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  1. 1. Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment LSC BASKETBALL The Angelo State men (8-0) and West Texas A&M women (7-0) are the only unbeaten Lone Star Conference teams after four weeks of non-conference action. The LSC men have a 43-19 overall record so far this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s teams are currently 9-9 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 12-8 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The LSC women are 39-25 overall. The women’s squads are currently 16-12 combined against the Heartland, and 8-6 versus RMAC teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK MEN’S OFFENSIVE EJ Reed, Tarleton State University, SR, Forward, Mesquite, Texas, Mesquite HS Reed, the Lone Star Conference leader in points per game, helped No. 9 Tarleton improve to 7-1 on the year with a pair of 25-point games in the two wins. Reed scored 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 97-46 rout over Arlington Baptist on Tuesday. Reed added another 25 points on 9-of-11 from the floor and seven rebounds in a 82-73 win over NAIA No. 25 Our Lady of the Lake. Reed, who is averaging 22.3 points per game, shot 70 percent from the floor, 67 percent on 3-pointers, and 88 percent from the free-throw line this week. MEN’S DEFENSIVE Trevor Fuller, Midwestern State University, JR, Forward, Dallas, Texas, Episcopal School (San Diego) Fuller keyed defensive efforts for 14th-ranked Midwestern State in wins over St. Mary’s and Oklahoma Christian as the Mustangs improved to 7-1 on the season. The 6-8 forward from Dallas averaged 6.5 points and 6.5 rebounds a game to go along with six blocked shots and three steals as MSU held the opposition to 66 points on 35.9-percent shooting from the field. Fuller’s efforts frustrated OCU 7-footer John Moon to 6-of-15 shooting and four rebounds Friday night at Ligon Coliseum. Moon came into the game shooting 63 percent from the floor with averages of 23.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Fuller finished the night with seven points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals in 18 minutes against the Eagles. The performance came on the heels of a solid performance with six points, seven rebounds, three blocked and one steal Tuesday against St. Mary’s. WOMEN’S OFFENSIVE Gabby Scott, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, Guard, Vancleave, MS, Vancleave HS Scott had a career week last week as she led the Lions in scoring in both games played. Against Southeastern Oklahoma State, Scott cashed in a career high of 28 points and shot 6-of-9 from beyond the arc. Her six three- pointers tied her career high in the 20-point rout. Scott picked up where she left off with seven points in the first quarter against Rogers State shooting a perfect 3-of-3. Scott finished with a team high of 14 points. WOMEN’S DEFENSIVE Sarah Stinnett, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, Guard, Fort Sumner, N.M., Howard College Stinnett paced a strong defensive effort for the Greyhounds, which limited Western New Mexico to just 41 points on 31 percent shooting. The performance allowed Eastern to complete the sweep of in-state rivals after a win over New Mexico Highlands (Nov. 24). Stinnett and the Hounds held the Mustangs to just six points in both the second and third quarters and allowed just three three-point baskets. She completed the game with a team-best three steals. MEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M University, the defending LSC Offensive Player of the Week had another monster week as the sophomore guard led the Buffs to a 1-1 record with a road win at Oklahoma Panhandle State before snapping a five game win streak at Lubbock Christian on Thursday night. The Arlington, Texas native averaged 26.0 points per game as he went 17-of-35 (48.6%) from the floor including 11-of-22 (50%) from deep and 7-of-10 (70%) from the charity stripe to go along with 13 assists, seven rebounds and three steals in WT’s two games. Tuesday night saw Chavlovich go 9-of-17 from the floor including 8-of-13 from long range to score a game and season high 31 points. Shelton Boykin, Angelo State University, led the Rams attack in its only game last week against Northern New Mexico. The junior totaled 17 points for the game and scored double-digits in every game this season. Against the Eagles he was 7-13 from the field shooting .538 percent and was perfect from beyond the arch (2-2) and from the foul line (1-1). He pulled down six boards and added a block to his numbers. Bretson McNeal, Midwestern State University, led Mustangs to a pair of wins over St. Mary’s (Texas) and Oklahoma Christian as the Mustangs jumped out to their best start since 2011-12 at 7-1. The senior guard from Minneapolis averaged 15.5 points per game while shooting 53.3 percent from the field with six 3-pointers leading MSU in scoring in both games. McNeal buried two triples and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe for 15 points in a 77-66 win over St. Mary’s on Tuesday. The 6-2 sharpshooter connected on four 3-pointers on 5-of-8 shooting for 16 points in Friday’s 99-66 win over Oklahoma Christian. Javandon Staves, Eastern New Mexico University, recorded his first career double-double against St. Mary’s, to help the Hounds go 1-1 on the week with a win over the Rattlers. Chaunce Hill, Eastern New Mexico University, recorded his first double-double of his career in Eastern’s win MEN’S STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak Angelo State 0-0 8-0 W8 Midwestern State 0-0 7-1 W4 Tarleton State 0-0 7-1 W3 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 5-2 L1 West Texas A&M 0-0 6-3 L1 Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 3-2 L1 Cameron 0-0 4-5 L3 Eastern New Mexico 0-0 3-5 W1 WOMEN’S STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak West Texas A&M 0-0 7-0 W7 Angelo State 0-0 5-1 W2 Texas Woman’s 0-0 6-2 W4 Cameron 0-0 4-2 L1 Eastern New Mexico 0-0 4-2 W3 Tarleton State 0-0 4-3 L1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 5-4 L3 Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 3-4 L1 Midwestern State 0-0 1-7 L5 MEN’S SCHEDULE Monday, December 7, 2015 Texas A&M-Commerce at Harding, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Mid-America Christian at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m. Thursday, December 10, 2015 Harding at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7:30 p.m. Angelo State at Lubbock Christian, 8 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2015 Texas A&M-Kingsville at Texas A&M Int’l, 3 p.m. Wayland Baptist at West Texas A&M, 4 p.m. SW Assemblies of God at Midwestern State, 4 p.m. Ouachita Baptist at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2015 Bacone at Cameron, 3 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2015 McMurry at Angelo State, 7 p.m. St. Mary’s at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. East Central at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7:30 p.m. Texas-Permian Basin at Tarleton State, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras vs West Texas A&M, 3 p.m. Cameron at Northwestern Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m. WOMEN’S SCHEDULE Saturday, December 12, 2015 Texas Woman’s at Arkansas-Fort Smith, 1 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce at St. Edward’s, 1 p.m. Cameron at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 1 p.m. Texas-Permian Basin at West Texas A&M, 2 p.m. Texas A&M Int’l at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m. Wayland Baptist at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2015 Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas State, 4 p.m. St. Mary’s at Angelo State, 4 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2015 Oklahoma Baptist at Tarleton State, 5:30 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at New Mexico State, 8 p.m. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE | DECEMBER 7, 2015 Contact: Melanie Robotham | Assistant Commissioner | Office: 972-234-0033 x. 103 | E-mail: melanie@lonestarconference.org | www.lonestarconference.org | Twitter: @LoneStarConf
  2. 2. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 2 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment over STMU. In the contest, Hill recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds, three blocked shots and four steals, anchoring the team’s defense while leading them on offense as well. Thomas Tshikaya, Angelo State University, had a stellar performance in the Rams only game of the week against Northern New Mexico. He pulled down double-digit boards (10) against the Eagles. The French native also tallied a block and a steal for the night. Offensively, the big man added an assist and dropped in 3-4 shots from within the arc for a total of six points. Malcolm Hamilton, Tarleton State University, recorded a double-double in both games last week for No. 9 Tarleton with 22 points and 10 rebounds against Arlington Baptist and 14 points, 10 rebounds against NAIA No. 25 Our Lady of the Lake. Hamilton has three straight double-doubles, his only three of his career. Hamilton entered Tuesday’s game versus Arlington Baptist with seven steals on the season and recorded seven steals in two games last week, including six against Arlington Baptist, the seventh-most in Tarleton history. The senior guard helped limit opponents to only 59.5 points per game and only 35.6 percent shooting. WOMEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Jacquar Westbrooks, Midwestern State University, recorded a career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting including a perfect 2-of-2 from behind the arc in Midwestern State’s loss to No. 14 Lubbock Christian on Thursday. Westbrooks scored 11 of her 18 points in the second half to help the Mustangs trim a 31-point deficit to 14 in the fourth quarter. The Rollins transfer has now recorded double figures in the last two contests for the Mustangs after a 12-point performance vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith. Ikpeaku Iwobi, Tarleton State University, continued her torrid start to the season as the junior averaged a double-double in a pair of games for Tarleton last week. Iwobi scored 35 points in 54 minutes of game action for an average of 17.5 points per game against Arlington Baptist and St. Mary’s. In Tuesday’s win over Arlington Baptist, Iwobi scored a career-high 21 points, which was her first career 20-point game. She followed up with 14 points and 12 rebounds against the Rattlers. For the week, she averaged her 17.5 points per game on .520 shooting from the field, including .333 from downtown, and .889 at the free throw line. She grabbed 22 total rebounds, including 12 offensive and 10 defensive, while adding an assist and two steals. Taylor Dorsey, Angelo State University, led the Belles with 24 points in an 85-50 win over St. Edward’s. It is her fourth game in double figures and the third with at least 22 points. She dished out seven assists in the two games and was perfect from the free throw line going six-for-six. She his 83-percent from the field on Saturday and sunk 50-percent for the week. Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M University, averaged 13.0 points in two wins for the undefeated Lady Buffs as they improved to 7-0 on the year. She scored a season-high 18 points all in the second half and 12 points over the final six minutes keying a 10-0 run as the Lady Buffs battled back for a 76-70 win at upset-minded Oklahoma Christian on Saturday. She went 16 of 21 from the line (.762) and 12 of 15 at Oklahoma Christian also all in the second half. Watson had seven assists and four steals for the week as she went 5 of 8 from the field (.625). Briana White, Eastern New Mexico University, poured in a game-high 12 points in the Greyhounds’ victory over Western New Mexico. Her five field goals also were the most for any player from either team. While ENMU was building a lead in the second quarter, she connected on two of her three three-point attempts and scored eight points. White also dished out a pair of assists. Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s University, led the Pioneers’ defense with 6.5 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks per game and helped TWU to a 2-0 record last week. She posted 12 points, 7 rebounds and three blocks against Texas Wesleyan and then added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks against Oklahoma Christian. Maxwell helped the Pioneers hold its two opponents to 26.8 percent shooting. Diamalises Rivera, Angelo State University, was a critical piece to the Belles defensive efforts in two wins last week. ASU held teams to just 34.1-percent from the field and limited its two opponents to 51.5 point per game. Rivera was key with 10 total rebounds and two blocks at post. The ASU defense held opponents to single digits in three of the eight quarters. Amari Jones, Texas A&M University - Commerce, finished the week pulling down 10.5 rebounds per game with 16 of them being defensive boards. In addition to her great rebounding, Jones had three blocks, three assists, one steal, and averaged 6.5 points per game. In the game against Rogers State, her previous school, Jones recorded her second double double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Madison Parker, West Texas A&M University, tallied the first double-double of the season for the No. 4 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs with 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench in a 74-49 win at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Wednesday. She tallied four rebounds at Oklahoma Christian in the Lady Buffs’ 76-70 win on Saturday. Parker went 5 of 12 from the field for the week and 4 of 7 from the line, while pulling down seven offensive and seven defensive rebounds for the week. She had two steals. Parker and the Lady Buffs held OPSU to under 60 points for the sixth-straight game to open the season and then rallied with a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to stave off upset-minded Oklahoma Christian. Ikpeaku Iwobi, Tarleton State University, continued her torrid start to the season as the junior averaged a double-double in a pair of games for Tarleton last week. Iwobi scored 35 points in 54 minutes of game action for an average of 17.5 points per game against Arlington Baptist and St. Mary’s. In Tuesday’s win over Arlington Baptist, Iwobi scored a career-high 21 points, which was her first career 20-point game. She followed up with 14 points and 12 rebounds against the Rattlers. For the week, she averaged her 17.5 points per game on .520 shooting from the field, including .333 from downtown, and .889 at the free throw line. She grabbed 22 total rebounds, including 12 offensive and 10 defensive, while adding an assist and two steals. MEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State The Rams remain 8-0 on the season with its only loss coming in a close exhibition game with Division I University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. ASU continues to lead the LSC with its high scoring offense (97.4 points per game) and in scoring margin (23.5 point differential). This week Tre Bennett was a great facilitator and scorer for the Rams offense last week. The Houston, Texas native led the team with 39 overall points which included 13 against Northern New Mexico and an outstanding 26 in a close exhibition game against Division I University Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Wayland Baptist at Texas Woman’s, 7 p.m. Puerto Rico-Bayamon vs West Texas A&M, 1 p.m. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Complete results at lonestarconference.org. WEEKLY AWARDS Date Men’s Offensive N-17 Bretson McNeal, Midwestern State N-24 EJ Reed, Tarleton State N-30 David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M D-7 EJ Reed, Tarleton State (2) Date Men’s Defensive N-17 EJ Reed, Tarleton State N-24 Khapri Alston, Midwestern State N-30 Jamar Goodwin, Texas A&M-Kingsville D-7 Trevor Fuller, Midwestern State Date Women’s Offensive N-17 Bailey Wipff, Tarleton State N-24 Taylor Dorsey, Angelo State N-30 Lilley Vander Zee, West Texas A&M D-7 Gabby Scott, Texas A&M-Commerce Date Women’s Defensive N-17 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M N-24 Madison Parker, West Texas A&M N-30 Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s D-7 Sarah Stinnett, Eastern New Mexico A L L E N , T E X A S LSC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 2-3-4-5 | ALLEN, TEXAS LSC, CITY OF FRISCO TO HOST 2016 MEN’S BASKETBALL ELITE EIGHT The NCAA awarded the 2016 Division II Men’s Basketball Elite Eight to the city of Frisco, Texas. The Lone Star Conference and Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau will host the event March 23-24-26. The Elite Eight will take place in the state of Texas for the first time ever at Dr Pepper Arena, a multi- purpose sports and entertainment venue that seats about 5,000 for basketball.
  3. 3. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 3 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Against UTRGV he was 9-16 from inside the arch and 5-8 from 3-point range. Omari Gudul also had a great week and continues to lead the Rams in rebounding and blocked shots. The senior pulled down a team high 13 boards in an exhibition game against Division I University of Texas Rio Grande while he added four more against Northern New Mexico College. He also led the squad in steals and blocks marking two of each against UTRGV and two blocks against NNMC. The Rams hit the road again this week to take on Lubbock Christian on Thursday, December 10. Cameron 0-2 last week. Eastern New Mexico 1-1 last week. Midwestern State Midwestern State improved to 7-1 on the season taking home wins over St. Mary’s (Texas) (77-66) and Oklahoma Christian (99-66) last week... The Mustangs have at least seven of their first eight games for the 15th time in school history and are off to their best start since opening the 2011-12 campaign with 13 consecutive wins... MSU has shot 50 percent or better as a team in each of its last three games and is five of eight games this season... The Mustangs rank second in the LSC with a season field goal percentage of 50.4... Five of MSU’s seven wins have been by double figures... Midwestern State boasts an opponent winning percentage of .650... Senior guard Bretson McNeal paced MSU in scoring in both wins last week scoring 15 points against St. Mary’s (Texas) and 16 versus Oklahoma Christian... McNeal shot 53.3 percent from the field and 6-of-11 from the 3-point line in the wins over St. Mary’s and Oklahoma Christian... Senior forward Khapri Alston notched his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds against St. Mary’s on Tuesday... Senior forward DeVaughn Jones recorded his second perfect night from the field going 6-for-6 with 14 points Tuesday against St. Mary’s... Junior forward Trevor Fuller blocked three shots in each game last week and has recorded a blocked in each of MSU’s seven games this season... Senior guard Jordan Stevens tallied 13 points and dished out six assists against Oklahoma Christian. It was Stevens’ fifth game with at least five assists... Junior guard Sheldon Hagigal scored in double figures off of the bench for the fourth time this season finishing with 12 points with a pair of 3-pointers while dishing out two assists Friday against Oklahoma Christian... Tarleton State No. 9 Tarleton improved to 7-1 on the season with wins over Arlington Baptist and NAIA No. 25 Our Lady of the Lake. It was the third straight win for the Texans. It was also the third straight game Tarleton shot over 50 percent from the floor. The Texans limited opponents to only 59 points per game in the two wins and 35 percent shooting. Tarleton will take on Texas-Permian Basin on December 14 at 7:30 p.m.” Texas A&M-Commerce Did not play last week. Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville lost to #RV St. Edward’s University despite Troy Jones’ 17 points... the senior forward went 11-of-12 from the free throw line... Cris Boleware also reached double figures with 14 points and two steals... the Javelinas return to the hardwood on Dec. 12 at Texas A&M International... they are currently 5-2 on the season and rank No. 10 in the D2SIDA South Central Regional poll. West Texas A&M The Buffs went 1-1 this past week as they topped Oklahoma Panhandle State (87-77) on the road on Tuesday night to win their fifth straight contest before struggling from the floor on Thursday night as they fell to Lubbock Christian (75-93) at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock to move their overall record to 6-3 on the season. The Buffs return to the friendly confines of the First United Bank Center next week as they host Mid-America Christian on Tuesday night with tipoff set for 6 p.m. followed by a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Pioneers of Wayland Baptist starting at 4 p.m. as a part of a doubleheader with the #4 Lady Buffs and UT-Permian Basin at 2 p.m. in Canyon. The Evangels of MACU (NAIA, Sooner Athletic Conference) enter the weekend with an overall record of 8-1 as they take on Texas Wesleyan on Saturday night (5 p.m.) in Fort Worth. WOMEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State The Belles improved to 5-1 with wins over Texas Wesleyan and St. Edward’s ... ASU’s 85.5 points per game and 47.2-percent from the field is tops in the LSC as is the 22.8 margin ... The Belles limited opponents to single digit points in three of its eight quarters last week ... Taylor Dorsey added her third game of at least 20 points and her fourth in double figures on the season ... She leads the LSC with a 17.7 points per game average ... ASU will travel to Corpus Christi for an exhibition game before facing St. Mary’s at home on Sunday. Cameron 0-1 last week. Eastern New Mexico The Greyhounds dominated last week’s contest at Western New Mexico, to complete a two-game sweep of in-state Division II rivals. Eastern was especially dominant in the middle portion of the game, and held a 36-12 scoring advantage over the second and third quarters. Eastern’s stifling defense was reflected in the fact that WNMU held a lead for just 3:02 of play, while the Hounds led for more than 30 minutes. Briana White was the only ENMU player to reach double figures (12 pts), but the Hounds had six players with at least five points. Johna McClelland contributed eight points and seven rebounds. This Saturday, ENMU will host Wayland Baptist at Rock Staubus Gymnasium in Clovis. Midwestern State Midwestern State fell to 1-7 on the season after suffering a 92-71 defeat to No. 14 Lubbock Christian Thursday in Lubbock. The Mustangs fell behind by 31 points late in the second quarter before trimming their deficit down to 14 just minutes into the fourth period. Junior guard Jacquar Westbrooks (18) and sophomore guard Whitney Taylor (17) both recorded career highs to lead the Mustangs in scoring. The Mustangs shot a season-best 42.6 percent (26-of- 61) from the field while connecting on a season- high eight three-pointers in the defeat. Midwestern continues its six-game road stretch next weekend at the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mustangs will face Western Washington (Dec. 18) and Stonehill College (Dec. 19) in a pair of 10 p.m. (CT) tipoffs at South Point Arena. Tarleton State Tarleton went 1-1 with a win over perennial NCCAA power Arlington Baptist on Tuesday and a loss to St. Mary’s Saturday. Ikpeaku Iwobi averaged a double- double for the week and the TexAnns will return to action on Dec. 14 against Oklahoma Baptist. Texas A&M-Commerce A&M-Commerce went 1-1 on the weekend defeating Southeastern State Oklahoma 80-60 but loosing to Rogers State, 50-49. The Lions are 3-4 on the season and play the next three games on the road. At this point, the Lions are 0-3 on the road this season. Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville’s strong start simmered down last week as the Javelinas went 0-2 against regional foes UTPB and St. Mary’s and fell to Our Lady of the Lake... the Javelinas are now 5-4 on the year and return to action on Dec. 12 to host Texas A&M International in Kingsville. Texas Woman’s TWU improved to 6-2 record after winning both games last week. The Pioneers defeated Texas Wesleyan 54-46 in overtime on Monday and then knocked off Oklahoma Christian 79-70 on Thursday. TWU struggled on offense against Texas Wesleyan but the Pioneer defense was up to the task as they captured an overtime win. Against Oklahoma Christian sophomore Morgan Easley scored a career- high 17 points, senior Danielle Westerfield shot 6-for- 6 from the floor and the Pioneers’ defense held OCU to a 26.5 percent shooting. Freshman Kara Mitchell led the team with 11.5 points per game for the week while junior Erin Maxwell had a team-best 6.5 rpg. Easley and junior Emily Spector both averaged 11.0 ppg. West Texas A&M The No. 4 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs improved to 7-0 with a pair of road wins this week as they defeated Oklahoma Panhandle Sate 74-49 and won at upset- minded Oklahoma Christian 76-70...The Lady Buffs used a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter at OC to pull out the win...The Lady Buffs were led by junior Sasha Watson who had a season-high 18 points all in the second half of the game and went 12 of 15 from the line in the second half as well...WT trailed at half for just the second time this season 26-25 with the other being in the win over then-No. 19 Colorado Mesa the first weekend of the season in Golden, Colo...OPSU became the sixth-straight team WT held under 60 points in the 74-49 win...The Lady Buffs allowed 70 points on Saturday to OC, but are allowing just 53.3 points per game this season...WT pulled down a season-high 52 rebounds and 24 on the offensive end at OPSU on Wednesday...OPSU shot just .346 from the field and OC shot .348 as WT has not allowed a team to shoot 40 percent this season as teams are shooting an even 35 percent against the Lady Buffs this season...WT upped its free throw shooting this week to a .678 clip for the season...WT is 101 of 149 in free throws and has made more than its opponents have attempted (50-84)...They also are holding teams to under 60 percent from the line (.595)...It also marked the best start for the Lady Buffs since the 2013-14 season when WT also started 7-0 as that team finished in the national championship
  4. 4. LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Page 4 Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment game with a 32-3 record...WT sophomore Madison Parker tallied the first double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Lady Buffs at OPSU...Senior Michaela Neuhaus led the team with three triples and 13.5 points for the week... Junior Lilley Vander Zee has found the offensive touch going 10 of 18 form the field as she pulled down 10 rebounds...WT tallied 25 steals and forced 44 turnovers for the week...WT outrebounded the opposition by 10 for the week (44.0-34.0).

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