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  1. Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment LSC BASKETBALL Angelo State leads the men’s standings after cruising through the first half of Lone Star Conference play with a perfect 7-0 mark and 20.9 scoring margin. The Rams have won a program-record 14 straight games. West Texas A&M tops the women’s standings with a 7-1 LSC mark, with Midwestern State just behind them at 7-2. This week’s schedule includes eight LSC contests for the men, and nine on the women’s side. The LSC men have a 105-55 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 88-77 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 Mo Lee, Tarleton State University, SR, Guard, Bronx, NY, Faith Baptist Academy Lee put together a remarkable week for the No. 12 Tarleton State Texans, leading the Texans to back-to-back wins including a 77-73 road win over No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce Saturday night. He posted back-to-back 20-point performances starting with a 21-point, nine-rebound effort against McMurry Wednesday night. The senior guard followed up by posting a career-high 24 points against the Lions with seven rebounds and three assists. The senior drilled four free throws in the final minutes of Saturday’s win over A&M-C to seal the win for Tarleton. For the week, Lee averaged 22.5 points per game with a team-high 16 total rebounds and eight assists. He was also 16-24 from the floor for a .667 shooting percentage and was 7-10 from downtown. MEN’S DEFENSIVE Antjuan Ball, West Texas A&M University, SR, Guard, Collirene, Ala., Central Hayneville HS Ball was huge on the defensive end for the Buffs in two wins last week over Langston at home and Eastern New Mexico on the road. He tallied double-doubles in each contest with 11 boards in each game. Of those 22 rebounds, 18 were on the defensive end. In the win over ENMU, Ball also tallied four blocks and a steal. On the week, Ball helped WT hold opponents to just .381 shooting from the floor and 17.5 turnovers per game. WOMEN’S OFFENSIVE Lisa Hampton, Midwestern State University, SR, Guard, Kennedale, Texas, Nolan Catholic HS Hampton poured in a career-high 21 points leading Midwestern State to a 79-70 win over Cameron Saturday at Aggie Gymnasium to snap CU’s five-game winning streak. The senior from Kennedale also matched a career- high banging in five 3-pointers while going 6-of-8 from the field including 5-of-7 from the arc with a perfect 4-for-4 performance at the free throw line. She connected on three consecutive triples seven minutes into the first half to ignite a 10-0 run allowing MSU to claim momentum. WOMEN’S DEFENSIVE Ashlee Johnson, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, Guard, Carson, Calif., Long Beach Poly HS In two wins against high-level opponents (Texas Woman’s and Tarleton State) this week, Johnson contributed in several phases to help propel the Lions. The fourth-most prolific player in the LSC at generating steals was above her average on the week, pawing away seven over the course of two games for an average of 3.5 per game. In the win against Tarleton State last Saturday, the senior guard matched her career high in rebounds at eight, while flirting with a triple double by adding 11 points and seven assists. Johnson even came through with a block, only the third one of her lengthy career. On the week, she helped A&M-C hold opponents to just .341 shooting from the floor. MEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Derrell Gibbs, Midwestern State University, splashed in a career-high 21 points to lead Midwestern State to an 88-77 win over Cameron Saturday night at Aggie Gymnasium. The senior guard from Wichita Falls also knocked down a career-best five 3-pointers while going 8-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from the arc as he scored in double figures for the fifth time this season.Gibbs is averaging 9.2 points while shooting 53.2 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from the arc (10-of-23) since moving to the wing position five games ago. Chris Wyms, Eastern New Mexico University, poured in 19 points and dished out four assists in the Greyhound’s wild game against West Texas A&M. He connected on three treys during a run late in the first half, which turned a six-point deficit into a one-point halftime lead, on a buzzer-beating shot. Chris Jones, Angelo State University, continued leading the Rams to victories with his play on both sides of the court and finished last week averaging 16.5 points, 5.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game in wins over No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas A&M-Kingsville. Jones started the week with four assists and 10 points in the win over the Lions and then matched his season-best with 23 points against the Javelinas. Jones, who is leading the conference with 105 assists and 55 steals this season, is now averaging 15.3 points and 5.3 assists MEN’S STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak Angelo State 7-0 19-1 W14 Midwestern State 6-1 17-4 W2 Tarleton State 5-2 18-2 W5 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-3 15-5 L2 West Texas A&M 3-4 13-8 W2 Cameron 2-5 10-9 L2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-6 6-13 L4 Eastern New Mexico 0-7 7-13 L7 WOMEN’S STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak West Texas A&M 7-1 16-2 W7 Midwestern State 7-2 16-3 W3 Cameron 6-2 9-8 L1 Texas A&M-Commerce 5-3 11-7 W2 Tarleton State 5-4 12-6 W1 Texas Woman’s 5-5 12-9 L3 Eastern New Mexico 2-6 6-12 L4 Angelo State 1-7 6-12 W1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-8 0-18 L18 MEN’S SCHEDULE Wednesday, February 4, 2015 *Eastern NM at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7:30 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Cameron, 7:30 p.m. *Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 7:30 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Angelo State, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015 *Texas A&M-Kingsville at West Texas A&M, 4 p.m. *Angelo State at Eastern New Mexico, 5 p.m. *Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. *Cameron at Tarleton State, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SCHEDULE Wednesday, February 4, 2015 *Eastern NM at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 5:30 p.m. *Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 5:30 p.m. *Texas A&M-Commerce at Cameron, 5:30 p.m. *West Texas A&M at Angelo State, 6 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015 *Texas Woman’s at Cameron, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015 *Texas A&M - Kingsville at West Texas A&M, 2 p.m. *Angelo State at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m. *Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m. *Cameron at Tarleton State, 5 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 LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE | FEBRUARY 2, 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 through the first 20 games of the season. Jones has scored 23 points three times this season and has scored in double-digits in 18 of 20 games. He has also recorded four or more assists in 16 of 20 games. Jones finished last week shooting 60.0 percent from the field on his 25 shot attempts and is now shooting 62.1 percent for the season. Antjuan Ball, West Texas A&M University, led the way for the Buffs offensively in two wins this week over Langston and Eastern New Mexico, averaging 16 points and 11.0 rebounds, grabbing back-to-back double- doubles. He tallied 19 points with 11 boards with six dunks in a 92-71 win over Langston at home. Then on Saturday in Portales, Ball put up 13 points with 11 rebounds again to go along with 4 blocks and a steal. During the week, he went .600 from the field and .500 from beyond the arc. Mo Lee, Tarleton State University, put together a remarkable week for the No. 12 Tarleton State Texans, leading the Texans to back-to-back wins including a 77-73 road win over No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce Saturday night. He posted back-to-back 20-point performances starting with a 21-point, nine-rebound effort against McMurry Wednesday night. The senior guard followed up by posting a career-high 24 points against the Lions with seven rebounds and three assists. The senior drilled four free throws in the final minutes of Saturday’s win over No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce to seal the win for Tarleton. For the week, Lee averaged 22.5 points per game with a team-high 16 total rebounds – including 10 on the defensive end – and eight assists. Lee anchored the Tarleton State defense that held its opposition to just 57.5 points for the week. Duan Wright, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, posted career-highs against the league’s hottest team on Saturday, finishing with nine rebounds and four blocks... the junior also added one steal and 16 points in the loss to the No. 8/7 Rams. WOMEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Jazzmine Robinson, Cameron University, came away with a game high 22 points and shot 50 percent from the field against Midwestern State. Along with her eighth game scoring 20 points or more, she had a her seventh double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. Robinson added a pair of assists and steals against the Mustangs and has averaged a league high 18.2 point per game this season. Gabby Scott, Texas A&M University - Commerce, had a huge week for a Lions team that’s now won seven of its last nine games. Against Tarleton State, Scott set a career-high with 22 points, and doubled her career-high in three pointers in a game by going off for six. In Denton, after the Lions thrilling comeback effort to force overtime, Scott played a big part in icing the game by scoring six of her 16 points in the overtime period. Over the week, the guard out of Vancleave has delivered a multi-dimensional performance, averaging three assists and two steals per game, while going a perfect 6 for 6 from the line, and efficiently shooting from the field with 52 percent FG (13 of 25) and 37.5 percent from deep (6 of 16). Scott has now scored double-digits in her last five consecutive games, setting and re-setting her season-high in scoring three times over that span, emerging as the Lions’ chief offensive threat. Diamalises Rivera, Angelo State University, led the Belles to their first Lone Star Conference win of the season with a team-high 18 points and nine rebounds against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The junior hit 70-percent from the field and 80-percent from the free throw line. She grabbed nine rebounds, eight on the defensive end, and made one steal. It was her fourth game to score in double figures this season. Emily Spector, Texas Woman’s University, averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 blocks in the two games last week. She shot 52.4 percent from the floor and 81.8 percent from the free-throw line. Spector scored a career-high 24 points and blocked a career-high five shots against Texas A&M-Commerce on Wednesday. Sarah Stinnett, Eastern New Mexico University, poured in 15 points against sixth-ranked West Texas A&M along with three assists and four rebounds. Two of her baskets gave the Zias leads over the Lady Buffs, early in the first half. Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M University, went 5 of 6 from the field with two triples and two free throws along with a game-high eight assists in the Lady Buffs’ 102-51 victory at Eastern New Mexico on Saturday. Watson had just three points in the first half and responded with 11 in the second. Watson had her third- straight game of six or more assists and fifth of the season. Her two triples were a career-high in a game as she entered 3 of 12 from beyond the arc on the season. WT had a season-high 15 triples in the game. It also marked her sixth game of leading the team in scoring this season which is second on the team. Raven McGrath, Tarleton State University, was stellar for Tarleton State last week as the junior guard led the TexAnns to two wins in three games over the course of five days. McGrath recorded the first 20-point game of her career Saturday afternoon against Texas A&M-Commerce with 22 points on 7-14 shooting from the floor, 4-10 shooting from downtown and a perfect 4-4 at the free throw line. She followed up her career performance Saturday with 12 points and six rebounds to lead the TexAnns past Texas Woman’s in an overtime win in Stephenville. Of her 12 points, McGrath scored seven of them in the overtime period to guide Tarleton into the win column. For the week, McGrath scored 39 points in three games for an average of 13.0 points per game to go along with 16 total rebounds, 10 assists and four steals. She was also a perfect 9-9 at the free throw line for the week. Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M University, and the Lady Buffs blitzed Eastern New Mexico as White went 4 of 10 from the field with a game-high seven rebounds with one block and four offensive rebounds. White and the Lady Buffs held ENMU to just 51 points and just .328 shooting. White surpassed former teammate Devin Griffin and Von Tucker (1984-88) for seventh all-time in scoring with 1,456 career points. WT dominated the glass in the game with 46 rebounds out-rebounding ENMU by 23. Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s University, averaged 9.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in the two games last week. She recorded six points, six rebounds and two blocks against Texas A&M-Commerce on Wednesday and then had 12 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 6 blocks at Tarleton State on Sunday. In the nine conference game Maxwell has played this season she has averaged 11.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and blocked 27 shots. Ikpeaku Iwobi, Tarleton State University, led Tarleton State’s defensive effort in three games last week with a team-best 23 total rebounds for an average of 7.7 boards per game. The sophomore forward grabbed 14 rebounds on the defensive end and added a steal while anchoring the Tarleton defense that held opponents to J-26 TaShawn Mabry, Tarleton State F-2 Mo Lee, Tarleton State 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 F-2 Antjuan Ball, West Texas A&M 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) F-2 Lisa Hampton, Midwestern State 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) F-2 Ashlee Johnson, Texas A&M-Commerce A L L E N , T E X A S 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 65.7 points per game. Andrea Carter, Midwestern State University, notched her eighth double-double of the season Saturday to lead Midwestern State to a 79-70 win over Cameron snapping the Aggies’ five-game winning streak. The senior from Angleton scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while blocking a shot and recording a steal as MSU rolled to its third consecutive victory. MEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State The Rams extended their program-record winning streak to 14 games with wins over No. 25 Texas A&M- Commerce and Texas A&M-Kingsville last week in a pair of conference games. The victory over the Lions makes the Rams 3-0 against ranked opponents this season and also took their home record to 13-0 this season. ASU is 24-2 inside the Junell Center over the past two seasons and will host West Texas A&M on Wednesday before traveling to play Eastern New Mexico on Saturday. Cameron Cameron managed to get within six points late but they would fall to number-23 Midwestern State 88- 77 at the Aggie Gym on Saturday night. The loss for CU was their second in a row and their fourth out their last five to fall to 10-9 overall and 2-5 in Lone Star Conference action. KeDorian Sullivan led the Aggies with 16 points, but the CU offense was paced by Desmond Henry who had a double- double with 12 points and 10 assists; Jamaal Brantley was the other CU player in double figures with 15 points. Midwestern’s three point attack guided them through the game with 65 percent shooting from downtown and 13 made treys. Cameron countered with eight; DJ Jackson, Cameron Lee, and Sullivan all had a pair. The Aggies trailed in the shooting battle with MSU going 49.1 percent from the field and CU at 45.3 percent, MSU took the rebounding battle by two with 30 overall boards. The Aggies next face Texas A&M-Commerce on Feb. 4 in Lawton with a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. Eastern New Mexico After a week off, the Hounds dropped a 76-73 heartbreaker to West Texas A&M. The contest was a wild affair which saw 19 lead changes and nine tie scores. John Gilliam poured in 22 points to reach the 20-point mark for the second straight contest and the third time in the last four contests. The Buffaloes managed to close strong and snap Eastern’s first three-game win streak in the season since a stretch from 2003-04. It also was just the second time in eight games that the Hounds lost a game this season decided by eight points or less. The Hounds will play at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Wednesday and host Angelo State on Saturday. Midwestern State Midwestern State claimed its seventh straight win on the road rolling to an 88-77 win over Cameron Saturday night in Lawton... The Mustangs have won two straight and 13 of the last 14 since dropping two consecutive games to Missouri Southern and St. Mary’s (Texas) on Nov. 29 and 30 in San Antonio... Thirteen of MSU’s 17 wins this season have been by double figures... The Mustangs continue to rank in the Top 10 in the NCAA Division II in numerous statistical categories including fourth in field goal percentage defense (38.2), fourth in 3-point field goal defense (28.6), fifth in rebound margin (+10.4), sixth in total rebounds (840.0), seventh in total blocks (108.0) and 10th in offensive rebounds per game (15.0)... Senior guardDerrellGibbssplashedinacareer-high21points going 8-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from 3-point range in 28 minutes Saturday at Cameron... Gibbs is averaging 9.2 points while shooting 53.2 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from the arc (10- of-23) since moving to the wing position five games ago... Senior guard Bretson McNeal knocked down a season-high six triples to finish with a game-high 26 points Saturday at Cameron. It was the most he has had in a regulation game this season and one shy of a season-high of 27 set in a double overtime win over Lynn (Fla.) on Dec. 15... McNeal has knocked down 54.5 percent (18-of-33) of his shots from beyond arc over his five games and boasts a 48.3-percent success from behind the 3-point line this season... McNeal has scored 20-or-more in each of his last two games after going for 24 points last week at Texas A&M-Kingsville... Senior forward Xavier Blackburn scored in double figures for the 12th time this season going for 12 points and six rebounds Saturday against Cameron... Blackburn connected on 8-of-9 from the charity stripe after coming into the game hitting on 58.9 percent of his free throw for the season... Senior guard Kevin Wagner scored six points and dished out seven assists while making his fifth consecutive start at the point guard position... Wagner is averaging 5.4 points and dishing out 4.6 assists in 25.6 minutes per game since he was reinserted as the starter at point guard five games ago... Tarleton State No. 12 Tarleton State won both games last week to improve to 18-2, including a 77-73 road victory over No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce Saturday. It was the first meeting between the Texans and Lions as ranked opponents in school history. Tarleton will now head to Wichita Falls Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. tilt against Midwestern State at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Texas A&M-Commerce 0-2 last week. Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-1 last week. West Texas A&M The West Texas A&M men’s basketball team rolled to two big wins last week to improve its record to 13-8 and 3-4 in LSC play, retaking sole possession of fifth place in the conference. The Buffs defeated Langston 92-71 at home in its non-conference finale on Tuesday before grabbing a 76-73 win over Eastern New Mexico on the road in Portales, N.M. on Saturday night. Senior Antjuan Ball led the way both offensively and defensively with back-to-back double- doubles. WT will return to action on Wednesday for a rematch against No. 8 Angelo State, this time on the road in San Angelo. Tipoff from the Junnell Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. WOMEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State The Angelo State women’s basketball team won its first Lone Star Conference game of the season with a 58-45 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville ... Diamalises Rivera scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds ... The Belles tied a season high with 42 points in the second half ... ASU limited TAMUK to a 27.6 field goal percentage for the game ... ASU will host West Texas A&M this Wednesday at the Junell Center at 6 p.m. Cameron Cameron’s five game winning streak came to an end after falling 79-70 to Midwestern State in front of over 1,400 fans at the Aggie Gym on Saturday afternoon. With the loss to Mustangs, Aggies dropped to 9-8 overall and 6-2 in league play. The Aggies also lost their top spot in the LSC standings and is a game back of first with eight regular season contests remaining. Jazzmine Robinson had a game high 22 points and added 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season; Charron Montgomery came away with 14 and Brandi Leal added 12. Both teams shot 44 percent from the field and MSU edged Cameron by one in rebounding with 36; the difference at the end of the night was at the charity stripe with the Aggies going 40.9 percent (9-22) and MSU shooting 75 percent (21-28). Cameron will remain at home to face Texas A&M-Commerce on Feb. 4 for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. Eastern New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team managed to take the lead on sixth- ranked West Texas A&M a few times on Saturday night. The final time came on Shayla Williams bucket after a 9-2 run. The Lady Buffs took over from there and pulled away for a 102-51 win. Sarah Stinnett poured in 15 points, while Tori Tucker chipped in 10 points. This week, the Zias will visit Texas A&M- Kingsville, before hosting Angelo State. Midwestern State Midwestern State improved to a 16-3 on the season and to 7-2 in Lone Star Conference play with a 79-70 winoverCameronSaturdayinLawton...TheMustangs have won three straight and 15 of their last 17... MSU boasts the top scoring defense in the LSC limiting the opposition to 59.2 points per game while holding the opposition to a .396 field goal percentage... Senior guard Lisa Hampton splashed in a career-high 21 points in a 79-70 win over Cameron on Saturday while matching a career best with five 3-pointers. It was the seventh time she connected on five treys in a single game... Hampton needs three 3-pointers to become MSU’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers and move past current holder Andrea Buben, who hit 132 3s from 2006-10... Senior forward Andrea Carter notched her eighth double-double of the season going for 19 points and 11 rebounds Saturday against Cameron... Carter moved into second place on MSU’s all-time rebounding chart with 945 boards moving past Serena Carter, who had 939 rebounds from 1989-93. She needs 70 more to pass all-time leader Alice Edwards, who had 1,014 from 1981-85... Senior guard Dianna Jones scored in double figures in her 17th consecutive outing going for 11 points while dishing out eight assists Saturday at Cameron... Jones needs 12 points to become the 20th player in MSU women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points... Jones moved past Glenda Washington (325 assists from 1981-86) into sixth place on MSU’s all- time assists charge with 327. She needs six more to pass former teammate Kirsti Degelia, who had 332 assists from 2010-14... Senior forward Taylor Dowd poured in a season-high 14 points Saturday against Cameron falling two points shy of her career high set last season -- also at Aggie Gymnasium in Lawton... Senior forward Shambreka Jones scored six points and pulled down nine rebounds Saturday against Cameron and is now averaging 8.7 points and 7.6 rebounds during conference play... Jones continues
  4. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 4 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment to lead the league with 2.1 blocked shots per game... Senior guard Janae McJunkins grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Cameron... Tarleton State Tarleton State had three games last week, including two in 22 hours over the weekend. The TexAnns won two of the three, including a thrilling overtime victory over Texas Woman’s 82-76 Sunday. The TexAnns will return to action Wednesday night in Wichita Falls with a 5:30 p.m. affair with Midwestern State at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Texas A&M-Commerce 2-0 last week. Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville lost to 58-45 at home to Angelo State on Saturday. The Javelinas posted their largest lead at halftime (8) and during a game (11) for the season. The Blue and Gold led for 27:04 seconds during the game but were held to 21 points while allowing 42 in the second half. Both Lauren Jay and Ashley Viera scored 10 points to pace the team. Viera dished out five assists while Ope Ibrahim and Jay grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. TAMUK is one of three winless teams in Division II with the others being Salem International (0-22) and San Francisco State (0-18). This week the Javelinas host Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday. Saturday begins a three- game road swing that starts at nationally-ranked West Texas A&M. Texas Woman’s The TWU basketball team is 12-9 on the season and 5-5 in the Lone Star Conference after suffering two overtime losses. Sophomore Emily Spector scored a career-high 24 points and blocked a career-high five shots against Texas A&M-Commerce on Wednesday while sophomore Kenesha Saygo posted a career-high 28 points against Tarleton State on Sunday. Saygo led the team with 19.5 ppg and 4.0 apg in the two games while sophomore Erin Maxwell had a team-best 7.5 rpg and 4.0 blocks per game. Spector finished with 17.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.5 bpg. On the season Spector is the team leaders with 11.7 points per game while Saygo is second with 11.3 ppg. West Texas A&M The No. 6/7 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs ran their winning streak to a LSC-best seven games with a 102- 51 victory at Eastern New Mexico on Saturday night... The win gave head coach Mark Kellogg a 48-5 record in his second year at WT...The 51-point margin was the largest of the season for WT and the third game of over 100 points this season marking the most since the 1996-97 season...It also was the second conference game of 100 or more points which was the first time that had happened since 2003-04...Senior Chontiquah White moved into seventh all-time in scoring with 13 points in the game as she surpassed both former teammate Devin Griffin and Von Tucker (1984-88) as White now has 1,456 career points...WT drained a season-high 15 triples in the game and had its seventh game of shooting over 50 percent (third in a row) as the team shot 59.3 percent...WT doubled up ENMU in points (102-51) and in rebounds (46-23)... Six Lady Buffs were in double figures as sophomore Sasha Watson had eight assists in the game on 5 of 6 shooting for 14 points with a career-high two triples... WT scored a season-high 55 points in the second half..WT held ENMU to just 32.8 percent shooting (entered at .400) and the 52 points was the fourth- fewest ENMU had scored this season...The 102 points marked the second time WT has reached the century mark on ENMU as WT won 107-35 on Feb. 2, 1989 in Canyon.
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