TYLER, Texas (Nov. 23, 2024) – In their first Lone Star Conference game of the season, the No. 1 Texas Woman's Pioneers fell to RV/#20 UT Tyler, 60-50.

TWU (6-1, 0-1) struggled from the field and beyond the arc on Saturday, as they dropped their first game of the season to UTT (4-0, 1-0).

IMPACT PLAYERS

• Ashley Ingram led the Pioneers with 12 points and 10 rebounds, recording her third double-double of the season. She also dished out two assists.
• Leila Patel finished the game with nine points, four rebounds, one steal and three assists.
• Scout Huffman and Averee Kleinhans both scored eight points. Kleinhans added a season high seven rebounds and three assists to her stat line. Huffman finished with two rebounds and one steal. Huffman remained perfect from the free throw line, going 2-of-2 today; she is 6-of-6 on the season.
• Gionna Carr added seven points and three rebounds, and Jada Celsur closed the game with five points and two steals.

IMPACT MOMENTS

• The Pioneers shot just 34% from the field and 15% from the three point line. They grabbed a season high 18 offensive rebounds and scored 15 second chance points.
• TWU did commit 20 turnovers, which translated into 19 UTT points.
• The Pioneers outrebounded the Patriots 41-30.
• UTT shot 37% from the field, 33% from the three point line and 90.9% from the free throw line.
• It marked the lowest point total for the Pioneers on the season.
• While the Pioneers won the second and third quarters, they lost the first and fourth quarters. In the fourth quarter, TWU was outscored 20-11.
• The Pioneers cut the lead to one multiple times in the second quarter, but they were unable to string together a run to top the Patriots.
• Out of halftime, Huffman tied it up at 28 with a jumper, just 30 seconds into the third quarter. However, UTT quickly pushed their lead back up to five, 35-30.
• A three from Kleinhans would tie the score again at 37 with 1:33 on the clock in the third quarter, but the Pioneers were unable to make stops on defense. They would head into the final quarter of action trailing by one, 40-39.
• Just 15 seconds into the fourth quarter, a layup by Celsur would give TWU their first lead of the night, 41-40, but UTT would respond and go back up by four, 45-41.
• The Pioneers would then go on a four minute scoring drought.
• Back-to-back buckets by Carr would give TWU a lead again, 46-45, with 4:20 on the clock. Then, her second basket would tie it up at 48 with 3:39 remaining in the game.
• Following Carr's bucket, the Pioneers would not score again until the one minute mark. Trailing 53-50, TWU would enter the foul game and were unable to make baskets. The Pioneers would drop their first game of the season 60-50.

NEXT UP

The Pioneers will return home for a non-conference game against the University of Central Oklahoma on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. Fans can receive free entry into the game with a donation. For a full list of items to donate, click here.