KINGSVILLE, Texas – The #2 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M trailed by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter on Thursday night before fighting back to cut the lead to just two before the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas escaped with an 86-84 Lone Star Conference victory at the Steinke Center to hand WT their first loss of the season and snap an 18-game losing streak to the Lady Buffs.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: Texas A&M-Kingsville 86, #2 West Texas A&M 84
Records: West Texas A&M (12-1, 4-1 LSC), Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-7, 2-3 LSC)
Venue: Steinke Center
Location: Kingsville, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs lead 60-9 (L1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders):
 - Points: Tyesha Taylor (WT, 23 Points), Lexy Hightower (WT, 23 Points), Cloe Lane (TAMUK, 23 Points)
 - Rebounds: Bri-Anna Soliz (TAMUK, 15 Rebounds), Deleyah Harris (WT, 9 Rebounds)
 - Assists: Megan Gamble (WT, 8 Assists), Deleyah Harris (WT, 5 Assists)
 - Steals: Deleyah Harris (WT, 2 Steals)
 - Blocks: Tyesha Taylor (WT, 2 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- West Texas A&M was led offensively by Tyesha Taylor and Lexy Hightower with 23 points each followed by Megan Gamble with 13, Deleyah Harris grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go along with a pair of steals while Gamble dished out eight assists on the night.
- Cloe Lane led the way for the Javelinas as she went 7-of-14 from the floor including 4-of-8 from deep and 5-of-6 from the charity stripe with 23 points followed by Brynae Thompson with 20, Bri-Anna Soliz grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds to go along with 13 points for a double-double.
 
FIRST HALF:
- The Lady Buffs went 15-of-31 (48.4%) from the floor including 1-of-12 (8.3%) from behind the arc and 4-of-10 (40%) from the free throw line to go along with 17 rebounds (six offensive, 11 defensive), nine assists, seven turnovers, one block and three steals.
- Texas A&M-Kingsville finished the first half going 10-of-25 (40%) from the field including 5-of-10 (50%) from deep and 17-of-18 (94.4%) from the charity stripe with 18 rebounds (five offensive, 13 defensive), six assists, eight turnovers, one block and two steals.

SECOND HALF:
- WT finished the game going 33-of-63 (52.4%) from the field including 5-of-24 (20.8%) from deep and 13-of-24 (54.2%) from the charity stripe with 35 total rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), 17 assists, 11 turnovers, four blocks and six steals.
- The Javelinas went 23-of-55 (41.8%) from the floor including 12-of-22 (54.5%) from behind the arc and 28-of-34 (82.4%) at the free throw line with 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), 14 assists, 14 turnovers, one block and two steals in the win.
 
UP NEXT:
The Lady Buffs finish off their six-game road trip on Saturday afternoon as they head to San Angelo, Texas to take on the rival #18 Belles of Angelo State with tipoff set for 2 p.m. at the Junell Center.