Box Score

HOUSTON, Texas – The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women's basketball team went on a 17-0 run during the second half to come from behind to beat the Houston Baptist University Huskies 55-41 on Saturday at Sharp Gym.
 
The Huskies (1-18, 0-3 GWC) led 32-27 six minutes into the second half, but that's when the Broncs (9-12, 2-1 GWC) started their 17-0 run. Donna Jackson hit three-straight baskets, Johnondra Patterson converted a three-point play, Erin Lewis hit a jumper, Adanna Opara hit back-to-back baskets and then Patterson hit a jumper to cap the run with the Broncs leading 44-32 at the 9:16 mark.
 
Jackson led all scorers with 18 points on 9-of-17 shooting to go with 10 rebounds, her third double-double of the season. Patterson scored a career-high 13 points on a career-best 5-of-8 shooting, to go with a career-high seven rebounds and a career-high four steals. Opara scored nine points with a game-high 11 rebounds and Keandra Goodson scored four points with nine rebounds.
 
The Broncs out-rebounded the Huskies 55-45 while out-shooting them .338 (24-for-71) to .226 (12-53).
 
Jackson hit a pair of jumpers and Opara sunk a lay-up, on an assist by Jackson, as the Broncs took an early 6-2 lead.
 
The Huskies took the lead at 11-8 on a three-pointer by Brittany Barton, but Goodson and Patterson hit back-to-back baskets to put the Broncs back on top.
 
The Broncs led 17-13 on a Jackson basket with 5:49 left in the first half, but the Huskies closed the half on an 8-2 run to go ahead 21-19.
 
The Huskies were led in scoring by Tayler Jefferson, who scored 10 points.
 
The Broncs return to action on Thursday at 8:05 p.m. when they visit Utah Valley University.
 
The University of Texas-Pan American Department of Intercollegiate Athletics competes at the NCAA Division I classification. UTPA, formerly known as Pan American College and Pan American University, is a part of the University of Texas System of Schools. The Broncs compete in 14 varsity sports; men's and women's basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, and cross country, along with women's volleyball and men's baseball. In 1963, then known as Pan American College, the Broncs men's basketball program won the NAIA National Championship with a 73-62 victory over Western Carolina. In 2008 UTPA joined the new all-sports division of the Great West Conference.