DENTON, Texas (Jan. 20, 2017) – Texas Woman's University basketball faces Cameron Saturday at 2 p.m. inside Kitty Magee Arena.
 
TEXAS WOMAN'S (11-6, 4-5 Lone Star) vs. CAMERON (6-9, 4-5 Lone Star)
Saturday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m.
Denton, Texas (Kitty Magee Arena)
 
Game Promotions
Halftime performance by Falcon Flyers Jump Rope Team
 
About the Pioneers
TWU dropped below .500 in the Lone Star Conference standings after a 66-65 setback against Midwestern State Thursday and currently sits in a tie for sixth place alongside Cameron. Kenesha Saygo ranks third in the LSC in scoring (16.8), fourth in free throw attempts (80) and free throws made (59) and eighth in field goal percentage (.414). Grace Mitchell is eighth in the league in blocks per game (1.0). As a team, TWU is third in field goal percentage (.415).
 
About the Aggies
Cameron has won its last two contests with an 83-60 win at Western New Mexico and a 94-76 defeat of Midwestern State last week. The Aggies lead the league in steals (10.6) and three-pointers per game (7.7), and are second in scoring average (80.2) and offensive rebounds per game (14.9). Savanna James is tops in the LSC in field goal percentage (.589), free throw percentage (.808) and offensive rebounds per game (3.4). James leads the Aggies with averages of 16.7 points and 7.9 rebounds.
 
History amongst Texas Woman's and Cameron
The Aggies own a slim 23-21 all-time lead over the Pioneers dating to the 1987-88 season. Last season the teams squared off three times with the Aggies taking victories in the two regular season meetings, but TWU ultimately prevailed with a 78-75 win during round one of the LSC tournament.
TWU tied a program record in free throw percentage with a 10-for-10 performance in a game against CU on Feb. 7, 2009.
 
 
Last meeting between TWU and CU
ALLEN, Texas (Mar. 3, 2016) – The TWU basketball team advanced to the LSC Championship semifinals for the third straight season with a hard fought win against Cameron, 78-75, Thursday afternoon at the Allen Event Center.
 
The Pioneers faced Cameron in back-to-back games in the last eight days after playing them on senior day last Wednesday. TWU defeated the Aggies for the first time this season after dropping both regular season meetings.
 
Four players scored in double figures led by junior Emily Spector with 16 points off the bench. Junior Erin Maxwell recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Junior Kenesha Saygo added 14 points while senior Danielle Westerfield chipped in 11 points off the bench.
 
Last-second shot buries TWU
DENTON, Texas (Jan. 19, 2017) – Kara Mitchell's shot attempt rolled off of the rim for Texas Woman's University as time expired allowing Midwestern State to escape Kitty Magee Arena with a 66-65 win over the Pioneers Thursday night.
 
Bri'anna Gray hit a go-ahead layup for TWU with 10 seconds remaining, but the Mustangs countered by banking in a shot off of the right block with two seconds on the clock that ultimately proved as the game-winner. Following a Pioneer timeout, Kenesha Saygo inbounded the ball to Kara Mitchell who drove the lane, but her shot bounced around and out as the buzzed sounded.
 
The Pioneers (11-6, 4-5 LSC) convincingly outrebounded the Mustangs (5-11, 2-8 LSC) 42-to-29 and each team secured 23 field goals, but TWU struggled from the free throw line by hitting just 14-of-29. Saygo scored a game-high 13 points, Kara Mitchell added 11 while Alexis Nezianya had seven to go along with a game-high eight rebounds.
 
A deep two by Saygo posted the first TWU points of the evening before the Mustangs responded with back-to-back threes to take an 8-2 lead less than two minutes into the contest. A three-pointer by Cienna Rodriguez from the right wing knotted the score at 10-10, but MSU jumped out to a 19-12 lead with three minutes remaining. A layup by Grace Mitchell was the start of a 10-0 Pioneer run capped off by an and-one and two free throws by Kara Mitchell to close the quarter with TWU leading 22-19.
 
MSU regained the lead on a layup two minutes into the second period, but Saygo rattled off a three from the left wing and a jumper to push the Pioneers back in front at 27-23. A fastbreak layup by Gray on an assist by Kara Mitchell had TWU ahead 29-26 before a Mustang three on the next possession tied the game. With 33 seconds remaining until the half, TWU had the ball and a 32-31 lead before a triple by Desiree Phipps tacked on three more points in the final seconds.
 
The Pioneers led the entire third period and led by seven after a three-point play by Saygo and an Emily Spector drive through the lane. A trey and jumper by the Mustangs whittled the margin to 44-42 with 3:25 on the clock, but a jumper on the right side and two free throws by Morgan Easley upped the gap to 48-42. MSU finished the quarter with a three and layup to pull within 49-47.
 
Saygo and Spector each went one-of-two from the line in the opening minutes of the fourth for a 51-47 TWU advantage, but a three-point play and pair of free throws handed MSU its first lead since the beginning of the second quarter. Nezianya scored in the paint to reclaim the advantage for the Pioneers at 54-53, but an and-one by the Mustangs put the visitors up two. A drive through the middle by Kara Mitchell resulted in a 59-59 tie, and Gray came through with a vital three-pointer from the top for a 65-64 TWU lead with just under two minutes to play. Kara Mitchell tallied another bucket in the paint to put the Pioneers up 63-60, but the Mustangs scored inside and knocked down a jumper from the elbow to jump ahead 64-63 to set up the intense final 10 seconds.