CANYON, Texas – The #22 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M had four players in double-figures on Saturday afternoon as they led by nine points after the first quarter and never looked back in a 93-57 Lone Star Conference win over the UT Permian Basin Falcons at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: #22 West Texas A&M93-, UT Permian Basin 57
Records: West Texas A&M (19-3, 11-3 LSC), UT Permian Basin (3-19, 0-14 LSC)
Venue: First United Bank Center
Location: Canyon, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs lead 8-1 (W7)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Tyesha Taylor (WT, 19 Points), Lexy Hightower (WT, 18 Points)
- Rebounds: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 6 Rebounds), Juliette Akinwole (UTPB, 6 Rebounds) 
- Assists: Megan Gamble (WT, 8 Assists), Nyachristmak Puok (UTPB, 4 Assists)
- Steals: Delaney Nix (WT, 2 Steals), Nathalie Linden (WT, 2 Steals)
- Blocks: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 1 Block), Lucy Burke (WT, 1 Block), Nyachristmas Puol (UTPB, 1 Block), Kristian James (UTPB. 1 Block), Lemia Ntor-Ue (UTPB, 1 Block)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led offensively by Tyesha Taylor who went a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor and 1-of-3 from the free throw line for 19 points followed by Lexy Hightower with 18, Braylyn Dollar grabbed a team-high six boards while Megan Gamble led all players with eight assists in the win.
- Nyachristmas Puok led the way for the Falcons as she went 7-of-11 from the floor for 15 points, Juliette Akinwole grabbed six rebounds on the afternoon while Puok dished out four assists to go along with a block.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs finished the first half going 17-of-25 (68%) from the floor including 8-of-14 (57.1%) from behind the arc and 4-of-7 (57.1%) from the free throw line with eight rebounds (two offensive, six defensive), 13 assists, four turnovers, no blocks and three steals.
- UT Permian Basin went 11-of-22 (50%) from the field in the opening half including 1-of-3 (33.3%) from deep and 1-of-2 (50%) from the charity stripe with 12 rebounds (five offensive, seven defensive), seven assists, 11 turnovers, one block and one steal.

SECOND HALF
- WT finished the game going 36-of-53 (67.9%) from the floor including 10-of-22 (45.5%) from behind the arc and 11-of-17 (64.7%) from the charity stripe with 20 rebounds (four offensive, 16 defensive), 27 assists, 11 turnovers, two blocks and 11 steals.
- The Falcons went 24-of-50 (48%) from the field in the game including 3-of-9 (33.3%) from deep and 6-of-8 (75%) from the free throw line with 24 rebounds (11 offensive, 13 defensive), 11 assists, 22 turnovers, three blocks and four steals in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs continue their homestand on Thursday night with a big Lone Star Conference showdown with the #19 Belles of Angelo State with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. at the First United Bank Center in Canyon.