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WTAMU Wins 10th Straight With Rout Over TAMU-C Saturday, 80-62
Jan. 24, 2004
COMMERCE, Texas - The West Texas A&M University women's basketball team won its 10th-straight and 14 of the last 15 with an 80-62 victory over Texas A&M University-Commerce Saturday afternoon in a Lone Star Conference South division contest.
The Lady Buffs, who never trailed in the game and were only tied three times, improve to 15-2 overall and 3-1 in LSC South action. Their 10-game win streak is the longest since a 14-game streak in the 1999 season.
WTAMU won its sixth of the last eight games at Commerce and improved to 30-3 all-time vs. Texas A&M-Commerce.
TAMU-C, which lost its second-straight game, falls to 4-13 overall and 1-2 in LSC South play. The Lions have lost seven of their last nine contests.
The game was tied at 14-all with 14:11 to play after a basket by Hazel Woods, her 13th point of the game at that point.
The Lady Buffs then went on an 11-0 streak, capped by a 3-pointer from senior forward Carlee Howard to open a 25-11 lead with 11:11 remaining in the first half.
The lead never dipped below seven points the rest of the half, as WTAMU took a 40-29 advantage into halftime.
The Lady Buffs opened their lead to 60-44 after a pair of free throws from sophomore Keisha Monroe with 11:57 to play.
Two more free throws from Monroe gave WTAMU its largest lead of 19 points at 71-52 with 4:52, part of nine-straight free throws by the Lady Buffs. WTAMU was 20-22 from the charity stripe in the second half.
Junior guard Suni Jo Petty netted a game-high 18 points, including five 3-pointers to lead WTAMU. Howard also drained five treys and finished with 17 points, while Monroe along with junior forwards Celeste Stevenson and Vasha Adams all had 10 points apiece. Adams led the Lady Buffs with seven rebounds, while sophomore Jennifer Brock dished out a game-high five assists.
Tamikki Williams led TAMU-C with 17 points, while Amy Putnam added 14 points and Woods finished with 13 points, being shut down by the WTAMU defense after scoring all her points in the first 5:49 of the game.
The Lady Buffs shot 41.1 percent (15-31) from the field, including 10-22 (45.5 percent) from behind the 3-point arc. WTAMU finished 24-29 from the charity stripe.
TAMU-C finished the game 22-49 (44.9 percent) from the floor and were 66.7 percent from 3-point land, making two of the three treys they attempted. The Lions were 16-26 (61.5 percent) from the free throw line.
The Lady Buffs' defense forced 25 Lion turnovers, snaring 11 steals.
WTAMU returns home for a two-game homestand, opening Thursday, Jan. 29, with nationally-ranked and defending LSC South champion, Angelo State University in a key LSC South contest. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at the WTAMU Event Center.
The Lady Buffs continue their homestand on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m., hosting Abilene Christian University, ironically the team to snap WTAMU's 14-game win streak in 1999. WTAMU has not defeated ACU at the Event Center, as the Wildcats are 2-0, winning the opening game on Jan. 26, 2002. The Wildcats also beat the Lady Buffs last year on Feb. 20, 2003, the last time that WTAMU lost at home.
JJ Jumper, the NCAA Basketball official mascot, will be at the WTAMU Event Center on Saturday for the ACU game.
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