SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The #16 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M came up with big defensive stops all night long as they allowed just 12 points in the second half which is third lowest in program history including a scoreless fourth quarter by the St. Mary's Rattlers on Saturday night at the McDermott Center on the campus of Incarnate Word during Lone Star Conference action in a 57-43 victory.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #16 West Texas A&M 57, St. Mary's 43
Records: West Texas A&M (9-3, 2-1 LSC), StMU (2-6, 1-3 LSC)
Venue: McDermott Center
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs lead 8-0 (W8)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Soteria Banks (StMU, 20 Points), Delaney Nix (WT, 19 Points)
- Rebounds: Hannah Wilson (StMU, 8 Rebounds), Soteria Banks (StMU, 7 Rebounds)
- Assists: Megan Gamble (WT, 6 Assists), Alexia Torres (StMU, 3 Assists)
- Steals: Sydney Hardeman (StMU, 2 Steals)
- Blocks: Tiana Parker (WT, 5 Blocks)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led by Delaney Nix who went 7-of-12 from the field including 5-of-10 from behind the arc to score 19 points followed by Abby Spurgin with 11 and Megan Gamble with 10, Gamble dished out a game-high six assists to go along with six boards while Tiana Parker rejected five shots in the paint for the Lady Buffs.
- The Rattlers were led by the LSC's leading scorer Soteria Banks who went 7-of-16 from the floor and 3-of-5 from deep for a game-high 20 points to go along with seven rebounds, Hannah Wilson grabbed eight rebounds while Alexia Torres dished out three assists.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs finished the first half going 9-of-24 (37.5%) from the floor including 4-of-12 (33.3%) from behind the arc and 0-of-1 from the free throw line with 15 rebounds (six offensive, nine defensive), six assists, 10 turnovers, two steals and one block.
- StMU went 11-of-25 (44%) from the floor in the first half including 6-of-11 (54.5%) from deep and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe with 15 rebounds (five offensive, 10 defensive), six assists, seven turnovers, two steals and one block.
 
SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 20-of-45 (44.4%) from the floor including 6-of-19 (31.6%) from deep and 11-of-18 (61.1%) from the charity stripe with 36 total rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), 13 assists, 17 turnovers, three steals and five blocks win the win.
- The Rattlers went 15-of-51 (29.4%) from the field on the night including 6-of-17 (35.3%) from behind the arc and a perfect 7-of-7 from the line to go along with 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), eight assists, 14 turnovers, six steals and one block.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs return to the friendly confines of the First United Bank on Thursday night as they host the Oklahoma Christian Lady Eagles in Lone Star Conference action with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. in Canyon.