EDMOND, Okla. (Jan. 5, 2025) – On Sunday afternoon, the Texas Woman's basketball team recorded their seventh straight victory, defeating Oklahoma Christian 65-53.

TWU (13-1, 6-1) won by 12 points over OC (5-6, 2-5), marking their sixth straight win by double-digits.

The Pioneers opened the game by holding the Eagles to back-to-back opening quarters of just eight points – the 10th and 11th quarters this season that TWU has held their opponent under 10 points – to secure their first wire-to-wire win of the season.

IMPACT PLAYERS

• Scout Huffman led all scorers with a season high 16 points. She went a perfect 7-of-7 from the field – her second time this season and fifth time in her career to go perfect from the field. She added five rebounds and two assists in the win.
• Ashley Ingram finished with her fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds. She also dished out a season high seven assists – just one off her career high.
• Leila Patel went 5-of-9 from the field and a perfect 1-of-1 from the three point line to score 11 points.
• Caroline Glud Rasmussen recorded a season high 10 points in the win, going a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
• Gabby Elliott matched her season high with two steals to lead TWU on the defensive end.
• Kayla Glover also matched her season high with five boards for the Pioneers.
• On the offensive end, Jada Celsur recorded three assists to tie her season high.

PIONEER POWER MOMENTS

• TWU dominated the boards, out-rebounding OC 36-28.
• The Pioneers shared the wealth with 18 total assists on the day, matching their second most assists on the season.
• TWU owned the paint with 34 paint points to OC's 22. The Pioneers' bench also stepped up again today scoring 20 points, while the Eagles' bench added just six points.
• On defense, the Pioneers forced the Eagles to turn the ball over nine times for 11 TWU points. TWU did commit 13 turnovers but did a good job recovering and only allowed the Eagles to score seven points off the turnovers.
• The Pioneers opened the first quarter with a 12-1 run. They held the Eagles without a field goal for the opening six minutes of action.
• Huffman gave the Pioneers their first double-digit lead of the day with a layup at the 4:34 mark to put TWU ahead by 11, 12-1.
• Elliott would score the final bucket of the first quarter, ending a two-minute scoring drought for the Pioneers to put them ahead by seven, 14-7.
• After a made free throw by OC, TWU would head into the second quarter of action ahead by six, 14-8.
• Quick buckets by Huffman and Ingram to open the quarter would put TWU back ahead by 10, 18-8.
• With 55 seconds remaining in the half, a triple by Glud Rasmussen would give TWU their largest lead of the first half at 14, 28-14.
• Great defense by TWU would lead to multiple scoring droughts for the Eagles in the second quarter, as the Pioneers held OC to just 16 first half points. TWU would head into halftime ahead by 14, 30-16.
• The offense picked up for both sides in the second half. Huffman once again scored the opening bucket of the quarter and pushed TWU's lead to 16, 32-16. The scoring would go back-and-forth in the opening three minutes of action, as OC came within 10, 36-26, with 7:09 remaining in the quarter.
• Across two minutes of action late in the third quarter, Patel would score three straight baskets to keep TWU ahead by 12, 44-32.
• After OC cut the lead to nine following a made three, Glud Rasmussen answered with a triple of her own to send TWU into the final quarter of action with a 12-point advantage, 47-35.
• With 6:26 remaining in the game, Ingram made a lay-up to give TWU their first 20-plus lead of the game, 56-35. Then, 38 seconds later, Huffman connected on a basket to put TWU ahead by 23, 58-35.
• A triple from Patel gave the Pioneers their largest lead of the day at 24, 61-37, with three minutes remaining in the game.
• Back-and-forth action would occur in the final minutes of the game. After a run by OC, Gionna Carr would score the final TWU basket of the day, 65-50. An Eagles' three would close the game, as TWU would claim the 12-point victory, 65-53.   

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH BETH JILLSON

"I am proud of our team for getting another strong win on the road. We did a great job crashing the boards to limit the opportunities of OC. Scout did a great job of finding her shot on offense. I am proud of our defensive effort as well, as we held them to just four threes in the game. We are looking forward to being back home this week."

NEXT UP  

The Pioneers return home for their next Lone Star Conference contest. TWU will meet St. Mary's on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. in Kitty Magee Arena.