CANYON, Texas – The eighth ranked Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M trailed by 16 points heading into the locker room for halftime before showing heart with a big second half comeback before falling to the rival TexAnnns of Tarleton in Lone Star Conference action at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: Tarleton 72, #8 West Texas A&M 65
Records: West Texas A&M (14-2, 6-2 LSC), Tarleton (11-5, 4-4 LSC)
Venue: First United Bank Center
Location: Canyon, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs lead 38-12 (L1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders)
 - Points: Kaylee Allen (TSU, 24 Points), Delaney Nix (WT, 19 Points)
 - Rebounds: Deleyah Harris (WT, 6 Rebounds), Mackenzie Hailey (TSU, 6 Rebounds)
 - Assists: McKinley Bostad (TSU. 6 Assists), Kylie Collins (TSU 4 Assists)
 - Steals: Delaney Nix (WT, 2 Steals), Lexy Hightower (WT, 2 Steals), Tyesha Taylor (WT, 2 Steals), Mackenzie Hailey (TSU, 2 Steals), Kylie Collins (TSU, 2 Steals)
 - Blocks: Megan Gamble (WT, 1 Block), Katie Webster (TSU, 1 Block)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- West Texas A&M was led offensively by Delaney Nix who went 6-of-11 from the floor including 4-of-8 from behind the arc for 19 points followed by Lexy Hightower with 15 and Tyesha Taylor with 12, Deleyah Harris grabbed a team-high six rebounds while Nathalie Linden dished out three assists.
- Kaylee Allen led all players with 24 points on the afternoon as the Savannah State transfer went 8-of-15 from the floor and 6-of-10 from deep followed by Katie Webster and Mackenzie Hailey with 13 points each, Hailey grabbed six rebounds while Kylie Collins dished out six assists in the win.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs went 10-of-22 (45.5%) from the field including 2-of-9 (22.2%) from deep and 4-of-8 (50%) from the free throw line to go along with 12 rebounds (two offensive, 10 defensive), six assists, eight turnovers, three steals and one block.
- Tarleton finished the first half going 14-of-29 (48.3%) from the field including 8-of-12 (66.7%) from behind the arc and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe with 16 rebounds (five offensive, 11 defensive), nine assists, four turnovers, three steals and no blocks.

SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 24-of-48 (50%) from the floor including 6-of-20 (30%) from behind the arc and 11-of-19 (57.9%) from the charity stripe with 23 rebounds (four offensive 19 defensive), nine assists, 16 turnovers, seven steals and one block.
- The TexAnns went 24-of-51 (47.1%) from the field including 9-of-16 (56.3%) from deep and 15-of-16 (93.8%) from the free throw line with 28 rebounds (seven offensive, 21 defensive), 15 assists, 14 turnovers, six steals and one block on the afternoon.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs make the short trip down Highway 60 toward Portales, New Mexico on Tuesday night as they take on the rival Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico with tipoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT at Greyhound Arena.