Feb. 15, 2006
Box Score
The University of Texas-Pan American women's basketball team picked up its sixth win of the season on Wednesday (Feb. 15) at the UTPA Fieldhouse over the Huston-Tillotson Rams by a score of 71-38.
The Rams kept the game close in the early-going, even leading by three at the 12:12 mark in the first half. Things quickly changed as the Lady Broncs went on a 9-0 run for the 19-13 advantage. After a Huston-Tillotson basket, UTPA turned it on and pulled away thanks to a 14-0 run. The first half ended with the Lady Broncs leading by 15.
UTPA slowly built its lead during the second half, leading by 23 with 12:51 left on the clock. As the half progressed, the Lady Broncs led by as many as 36 points thanks to a pair of free throws by Robin Garrett (Nacogdoches, TX/Nacogdoches H.S.). HTU closed the score to 71-38 on a free throw from Tamara Sansom with eight second left to play.
The Lady Broncs played tough defense against the Rams, limiting them to just nine field goals made on 36 attempts. UTPA out-rebounded HTU by a 51-28 margin and pulled down more offensive rebounds (31) than the Rams had total. The Lady Broncs also forced 34 turnovers and recorded 22 steals.
"Between the 31 offensive rebounds and 22 steals, that gave us 53 extra possessions in this game. Those two numbers are good signs at the end of a season because it shows that players are still working hard. I was also extremely impressed that we only allowed them to take 36 shots," said head coach DeAnn Craft.
Senior Devin Reed (Indianapolis, IN/Cowley County C.C.) led all players in scoring with 17 points on 6-14 shooting, 3-7 from behind the three-point line. Reed also dished out five assists, had four steals and one block in 34 minutes on the floor.
"Devin had an excellent floor game tonight. With 17 points and five assists she was really a spark on the court," added Craft.
Garrett finished the night with 13 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Broncs, connecting on 5-9 shooting from the field. MaHogany Daniel (Corpus Christi, TX/Mary Carroll H.S.) had a solid all-around game as she scored eight points, grabbed nine rebounds and six steals. Daniel also added two assists and one block in just 18 minutes of playing time.
Teshay Winfrey (Houston, TX/Eisenhower H.S.) was the third Lady Bronc to score in double-digits with an 11 points performance. Freshman guard Rachel Jones (Little Rock, AR/Little Rock Central H.S.) pitched in five points in the winning effort while also doling out four assists and notching four steals.
"Rachel also had a very good floor game despite some turnovers. She played well tonight and had very good shot selection," stated Craft.
UTPA shot 40 percent (28-70) from the field and 29 percent (6-21) from behind the three-point arc while holding HTU to just 25 percent (9-36) on field goals and 14 percent (2-14) on three-pointers.
The Lady Broncs begin a three-game road swing on Saturday (Feb. 18) when they travel to Fort Wayne, IN to take on the IPFW Mastodons at 1:00 p.m.
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