting 8-9 from the floor, including 5-6 from downtown en route to a 21-point performance against the Zias. For the week, Wipff led the TexAnns with a .611 shooting percentage from the floor on 11-18 shooting to go along with 5-10 shooting from downtown and 4-4 at the charity stripe. She also added 31 points for a 15.5 scoring average to go along with three rebounds, two assists, a block and three steals for the week. Artaejah Gay, Texas A&M University - Commerce, had her breakout game against West Texas A&M, setting a career-high 22 points on a highly efficient 10 of 13 shooting while also leading the Lions in rebounding with six. The 22-point performance was the second highest point-total scored by a Lion this season. Throughout the week, the freshman forward has been supremely effective at scoring with accuracy, going 13 of 20 from the field (65 percent) while being flawless from both the charity stripe and three-point land (2-2 in each). Diamalises Rivera, Angelo State University, scored a career-high 23 points against Cameron this past Saturday. Rivera’s season-high 23 points came on 7 of 11 shooting and nine free throws. It is the first 20-point game of the season for the junior. She is averaging 6.7 points per game. Rivera has three games in double figures with two coming in the last three games. Kenesha Saygo, Texas Woman’s University, helped the Pioneers to 1-1 record with a team-best 14.0 points per game and 4.0 assists per game. She also cleared 4.5 rebounds per game and shot 40.9 percent from the floor including 60.0 percent from the three-point range. Saygo came off the bench in both games and scored 16 points in the win against Eastern New Mexico and a team-high 12 points at #10 West Texas A&M. Dianna Jones, Midwestern State University, returned from injury to average 13.5 points and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 77.8 percent from the field to lead Midwestern State to a pair of Lone Star Conference wins over Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The senior from Hewitt connected on 4-of-5 shots fro the field and went 6-of-8 from the line to drop in a team-high 14 points in 23 minutes Wednesday against Angelo State. Jones then hit on 3-of-4 shots from the field while going a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line while dishing out a season-high nine assists Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Jones has scored at least 10 points in each of her last 16 appearances and leads the Mustangs in scoring with 14 points per game. Ruby Robertson, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, averaged 13.0 ppg off the bench in two games. She made 8-of-11 (72.7%) from the field including her lone three-point attempt and was a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line. Robertson shot 4-of-5, 1-for-1 from long distance and made four free throws at Cameron. Against Midwestern State, she went 4-for-6 from the field and hit five charity stripe shots while recording two steals. Sarah Stinnett, Eastern New Mexico University, shot over 40 percent and averaged 11 points over three games last week, which all took place within four days. Against Tarleton State, she registered her second 20-point game of the season. Stinnett also grabbed 11 rebounds, which included six of the offensive variety. Tori Tucker, Eastern New Mexico University, led the Zias in scoring (13 points/game), rebounding (6.7/game) and three-point percentage (.583) over a four-day stretch. Her 18 defensive rebounds prevented the opposition for getting too many second chances and she contributed one of Eastern’s three blocked shots along with a pair of steals. Tucker had 20 points and five rebounds as the Zias rallied from an 11-point deficit, to nearly claim a road win over Texas Woman’s. Ikpeaku Iwobi, Tarleton State University, averaged a double-double for the second straight week for Tarleton State against No. 10 West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico. The sophomore averaged 12 points per game and 10 rebounds, including a 12-point and 13-rebound effort against the Zias Saturday. For the week, Iwobi shot .476 from the floor and was a perfect 4-4 at the free throw line. Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M University, continued to be a force in the middle as she led the team in scoring at 17.7 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game in the Lady Buffs’ three wins this past week. White tallied a team-high eight offensive rebounds and 10 defensive stops for the week. She was 16 of 37 from the field and stepped out and hit 4 of 8 triples. She was 17 of 21 from the line and scored a season-high 27 points Sunday against Texas Woman’s. Emily Spector, Texas Woman’s University, averaged 13.0 points and a team-best 8.5 rebounds to help the Pioneers to 1-1 record last week. She hit a three-point shot with 11 seconds left in regulation and recorded her third double-double (20 pts and 10 rebs) of the season in a 63-61 win over Eastern New Mexico. Spector then added six points and a team-best seven rebounds at #10 West Texas A&M. On the season she is the team leader in scoring (11.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg). Date Men’s Defensive N-18 Chris Jones, Angelo State N-24 Desmond Henry, Cameron D-1 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce D-8 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce (2) D-16 Carl White, West Texas A&M D-22 Davene Carter, Tarleton State J-5 Chris Jones, Angelo State (2) J-12 Chris Jones, Angelo State (3) J-19 Abiodun Adegoke, Midwestern State J-26 Demario Mayfield, Angelo State Date Women’s Offensive N-18 La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M-Commerce N-24 Tori Tucker, Eastern New Mexico D-1 Kathy Thomas, Tarleton State D-8 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M D-16 Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M D-22 Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M (2) J-5 Jazzmine Robinson, Cameron J-12 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State J-19 Jazzmine Robinson, Cameron (2) J-26 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M (2) Date Women’s Defensive N-18 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State N-24 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State (2) D-1 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M D-8 La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M-Commerce D-16 Kenesha Saygo, Texas Woman’s D-22 Madison McLain, West Texas A&M J-5 Shambreka Jones, Midwestern State J-12 Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s J-19 DJ Vallier, Cameron J-26 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State (3) LSC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 4-5-6-7 | ALLEN, TEXAS
  3. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 3 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment Lauren Jay, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, had a career-night against Midwestern State with a career- high six steals. For the week she averaged 4.0 spg while leading the team with 7.5 rpg. Jay also averaged 9.5 ppg and 1.5 apg while shooting 47.1 percent (8- of-17) from the field in two contests. MEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State The No. 11/8-ranked Rams took their program-record winning streak to 12 games with a pair of wins over No. 23 Midwestern State and Cameron last week. ASU opened the week with a 72-55 road win over the Mustangs and followed with a 75-57 victory versus the Aggies at the Junell Center on Saturday. The wins took ASU’s overall record to 17-1 and kept the Rams undefeated in LSC play at 5-0 going into Wednesday’s clash against A&M-Commerce. The Rams are leading the nation in field-goal percentage and scoring margin this season and are ranked second in limiting opponents to a 37.7 field-goal percentage. ASU has won 16 of its 17 games by double digits this season, and are outscoring LSC opponents by a 22.4 point margin through the first five conference games on its schedule. Demario Mayfield, who has seven double- doubles this season, is leading the Rams with 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds, while Chris Jones is among the national leaders with 95 assists and 52 steals this season. Jones had seven assists and four steals last week, while Marsell Holden hit six 3-pointers to take his season total to 53 through 18 games. The Rams and Lions will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Junell Center before ASU travels south to play at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday. Cameron The Cameron men split the week’s contests with a win on Wednesday against Texas A&M-Kingsville and a loss on the road to #8/11 Angelo State. On Saturday, the Aggies stayed on the Rams tail for the majority of the contest but faded in the final five minutes with their offensive weapons fouling out. Cameron had three players averaging at 12 points or just over with Jamaal Brantley netting 12.5 a game, while Desmond Henry and Deondre Ray both had 12. Matthew Don led CU in rebounding with 8.5 a game. The Aggies will be off until Saturday where they will both Midwestern State at 4 p.m. in Lawton. Eastern New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team suffered setbacks to Texas A&M-Commerce and Tarleton State last week, but received several strong contributions. John Gilliam averaged a team-high 17 points, while Demetrius Balark poured in 15.5 points and converted on 52.4-percent of his attempts from the floor. Chris Wyms chipped in seven of Eastern’s 15 steals over the two games. The Greyhound do not have a scheduled opponent on Wednesday, but will return to action on Saturday to host West Texas A&M. Midwestern State Midwestern State split a pair of Lone Star Conference games last week falling to Angelo State Wednesday night home before defeating Texas A&M-Kingsville on the road... Angelo State snapped MSU’s 11-game overall winning streak which dated back to a 63-50 loss at St. Mary’s (Texas) on Nov. 30... The home loss to ASU also broke a 14-game winning streak at D.L. Ligon Coliseum dating back to an 83-81 setback to Tarleton State on Jan. 15, 2014... Midwestern State continues to rank amongst national leaders as the Mustangs are second in total rebounds (808.0), third in total blocks (108.0), fourth in field goal percentage defense (37.9), fourth in 3-point field goal defense (27.9), sixth in rebound margin (+10.6), seventh in blocked shots per game (5.7) and 10th in offensive rebounds per game (15.16)... MSU lost the battle on the boards for the first time in 11 games as it was out-boarded by Angelo State 41-37. It was just the second time this the Mustangs didn’t win the battle on the glass... Junior guard Bretson McNeal scored eight points in a game closing 10-2 run including a pair of 3-pointers to lift the Mustangs to a 75-71 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday at Steinke Center... McNeal matched a season-high with five triples while pulling down six rebounds and dishing out five assists against Texas A&M-Kingsville after being held to three points as he fould in 16 minutes against Angelo State... Junior forward Khapri Alston has scored in double figures in each of his last five games after going for 12 points and seven rebounds against Angelo State and 14 points and four rebound at Texas A&M-Kingsville... Alston is averaging 14.2 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 52.1 percent from the field over the last five games... Senior guard Derrell Gibbs knocked 4-of-10 shots from the arc last week against Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville as he finished in double figures for the fourth time this season with 10 against the Rams... Senior forward Abiodun Adegoke scored nine points and pulled down three rebounds before fouling out in 10 minutes Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville... Tarleton State Tarleton State won both games last week, including a comeback win over West Texas A&M Wednesday night and a big win over Eastern New Mexico Saturday. The Texans were led by a breakout scoring week from TaShawn Mabry, who posted 54 points in two games including 31 against the Greyhounds and 12 points in the final nine minutes to lead the Texans past West Texas A&M Wednesday. Tarleton will be home against McMurry Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce 2-0 last week. Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville went into halftime with leads in both games last week and nearly upset No. 23/20 Midwestern State before falling to the nationally- ranked Mustangs, 75-71... in the game, Duan Wright came off the bench to provide a career-high 19 points and eight rebounds and threw down an emphatic dunk to bring the home crowd to their feet... Duan went 11-of-12 from the free throw line in Saturday’s loss and began the week with 12 points and six rebounds in Wednesday’s loss to Cameron... the Javelinas host No. 11/8 Angelo State on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. West Texas A&M The West Texas A&M men’s basketball team started the week with a close five-point loss at No. 15 Tarleton State. The Buffs then came back from a double-digit second-half deficit at home to Texas A&M-Commerce before falling by one point. They now find themselves with an 11-8 record and 2-4 mark in LSC play. WT will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 27, as it caps off its non-conference schedule by hosting Langston at 6 p.m. from the First United Bank Center in Canyon. WOMEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State The Belles are now 5-12 on the season and 0-7 in the LSC ... ASU will face Abilene Christian on Monday at 5 p.m. in an exhibition game ... The Belles are scoring 63.3 points per game and hitting 39.3-percent from the field ... ASU is limiting teams to 39.1-percent from the field which is No. 2 in the LSC ... Amanda Weaver is No. 2 in the LSC in making 40.8-percent from the 3-point line. Cameron Cameron continued their mid-season surge after picking up wins against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Angelo State last week to move their winning streak to five games. After starting the season 1-6, the Aggies have won eight of their last nine to move to 9-7 overall and a 6-1 Lone Star Conference record to match West Texas A&M for first place. Brandi Leal led the Aggie attack with a 20 point effort on Wednesday night against Texas A&M-Kingsville, and a 18 point afternoon on the road at Angelo State. She would knock down six treys in both games, one short of tying a program mark, and through 16 games Leal is averaging 3.8 three-pointers a game; this is 0.2 behind a league record and prior to Saturday’s contest she is was second in the nation overall. Jazzmine Robinson had double-figure scoring in both games averaging 14 points with 6.5 rebounds. The Aggies will be off until Saturday where they will host Midwestern State at 2 p.m. Eastern New Mexico Over the past two weeks, the Eastern New Mexico University has shown the ability to rally from large deficits. Shortly after a 22-point come-from behind win at Angelo State, ENMU came within four points at Texas A&M-Commerce, after they trailed by 20. The Zias took a late lead at Texas Woman’s after trailing by 11 in the second half, and put together a strong second half against Tarleton State. Tori Tucker and Sarah Stinnett averaged 13 and 11 points per game, respectively, against last week’s three opponents. Jordyn Cooper chipped in 9.7 points per contest, while Jasmine Johnson contributed eight per game. This Saturday, ENMU will host national finalist West Texas A&M. Midwestern State Midwestern State rebounded to win Lone Star Conference games over Angelo State and Texas A&M- Kingsville to improve to 15-3 on the season and 6-2 in league play... The 15-3 mark matches the best start in school history through 18 games matching the 1989- 90 squad... MSU ranks amongst national leaders in numerous categories as the Mustangs are 19th in blocked shots per game (4.6), 22nd in free throw percentage (75.9), 34th in scoring defense (58.9), 34th in rebounding margin (+6.2) and 46th in personal fouls per game (16.4)... Senior forward Andrea Carter averaged 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 71.4 percent from the field in wins over Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville last week... Carter has scored in double figures in each of her last seven games averaging 15.1 points and 8.6 rebounds a game during the stretch while shooting 58.8 percent from the field... Carter notched her seventh double-double of the season going for 14 points and 14 rebounds against Angelo State... Carter needs six rebounds to move past Serena Carter (939 rebounds from 1989-93) into second place on MSU’s all-time rebounding list... Senior guard Dianna Jones came
  4. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 4 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment back from missing one game due to injury to score 14 points against Angelo State then went for 13 points and nine assists Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville... Jones needs 23 points to become the 20th member of MSU 1,000-Point Club... With her nine-assist game at Texas A&M-Kingsville, Jones moved past Mandy Cluley (315 from 1994-98) into seventh place on MSU all-time assists chart. She needs nine to pass Glenda Washington (325 from 1981-86) into sixth... Senior guard Shatoia Gober scored 13 points and six assists Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville. It was her ninth double-figure scoring game of the season and first since scoring 10 at Eastern New Mexico on Jan. 11... Senior guard Lisa Hampton knocked down three 3-pointers against Texas A&M-Kingsville to move into a tie for second place on MSU all-time 3-point field goal makes list with Kristin Ramsey (125 from 2000- 04). She needs eight more to set the career record and move past Andrea Buben (132 from 2006-10)... Tarleton State Tarleton State dropped an overtime heartbreaker to No. 10 West Texas A&M Wednesday night but bounced back in a big way with a rout of Eastern New Mexico in Portales. The TexAnns will be back in action Wednesday night against McMurry at 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-1 last week. Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville dropped both games they played last week. The Javelinas fell at Cameron (66- 58) and to Midwestern State (66-53) at home. The Blue and Gold set a season-high with 18 steals against the Mustangs, the most for them since posting 22 at Eastern New Mexico last February. Both Ruby Robertson and Ashley Viera averaged a team best 13.0 ppg with Robertson making a team best 72.7 percent (8-of-11) from the field. Alexis Copeland dished out a team-high 3.0 apg. Lauren Jay recorded a career best six assists against MSU, also tied for the fourth most in team history since the 2000-01 season. For the week, she averaged 9.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.0 spg and 1.5 apg. This week the Javelinas host Angelo State on Saturday as the teams’ battle for their first LSC win. Texas Woman’s The Pioneers have a 12-7 overall record and 5-3 conference record after splitting the two games last week. TWU defeated Eastern New Mexico, 63-61, on a late three-point shot by sophomore Emily Spector on Thursday before falling at #10 West Texas A&M, 80-65, on Sunday. Spector hit the game-winning shot with 11 seconds left on the clock against the Zias and recorded her third double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. She then added a team-best seven rebounds against the Lady Buffs. Sophomore Kenesha Saygo was the leader in scoring last week with 14.0 points per game and 4.0 assists per game. She shot 40.9 percent from the floor including 60.0 percent from the three-point range. Spector averaged 13.0 points and 8.5 rebounds while sophomore Erin Maxwell posted 10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 3.0 blocks per game. On the season Spector is the team leader in points (11.2 ppg) and rebounds (6.4 rpg) while Saygo is the leader in scoring against conference foes with 12.5 points per game. Maxwell has a team-best 9.7 rpg and 2.7 bpg against LSC opponents. West Texas A&M The No. 10 West Texas A&M women’s basketball team went 3-0 this week with a thrilling 87-86 overtime victory at Tarleton State, coupled with a pair of home wins against Texas A&M-Commerce (100-73) and Texas Woman’s (80-65)...WT improved to 15-2 on the year and 6-1 in Lone Star Conference play which is tied with Cameron for the league-lead...Against TSU, the Lady Buffs built a double-digit lead in the second half only to see TSU battle back as WT needed a triple with four seconds left in regulation to tie (junior Madison McLain)...It was the only field goal for the Lady Buffs in the final seven-plus minutes of regulation...McLain then hit another big triple in the overtime session as WT prevailed...It was the second, one-point overtime win for the Lady Buffs this season (Western Washington)...WT then returned home and put together probably its best half of the season in the first half against TAMUC...WT scored a season- high 59 points en route to a 100-73 win...It was the second time WT hit 100 points this season (Oklahoma Panhandle State)...Playing just over 24 hours later, the Lady Buffs downed Texas Woman’s 80-65 as TWU entered not allowing more than 76 points all season in a game and held the second-best scoring defense number in the league (59.6)...Senior Chontiquah White scored a season-high 27 points in the game.
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