WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Nov. 11, 2016) – Texas Woman's University basketball wraps up play in the Ashbrook Classic against Adams State Saturday at 6 p.m. on the campus of Midwestern State.
TEXAS WOMAN'S (1-0) vs. ADAMS STATE (0-2)
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas (D.L. Ligon Coliseum)
About the Pioneers
TWU opened the 2016-17 season with a 59-42 win over Texas A&M International in game one of the Ashbrook Classic. In the LSC preseason poll, the Pioneers are tabbed to finish in third place amongst the 11 teams.
About the Grizzlies
ASU is looking for their first win on the season after dropping an 82-54 decision to Northern New Mexico Nov. 2 and losing 72-55 to Midwestern State in the second game of the Ashbrook Classic. The Grizzlies were picked to finish last of the 15 teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
History between Texas Woman's and Adams State
The Pioneers have been victorious in both meetings with ASU, a 62-54 win Dec. 30, 2006, and a 79-47 triumph over the Grizzles during the 2014-15 Ashbrook Classic.
Last meeting of TWU and ASU
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Nov. 14, 2014) – The TWU Pioneers opened the game with an 18-0 run and never looked back as they cruised to a 79-47 win over Adams State at Ashbrook Classic hosted by Midwestern State. With the win, TWU is now 1-1 on the young season.
The 32-point win is the biggest margin of victory for TWU since Nov. 18, 2011, when the Pioneers defeated Oklahoma Panhandle State, 110-76.
Double-double by Mitchell guides TWU to season-opening win
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Nov. 11, 2016) –
Grace Mitchell notched a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds in her first game as a Pioneer, while
Deja Pointer added 11 points and
Andrea Mapua and
Alexis Nezianya each scored 10 in a 59-42 season-opening win for Texas Woman's University against Texas A&M International Friday evening during the first game of the Ashbrook Classic hosted by Midwestern State.
TWU (1-0) held TAMIU (0-1) to 28-percent shooting from the floor and outrebounded the Dustdevils 49-37. The Pioneers were 21-of-58 on their field goals with all but three of their buckets coming off an assist.
To begin the contest, the Pioneers allowed two field goals by the Dustdevils before Mitchell connected on a free throw three-and-a-half minutes in and
Bri'anna Gray knocked down a jumper along with a layup to give TWU their first lead. During the last four minutes of the first period, the Pioneers outscored TAMIU 13-2, led by five points from Mapua and four from Nezianya, for an 18-8 TWU lead.
Pointer opened quarter two with a three-pointer, and Mitchell converted on a jumper and layup to put the Pioneers up 25-10. A layup and three by the Dustdevils narrowed the margin to 10, but Nezianya answered with a pair of layups and
Cienna Rodriguez delivered an and-one to double up TAMIU, 32-16, at the 2:08 mark. The Pioneers closed out the first half on a 5-0 run to head into the locker room with a 37-16 advantage.
The Dustdevils pieced together a 10-2 within the first minutes of the third quarter to pull within 39-26, but back-to-back three-pointers by Rodriguez and Mapua made it a 45-26 ballgame. Buckets by Pointer and Nezianya extended the lead to 51-29 with 3:20 to play, and the teams ended the quarter with the same 22-point margin, 54-32.
A layup by Mitchell 90 seconds into the fourth quarter handed the Pioneers their largest lead of the game at 57-32. TAMIU scored eight straight to cut the gap to 57-40 with just over three minutes on the clock before TWU closed out the contest with the 17-point victory.
