FRISCO, Texas (March 4, 2023) – For the first time since the 2010-11 season, the Texas Woman's basketball team is bound for the Lone Star Conference Championship game.
 
TWU (26-4, 19-3) rolled past Lubbock Christian (22-10, 15-6) in a game that was full of excitement on semifinal Saturday.
 
Brielle Woods started the first quarter with three triples to set the tone early for the Pioneers. Woods three pointers opened the flood gates of offense for TWU, as the Pioneers scored 22 points in the opening quarter of action.
 
Not only did the Pioneers dominate on offense in the first, but they also came ready with the defensive assignments. TWU held the Lady Chaps to just seven points in the first quarter – their second lowest quarter of production this season.
 
To close the first, Sadie Moyer drained a triple to put the Pioneers ahead by 15 points, 22-7.
 
In the second quarter, the Pioneers kept the foot on the gas and kept the smiles on their faces, letting their joy drive them.
 
Keslyn King opened the second quarter with a jumper assisted by Scout Huffman to increase the Pioneers' lead to 17, 24-7. King's bucket would ignite a 17-2 run for TWU over eight minutes of the quarter.
 
TWU's defense played a huge factor in their success on offense, because as the Lady Chaps missed shots, the Pioneers were securing the rebound and controlling the pace on offense.
 
On their way to pure perfection from the three point line in the first half, the Pioneers made three triples in the second quarter, curtesy of Scout Huffman, Jada Celsur and Sadie Moyer. Moyer put the exclamation point on TWU's dominating opening quarter by swishing a three, assisted by Woods in the final three seconds of play to give the Pioneers a 34-point advantage, 49-15, heading into halftime.
 
The Pioneers closed the first half with 49 points—their largest first half of points this season. Furthermore, they held LCU to just 15 points, marking the Lady Chaps' lowest first half of offense this season.
 
TWU kept the energy high and the offense on fire in the second half, picking up right where they left off after halftime.
 
A triple by Moyer and a layup by Ingram kept the Pioneers at a comfortable 30-point lead to start the third.
 
While TWU was dominating from the three, the wealth was really shared, as Ingram, who has made just three threes all season, went two-for-two in back-to-back shots from downtown to give the Pioneers a 38-point lead with 3:51 left in the third quarter. Ingram would then score her third basket in a row to give the Pioneers their largest lead of the game at 40 points, 63-23, with 3:13 on the clock.
 
In the final minute of the third, Leila Patel joined in on the three point party off an assist by Ngozi Obineke to make it 66-29.
 
A steal and coast-to-coast layup from Brielle Woods would end the third, giving the Pioneers a 39-point lead headed into the final quarter of action, 68-29.
 
The final quarter was all TWU, as they lead by 30 or more points throughout the entire quarter.
 
TWU would hit their largest lead of 40 two more times—once at the 5:17 mark off a three by King, 77-37, and then again off a layup by Obineke with four minutes left in the game, 79-39.
 
Celsur owned the final word from downtown for TWU, draining a triple in the final 1:30 of the game to give the Pioneers their most triples of the season at 13.
 
On the day, TWU went 13-18 from the field, shooting a season-high 72.2% and setting an LSC Championships record for highest three point percentage in any LSC Championships contest, breaking a record set in 2006.
 
Patel scored the final basket of the game for TWU off an assist from Ariyanna Hines to seal the 35-point win, 84-39.
 
The win sends the Pioneers to the Championship game for the first time since 2011, when the Pioneers won it all.
 
The 35-point margin of victory marks the Pioneers largest win of the season.
 
TWU set a season-high assist mark of 23 in the win and outrebounded the Lady Chaps 42-30. Additionally, the Pioneers held LCU to just 1-14 from the three point line and 29.3% from the field.
 
Woods and Ingram led the Pioneers with 17 points each. Woods was perfect from the floor, going seven-for-seven from the field and three-for-three from downtown.
 
Along with her seven points, Ingram grabbed 12 rebounds, recording her sixth double-double of the season, and added five assists.

Moyer scored 15 points in the win, while King and Patel both added nine. King led the Pioneers in offensive distribution with six assists.
 
The Pioneers will meet Angelo State in the championship game on Sunday, March 5 at 1 p.m. at the Comerica Center.
 
Watch the postgame press conference featuring Beth Jillson, Ashley Ingram and Keslyn King here.