DENVER, Colorado – The #7 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M used a 23 point performance out of senior Tyesha Taylor to remain unbeaten in a 66-63 South Central Regional victory at the Auraria Events Center in Denver, Colorado on Saturday night.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #7 West Texas A&M 66. MSU Denver 63
Records: West Texas A&M (4-0), MSU Denver 1-2
Venue: Auraria Events Center
Location: Denver, Colorado
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders):
 - Points: Tyesha Taylor (WT, 23 Points), Jonalyn Wittwer (MSUD, 18 Points)
 - Rebounds: Deleyah Harris (WT, 7 Rebounds), Jaelynn Smith (MSUD, 7 Rebounds)
 - Assists: Jaelynn Smith (MSUD, 9 Assists), Megan Gamble (WT, 7 Assists)
 - Steals: Deleyah Harris (WT, 2 Steals)
 - Blocks: Losalini Katia (MSUD, 3 Blocks), Tyesha Taylor (WT, 2 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Texas A&M was led offensively by Tyesha Taylor with a career-high 23 points as the senior went 11-of-17 from the floor followed by Deleyah Harris with 13 points, Harris grabbed seven rebounds for the Lady Buffs while Megan Gamble dished out seven assist in the win.
-  Jonalyn Wittwer led the way for the Roadrunners with 18 points as she went 6-of-8 from the floor with all of her shots coming from behind the arc, Jaelynn Smith registered seven rebounds to go along with nine assist and a steal.
 
FIRST HALF:
- The Lady Buffs went 13-of-27 (48.1%) from the floor including 4-of-9 (44.4%) from behind the arc and 2-of-6 (33.3%) from the free throw line with 14 rebounds (five offensive, nine defensive), eight assists, five turnover, no blocks and two steals.
- MSU Denver finished the first half going 10-of-24 (41.7%) from the field including 2-of-7 (28.6%) from deep and a perfect 2-of-2 from the charity stripe with 16 total rebounds (five offensive, 11 defensive), seven assists, 10 turnovers, two blocks and one steal.

SECOND HALF:
- WT finished the game going 25-of-51 (49%) from the floor including 5-of-12 (41.7%) from deep and 11-of-17 (64.7%) from the free throw line with 27 rebounds (seven offensive, 20 defensive), 16 assists, 13 turnovers, three blocks and seven steals.
- The Roadrunners went 26-of-56 (46.4%) from the field including 7-of-16 (43.8%) from behind the arc and 4-of-6 (66.7%) from the charity stripe with 33 total rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), 16 assists, 16 turnovers, five blocks and one steal in the loss.
 
UP NEXT:
The Lady Buffs return to the friendly confines of the First United Bank Center next weekend as they host the annual Pak-A-Sak WT Thanksgiving Classic with matchups against New Mexico Highlands and Colorado State-Pueblo.