CANYON, Texas – The #4 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M continued their winning ways on Thursday night as they shot over 50 percent from the floor in a 81-61 Lone Star Conference win over the Pioneers of Texas Woman's in front of over 600 fans at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.
 
THE BASICS:
 - Score: #4 West Texas A&M 81, Texas Woman's 61
- Records: WT (9-0, 4-0 LSC) / UTPB (4-4, 1-2 LSC)
 - Location: Canyon, Texas
 - Venue: First United Bank Center
 - Series (Streak): WT Leads 55-6 (W2)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders):
 - Points: Deleyah Harris (WT, 20 Points), Lexy Hightower (WT, 15 Points), Whitney Apari (TWU, 13 Points)
 - Rebounds: Deleyah Harris (WT, 7 Rebounds), Madison Parker (WT, 7 Rebounds), CeCe Wooten (WT, 6 Rebounds), Whitney Apari (TWU, 5 Rebounds)
 - Assists: Lexy Hightower (WT, 6 Assists), Sydney Walton (WT, 4 Assists), KJ Stastny (TWU, 4 Assists), Cienna Rodriguez (TWU, 4 Assists)
 - Steals: Megan Gamble (WT, 5 Steals), Cienne Rodriguez (TWU, 5 Steals)
 - Blocks: Ma'K'La Woods (TWU, 2 Blocks), Tiana Parker (WT, 1 Block), CeCe Wooten (WT, 1 Block)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Texas A&M was led offensively by Deleyah Harris who went 8-of-14 from the floor including 2-of-4 from behind the arc with 20 points and seven rebounds followed by Lexy Hightower with 15 points.
- Whitney Apari led the way for the Pioneers as she went 4-of-6 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line with 13 points followed by Cienna Rodriguez with 11 while Apari grabbed five rebounds on the night.
 
FIRST HALF:
- The Lady Buffs 13-of-28 (46.4%) from the floor including 5-of-11 (45.5%) from deep and 6-of-10 (60%) from the free throw line with 20 rebounds (nine offensive, 11 defensive), 10 assists, 11 turnovers, no blocks and four steals in the opening half.
- TWU finished the first half going 12-of-24 (50%) from the field including 3-of-6 (50%) from behind the arc and 2-of-5 (40%) from the charity stripe with 11 rebounds (three offensive, eight defensive), 10 assists, 11 turnovers, no bocks and six steals.
 
SECOND HALF:
- WT finished the game going 29-of-56 (51.8%) from the floor including 8-of-20 (40%) from deep and 15-of-26 (57.7%) from the free throw line with 35 total rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), 20 assists, 19 turnovers, two blocks and 16 steals in the win.
- TWU went 22-of-48 (46.2%) from the field including 3-of-12 (25%) from behind the arc and 14-of-20 (70%) from the free throw line with 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), 17 assists, 27 turnovers, two blocks and 10 steals.
 
UP NEXT:
The Lady Buffs will now take an 11-day break from action before they head to Bellingham, Washington to take part in the 2017 Viking Holiday Hoops Classic on the campus of Western Washington University on December 18-19. WT will take on Simon Frasier on Monday, December 18^th at 7:00 p.m. CT before wrapping up the road trip with the host Vikings on Tuesday, December 19^th at 9:30 p.m. CT at Sam Carver Gymnasium.