DENTON, Texas (Dec. 7, 2016) – Texas Woman's University basketball seeks its first Lone Star Conference victory by hosting No. 17 West Texas A&M Thursday at 7 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena.
TEXAS WOMAN'S (5-3, 0-2 Lone Star) vs. No. 17 WEST TEXAS A&M (7-2, 2-1 Lone Star)
Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.
Denton, Texas (Kitty Magee Arena)
About the Pioneers
Last week, TWU dropped its LSC opener at Texas A&M-Kingsville Thursday, 67-55, and fell 74-53 at then-No. 6 Angelo State Saturday. The Pioneers are ranked third in the Lone Star Conference in field goal percentage (.421), while
Andrea Mapua is fourth in three-point shooting at 41-percent, and
Grace Mitchell and
Alexis Nezianya are ninth and 10th in blocked shots, respectively.
About the Lady Buffs
WT has compiled a 2-1 mark in LSC play by defeating Western New Mexico and UT Permian Basin and falling to Eastern New Mexico. The Lady Buffs lead the league in assists per game (15.9), field goal percentage (48.3) and scoring defense (55.2 ppg). Sasha Watson is tops in total assists (39) while Lilly Vander Zee sits first in total blocks (11).
History between Texas Woman's and West Texas A&M
The Lady Buffs lead the all-time series over the Pioneers, 52-5, dating to the 1974-75 season. WT has taken the last dozen matchups while TWU's latest victory occurred during the 2010-11 season during the quarterfinals of the LSC Tournament in a 57-56 win.
Last meeting of TWU and WT
CANYON, Texas (Feb. 13, 2016) – The TWU basketball team shot 57 percent from the three-point range and rallied from a 13-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth but fell short to the host No. 7 West Texas A&M, 73-69. With the loss the Pioneers are now 18-7 on the season and 8-5 in the Lone Star Conference.
Junior
Kenesha Saygo led three players in double figures with 17 points while junior
Emily Spector came off the bench and added 15 points. Junior
Erin Maxwell added 11 points and a team-best six rebounds. Senior
Danielle Westerfield and junior
Deja Pointer each finished with eight points.
No. 6 Angelo State overtakes TWU, 74-53
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Dec. 3, 2016) – Texas Woman's University opened the contest against sixth-ranked Angelo State on a 9-0 run, but ASU controlled the boards in a 74-53 over the Pioneers Saturday night Stephens Arena in the Junell Center to give the Pioneers an 0-2 start in Lone Star Conference play.
ASU (6-0, 2-0 LSC) outrebounded TWU (5-3, 0-2 LSC) 50-25 and had four players in double figures while the Pioneers were led by 15 points from
Kenesha Saygo. Neither team shot well from the outside, as the Belles made 4-of-18 and TWU hit 4-of-15, while ASU went 14-of-17 from the free throw line and the Pioneers made 3-of-8 attempts.
Andrea Mapua scored the first five points of the evening, and a jumper by
Emily Spector put TWU up 11-3 midway through the first quarter before the Belles outscored the Pioneers 12-7 to close within 18-15.
The Belles took a 24-20 lead on a pair of free throws at the 4:27 mark of the second quarter, and Saygo connected on a jumper to cut the margin in half with three and-a-half minutes to go until the break. Three field goals along with two free throws put the Belles up 32-22 and ASU hung on to the 10-point lead heading into halftime.
Two jumpers by ASU extended the lead to 38-24 before a Mapua three brought the Pioneers to within single digits at 40-31. Leading 48-26, the Belles went on a 12-0 tear to push the lead to 60-36 two minutes into the fourth quarter and led by more than 20 points throughout the remainder of the contest.
