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LSC BASKETBALLWest Texas A&M took sole possession of first place in the women’s standings with Lone Star Conference wins over Midwestern State and Cameron last week. The Lady Buffs have won 11 straight games. Angelo State tops the men’s standings despite its first LSC setback to Tarleton State last week. This week’s schedule includes eight LSC contests for the men, and 10 on the women’s side. The LSC men have a 122-70 overall record so far this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s teams are currently 13-6 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 8-7 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The LSC women are 107-96 overall. The women’s squads are currently 13-17 combined against the Heartland, and 6-3 versus RMAC teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region. The LSC champion will be the regular season winner determined by league games, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Tournament Champion and earns the conference’s automatic qualification. The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament set for March 4-7 in Allen, Texas.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKMEN’S OFFENSIVEMiles Gatewood, West Texas A&M University, SR, Guard, Portland, Ore., Westview HSGatewood led the Buffs with 19 points on Wednesday to a 73-60 upset victory over Midwestern State at home. He followed up with a career-high 29 points at Cameron, helping the Buffs to a third-straight win with an 88-73 victory over Cameron on the road. For the week, he averaged 24.0 points per game, shooting .500 from the field and .333 from the perimeter, with 11 assists, seven rebounds, and two steals.

MEN’S DEFENSIVENosa Ebomwonyi, Tarleton State University, FR, Guard, Pflugerville, Texas, Pflugerville HSEbomwonyi put on a defensive showcase from the guard position as the true freshman lifted No. 11 Tarleton State to its ninth straight win last week, including a victory over No. 4 Angelo State Wednesday night in Stephenville. In addition to grabbing a team-high seven rebounds against the Rams, Ebomwonyi stepped up when it counted by locking down the Rams’ leading scorer over the final six minutes of Wednesday’s win. Over the final six minutes, Ebomwonyi kept the top-scoring Ram from adding any more points down the stretch. The freshman led the team with 11 total rebounds for the week, including nine on the defensive glass, to go along with two assists and 10 total points. As a team, Ebonwonyi and the Tarleton defense held its two opponents to a combined .368 shooting percentage and 69.0 points per game – including a defensive effort on No. 4 Angelo State that saw Ebonwonyi and the Texans hold the Rams, who entered the game averaging 89.1 points per game and a .545 shooting percentage from the floor, to just 68 points and a field goal percentage of .368.

WOMEN’S OFFENSIVEChontiquah White, West Texas A&M University, SR, Center, Dallas, Texas, Life School Oak CliffWhite averaged 21.5 points and 14.0 rebounds earning two double-doubles for her eighth and ninth of the season in a pair of key LSC wins over No. 22 Midwestern State and at Cameron as the Lady Buffs held onto the lead in the conference. White went 6 of 11 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line, while pulling down 13 rebounds in the win over Midwestern State (59-55). She then tallied 25 points and 15 rebounds with six on the offensive end in the Lady Buffs’ 81-67 victory at Cameron running the WT winning streak to a season-best 11 games. White eclipsed the 1,500 career point mark as she has 1,535 career points which is seventh in school history and 846 career rebounds which is third in program history.

WOMEN’S DEFENSIVEHaylee Oliver, West Texas A&M University, SR, Guard, San Saba, Texas, San Saba HSOliver had a huge steal late in the 59-55 victory over No. 22 Midwestern State with seconds left preserving the win. It was one of her two steals for the week. Oliver went 6 of 9 from the field and 4 of 5 from the line. She had nine defensive rebounds for the week with five against Midwestern State and four at Cameron as the league-leading Lady Buffs ran their winning streak to 11 games. Oliver also had three assists and one block. The senior helped the WT defense held its two opponents below their scoring average allowing a combined 61.0 points per game.

MEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Darrell Williams , Texas A&M University - Commerce, returned to form with a pair of double-doubles during the week. He scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while shooting 63.6 percent from the floor in the Lions 83-74 win over Kingsville. He followed up with 27 points and 13 rebound in the Lions win over South Dakota Mines Saturday. Against the Hardrockers he made 11 of his 19 shots both for season highs. He also swatted away one shot in each game. He scored in double digits for the 20th time this season and 20 points for the 13th time. He has recorded a double-double in 15 games and is the only player in the LSC averaging a double-double. Desmond Henry, Cameron University, had over 20 points in both Lone Star Conference contests this week netting a double-double at Eastern New Mexico. Against the Greyhounds, he racked up 21 points and grabbed 10 boards for his third double-double of the season. Additionally, he had five steals on Wednesday night which

MEN’S STANDINGSSchool LSC Overall StreakAngelo State 9-1 22-2 W1Tarleton State 9-2 22-2 W9Midwestern State 8-3 19-6 W1Texas A&M-Commerce 6-4 18-6 W2West Texas A&M 6-5 16-9 W3Cameron 3-8 11-12 L1Texas A&M-Kingsville 2-9 7-16 L3Eastern New Mexico 0-11 7-17 L11

WOMEN’S STANDINGSSchool LSC Overall StreakWest Texas A&M 11-1 20-2 W11Midwestern State 10-3 19-4 W1Cameron 10-3 13-9 L1Texas A&M-Commerce 7-5 13-9 W2Tarleton State 7-6 14-8 W2Texas Woman’s 6-7 13-11 L1Eastern New Mexico 4-8 8-14 L2Angelo State 2-11 7-16 L1Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-13 0-23 L23

MEN’S SCHEDULEWednesday, February 18, 2015*Cameron at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.*Tarleton State at West Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.*Midwestern State at Angelo State, 8 p.m.*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern NM, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 21, 2015*Angelo State at Cameron, 6 p.m.*West Texas A&M at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m.*Texas A&M-Kingsville at Midwestern State, 6 p.m.*Eastern New Mexico at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SCHEDULETuesday, February 17, 2015*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern NM, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015*Tarleton State at West Texas A&M, 5:30 p.m.*Cameron at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 5:30 p.m.*Midwestern State at Angelo State, 6 p.m.

Thursday, February 19, 2015*Texas Woman’s at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 21, 2015*West Texas A&M at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.*Texas A&M-Kingsville at Midwestern State, 4 p.m.*Angelo State at Cameron, 4 p.m.*Eastern New Mexico at Tarleton State, 5 p.m.

Sunday, February 22, 2015*West Texas A&M at Texas Woman’s, 2 p.m.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSComplete results at lonestarconference.org.

WEEKLY AWARDS Date Men’s OffensiveN-18 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-CommerceN-24 LaDon Carnegie, Texas A&M-CommerceD-1 Demario Mayfield, Angelo StateD-8 Chris Jones, Angelo State

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was a five year high for the program. Henry followed up his performance at home with 22 points against West Texas A&M. For the week he shot 61.9 percent from the field and added six assists. EJ Reed, Tarleton State University, stepped up in a big way for No. 11 Tarleton State last week as the junior averaged 13.5 points per game over two games to lead the Texans to nine straight wins, including a victory over No. 4 Angelo State Wednesday night in Wisdom Gym. Reed had his first 20-point game with Tarleton State as he led Tarleton over Angelo State in the first win against a top-5 ranked team in Wisdom Gym since defeating Northeastern State in 2003. Reed scored 12 of Tarleton’s first 14 points against the Rams to put the Texans on top from the get-go as Tarleton never looked back en route to the win over the Rams. In two wins against Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville, Reed was 10-14 from the floor for a .714 shooting percentage, including 2-3 from beyond the arc, and 5-7 at the charity stripe. He grabbed nine rebounds, dished out two assists, swiped one steal and blocked three shots in addition to scoring 27 total points. Darrell Williams, Texas A&M University - Commerce, returned to form with a pair of double-doubles during the week. He scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while shooting 63.6 percent from the floor in the Lions 83-74 win over Kingsville. He followed up with 27 points and 13 rebound in the Lions win over South Dakota Mines Saturday. Against the Hardrockers he made 11 of his 19 shots both for season highs. He also swatted away one shot in each game. He scored in double digits for the 20th time this season and 20 points for the 13th time. He has recorded a double-double in 15 games and is the only player in the LSC averaging a double-double. Antjuan Ball, West Texas A&M University, propelled the Buffs defensively in two big LSC wins last week, helping the team to a 16-9 record and 6-5 mark in league play. He tallied 13 points and nine rebounds in a home win over Midwestern State on Wednesday before grabbing his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 15-point victory over Cameron on the road. On the week, Ball totaled 19 rebounds, 15 being on the defensive end, while adding a block and an assist with 12.5 points per game.

WOMEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Kenesha Saygo, Texas Woman’s University, led the team on offense in the two games last week. She averaged 16.0 points while shooting 69.2 percent from the floor and 86.7 percent from the free-throw line. Saygo led the team in points in both games. She scored 15 points while schooling 83.3 percent from the floor against Texas A&M-Kingsville and then added 17 points while shooting 57.1 percent at Angelo State. Saygo also had four assists, four rebounds and two blocks against ASU. KeAnna Kelly, Angelo State University, averaged 15.3 points over three games including a game-high 23 points in a win over Texas Woman’s. Kelly went 6-for-15 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line in the win over TWU. She added two steals and two assists in the win. The Arlington native is averaging 10.2 points per game this season against conference opponents. Bailey Wipff, Tarleton State University, was the leading scorer for Tarleton State last week in a pair of TexAnn routs over Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The sophomore posted a team-high 24 points on 9-15 shooting from the floor, including 5-8 from downtown, and 1-1 at the charity stripe. She poured in 19 points in Kingsville to lift Tarleton State past the Javelinas Saturday. She also had three assists and a pair of steals for the week. Jasmine Johnson, Eastern New Mexico University, shot a team best .444 from the floor last week against Cameron and Midwestern State. She averaged 10.5 points and 8.5 rebounds and had a 14-point, nine-rebound outing at Midwestern State. Abigail Leaupepe-Tele, Texas A&M University - Commerce, had an extremely effective week with very little playing time in which to work as the Lions won both of their games this week. Logging only 16 and 18 minutes against Texas A&M-Kingsville and Angelo State, respectively, the senior forward averaged 7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1.5 steals. Leaupepe-Tele was part of an effort that limited the Javelinas to 5 of 35 shooting in the second half of their game, and limited opponents to a combined 31.2 percent shooting on the week. Andrea Carter, Midwestern State University, spurred a solid defensive effort for Midwestern State last week. The senior from Angleton averaged 13.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game including 11 defensive boards with three steals last week as the Mustangs limited West Texas to a season low 59 points while shooting 40 percent from the field. The Lady Buffs rank first in NCAA Division II in field goal percentage (48.5 percent) and 10th in scoring offense (78.9). Carter narrowly missed her 10th double-double of the season going for nine points and 10 rebounds against WTAMU before going for a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds against Eastern New Mexico, who the Mustangs held to 46 points and a .297 shooting percentage. Danielle Westerfield, Texas Woman’s University, led the Pioneers on defense in the two games last week. She averaged 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 44.0 percent from the floor. Westerfield recorded a near double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds against Texas A&M-Kingsville and helped the Pioneers snap a four-game losing streak. She then added 13 points and five rebounds at Angelo State. Ikpeaku Iwobi, Tarleton State University, was a powerhouse on the glass for Tarleton State last week as the sophomore led the TexAnns with 17 rebounds, including 11 on the defensive end. She averaged 8.5 boards per game in victories over Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. For the week, she also scored 12 points with two assists and two steals. Brittany Gutierrez, Eastern New Mexico University, registered a strong defensive performance last week for the Zias, with 14 rebounds off the defensive glass against Cameron and Midwestern State. She blocked four shots for the week, with three coming against Midwestern State.

MEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)Angelo State The Rams moved to 22-2 on the season after a 72-68 loss at Tarleton State last Wednesday and then an 85-51 win over South Dakota School of Mines on Friday. The Rams are 15-0 at home this season going into a Wednesday night game against Midwestern State at the Junell Center. ASU, which had its 16-game winning streak snapped by the Texans, has matched its single-season win record for the program. Demario Mayfield leads the Rams with 16.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this season, while Chris Jones is averaging 15.3

D-16 Chris Wyms, Eastern New MexicoD-22 Marsell Holden, Angelo StateJ-5 David Chavlovich, West Texas A&MJ-12 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)J-19 Bretson McNeal, Midwestern StateJ-26 TaShawn Mabry, Tarleton StateF-2 Mo Lee, Tarleton StateF-9 Demario Mayfield, Angelo State (2)F-16 Miles Gatewood, West Texas A&M

Date Men’s DefensiveN-18 Chris Jones, Angelo StateN-24 Desmond Henry, CameronD-1 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-CommerceD-8 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)D-16 Carl White, West Texas A&MD-22 Davene Carter, Tarleton StateJ-5 Chris Jones, Angelo State (2)J-12 Chris Jones, Angelo State (3)J-19 Abiodun Adegoke, Midwestern StateJ-26 Demario Mayfield, Angelo StateF-2 Antjuan Ball, West Texas A&MF-9 Damion Clemons, Tarleton StateF-16 Nosa Ebomwonyi, Tarleton State

Date Women’s OffensiveN-18 La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M-CommerceN-24 Tori Tucker, Eastern New MexicoD-1 Kathy Thomas, Tarleton StateD-8 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&MD-16 Chontiquah White, West Texas A&MD-22 Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M (2)J-5 Jazzmine Robinson, CameronJ-12 Andrea Carter, Midwestern StateJ-19 Jazzmine Robinson, Cameron (2)J-26 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M (2)F-2 Lisa Hampton, Midwestern StateF-9 Jazzmine Robinson, Cameron (3)F-16 Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M (3)

Date Women’s DefensiveN-18 Andrea Carter, Midwestern StateN-24 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State (2)D-1 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&MD-8 La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M-CommerceD-16 Kenesha Saygo, Texas Woman’sD-22 Madison McLain, West Texas A&MJ-5 Shambreka Jones, Midwestern StateJ-12 Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’sJ-19 DJ Vallier, CameronJ-26 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State (3)F-2 Ashlee Johnson, Texas A&M-CommerceF-9 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State (4)F-16 Haylee Oliver, West Texas A&M

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points per game and leads the team and conference with 120 assists and 60 steals.

Cameron 1-1 last week.

Eastern New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico men’s basketball team fell to Midwestern State and Cameron this week, falling to 0-11 in the Lone Star Conference. Against Cameron Eastern came out slow to start the first half, but managed to survive a 19-to-11 run by the Aggies and hold a two point lead going into the half, 28-26. After an intense back and forth second half, the Greyhounds found themselves holding a two point lead with 5:45 left in the game. Both teams started to struggle shooting from the floor after that, but after several unfortunate turnovers by Eastern, Cameron started to build a lead and with too little time on the clock, the Aggies would take the game in the closing minutes, 55-47. Eastern struggled from behind the arc, going 3-for-21 from deep. While the Aggies only went 3-of-9 on three pointers, their 45 percent shooting from the floor, compared to the Greyhounds 32.1 percent, ended up being the deciding factor. Against Midwestern the Greyhounds again struggled from behind the arc, shooting only 16.7 percent from deep and 30.4 percent from the field, while the Mustangs shot a blistering 45 percent from the three point line as a team. At the seven minute mark in the first half, the Greyhounds found themselves down by 23 points to the Mustangs. Despite what seemed to be a lost cause, Eastern showed just how tough they are by cutting Midwestern’s lead in half in the closing minutes of the first period. Lawrence Domingo caught fire, scoring nine of the Greyhounds 12 points during a 12-0 run to bring the Mustangs lead back to 11 points. Unfortunately, Midwestern wasn’t finished in the first and managed to add another seven points before heading into the locker room at halftime, up 36-19. The second half saw much of the same, with Midwestern coming out scoring at will. Then once again the Greyhounds came surging back, finishing the half only being outscored 28-23. Eastern did manage to hold the Mustangs to 64 points, 10 lower than their season average of 74.9 pointers per game. For the week Eastern shot .313 percent (7-45) from three point range compared to their opponents .467 percent (12-29). John Gilliam led the Greyhounds with a combined 28 points and Domingo added 22 over the two games.

Midwestern State Midwestern State split a pair of Lone Star Conference games last week falling 73-60 Wednesday night at West Texas A&M before beating Eastern New Mexico 64-42 Saturday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum... The Mustangs snapped a two-game skid at home which was the first time MSU dropped consecutive home games since the 2007-08 season... Midwestern has held opponents to fewer than 50 points four times this season including limiting Eastern New Mexico to a campaign low 42 points twice this season... MSU has struggled from the free throw line as a team over the past four games shooting 42-of-79 (53.1 percent)... The Mustangs continue to rank amongst national leaders in numerous statistical categories as MSU is third in 3-point field goal defense (29.0), fifth in field goal percentage defense (38.8), fifth in total rebounds (1000.0), sixth in rebound margin (+9.8), sixth in offensive rebounds per game (15.33), seventh in total blocks (123.0) and 11th in blocked shots per game (5.1)... Junior guard Bretson McNeal ranks 16th in NCAA Division II in free-throw percentage

(89.2), 20th in 3-point field goal percentage (45.7) and 29th in 3-pointers per game (3.0)... McNeal knocked down four 3-pointers and now has 67 made treys this season -- the 11th most in a single season in program history... McNeal’s 45.9 3-point field goal percentage would rank as the fourth best in school history... Senior guard Thad Rideau matched season highs with five 3-pointers and 15 points Saturday against Eastern New Mexico... Junior guard Hershell Grant road a hot start to finish with 11 points and five assists Saturday against Eastern New Mexico. It was his seventh double-figure scoring outing of the season... Sophomore forward Trevor Fuller scored six points and grabbed four rebounds while making his first start of the season Saturday against Eastern New Mexico... Senior guard Kevin Wagner scored 10 points and dished out three assists Wednesday night against West Texas A&M before missing Saturday’s game against Eastern New Mexico due to injury. It was his second straight double-figure scoring performance...

Tarleton State No. 11 Tarleton State pushed its current winning streak to nine in a row after defeating No. 4 Angelo State in Stephenville and Texas A&M-Kingsville on the road. EJ Reed had his first career 20-point game to lift Tarleton past Angelo State while four Texans cracked double figures in Kingsville. The Texans will travel to Canyon Wednesday night looking to stretch the winning streak to double figures against the Buffs at 7:30 p.m.

Texas A&M-Commerce 2-0 last week.

Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville went 0-2 this week after close losses to A&M-Commerce on Thursday and No. 11/14 Tarleton State on Saturday... against the Texans, the Javelinas trailed by as much as 17 and made it a two-possession ballgame, but could not overcome their slow start to upset TSU.

West Texas A&M The West Texas A&M men’s basketball team improved to 16-9 overall and 6-5 in Lone Star Conference play with two wins last week over Midwestern State and Cameron. The Buffs began the week with a big 73-60 win over MSU at home before traveling to Lawton, Okla. on Saturday and grabbing an 88-73 road victory. WT will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 18, for a rematch against No. 11 Tarleton State.

WOMEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)Angelo State The Belles moved to 7-16 and 2-11 in the LSC after getting a win over TWU at home ... ASU held the Pioneers to just 33.9-percent shooting in the game and forced 15 turnovers ... The Belles lead the LSC in 3-point field goal percentage defense ... KeAnna Kelly and Diamalises Rivera averaged 15.3 and 14.0 points per game over the last three games ... ASU will host Midwestern State on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Cameron Cameron split their games this last week after winning a close 68-63 game at Eastern New Mexico and falling at home to No. 6 West Texas A&M. Brandi Leal on Wednesday topped a program mark for three-pointers in a season, which was 72 and set last season by Chelsea Stamp. Through this week, Leal now sits at 81 with at least four games left this season.

Jazzmine Robinson was CU’s leading scorer for the week by averaging 18 points and she pulled down 8.5 boards. Cameron will travel to Texas A&M-Kingsville on Wednesday and have their final home game for the season on Saturday against Angelo State.

Eastern New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaker at home to Cameron, last week, before falling at nationally-ranked Midwestern State. Sarah Stinnett paced the Zias with 13.5 points, while Jasmine Johnson added 10.5 points and 8.5 boards. This week, ENMU will host Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s, before heading to Tarleton State.

Midwestern State Midwestern State split a pair of Lone Star Conference games falling at West Texas A&M 59-55 Wednesday in Canyon before beating Eastern New Mexico 94-46 Saturday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum... The Mustangs are a win away from posting their sixth 20-win season since joining NCAA Division II in 1996-97... Midwestern rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to pull within a single point with 7:46 to play Wednesday against West Texas A&M... The Mustangs have trailed by double digits in four games this season and are 1-3 in those games... MSU is 19-0 when scoring more than 60 points this season and 0-4 in games when it doesn’t... The Mustangs’ 48-point win over Eastern New Mexico was the largest since beating Hillsdale Baptist (Okla.) 101-26 in 2010-11... The 48-point margin of victory was the largest by MSU against a Lone Star Conference opponent since it joined the league in 1996-97... Midwestern State held West Texas A&M to a season low scoring output of 59 points Wednesday night in Canyon... The Mustangs’ 13-point first half against WT marked its lowest output in a half since scoring 12 against Cameron in a 67-51 loss on Dec. 13, 2010 at Cameron... Senior forward Andrea Carter narrowly missed her 10th double-double of the season twice last week going for nine points and 10 rebounds against West Texas A&M before scoring a team-high 17 points to go along with nine rebounds in 18 minutes Saturday against Eastern New Mexico... Carter needs 20 rebounds to become the second player in MSU history to snag 1,000 career rebounds... Carter needs six points move past former teammate Kirsti Degelia (1,396 points/2010-14) and Lounette Adkins (1,395 points/1978-79, 80-81, 93-95) into sixth place on the school’s all-time scoring list... Senior guard Dianna Jones matched a career-high knocking down four 3-pointers to finish with 14 points Saturday against Eastern New Mexico... With four assists last week, Jones moved past Lisa Meurer (339 assists/1977-81) into fourth on the school’s all-time assists chart with 341... Jones also moved into 18th on the all-time scoring list with 1,033 points passing Emily Dill (1,029 points/1990-94)... Senior guard Janae McJunkins knocked down three second-half triples Wednesday to spur MSU’s second half comeback to finish with nine points against West Texas A&M... Senior forward Taylor Dowd matched a career-high with 16 points going 7-for-10 from the field Saturday against Eastern New Mexico... Dowd has scored in double figures in three of her last five games... Senior guard Shatoia Gober has gone for seven steals in her last two games... Sophomore forward Destiny Means scored five points and blocked a season-high four shots Saturday against Eastern New Mexico...



Tarleton State Tarleton State won two straight last week with victories over Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The TexAnns will go for three straight Wednesday night against No. 6 West Texas A&M in Canyon.

Texas A&M-Commerce 2-0 last week.

Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M-Kingsville lost all three games they played last week to Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s. The Javelinas recorded their lowest scoring output in three season with 39 points against the Pioneers. TAMUK did hold TWU to 55 points, the lowest for a Blue and Gold opponents this year. The Javelinas have lost 24 straight, the third longest active streak in Division II. This week TAMUK hosts Cameron on Wednesday for senior night and then travels to take on Midwestern State on Saturday.

Texas Woman’s The TWU basketball team is 13-11 on the season and 6-7 in the Lone Star Conference after splitting the two games last week. The Pioneers defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville, 55-39, before falling at Angelo State, 64-58. Sophomore Kenesha Saygo led the Pioneers on offense with 16.0 ppg while shooting 69.2 percent from the floor. Junior Danielle Westerfield added 12.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg. She recorded a near double-double against the Javelinas with 12 points and nine rebounds. Sophomore Emily Spector was the team leader in rebounds with 7.5 rpg. On the season Spector leads the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game while Saygo is second with 11.2 ppg. Spector also leads the team with 6.4 rpg and Saygo handed a team-best 61 assists.

West Texas A&M The No. 6 Lady Buffs ran their winning streak to a season-best 11 games with two wins this week. WT downed visiting No. 22 Midwestern State 59-55 and won at Cameron 81-67 to keep alone in first place in the league standings with four games to go...Senior Chontiquah White tallied her eighth and ninth double-doubles of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds against Midwestern State and 25 points and 15 rebounds at Cameron...White eclipsed the 1,500 career point mark and is third in rebounding in school history...The Lady Buffs host Tarleton State on Wednesday, before traveling to Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman’s Saturday and Sunday...WT then closes the regular season at home on Feb. 28 versus Eastern New Mexico.

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