TYLER, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M went into Tyler, Texas for the first time in program history and came away with a 76-54 Lone Star Conference crossover victory at the Herrington Patriot Center in front of 500 fans on Thursday night.
 
THE BASICS
The Matchup: West Texas A&M 75, UT Tyler 54
Records: WT (23-5, 16-3 LSC), UTT (3-20, 1-18 LSC)
Venue: Louise Herrington Patriot Center
Location: Tyler, Texas
Series History (Streak): Lady Buffs Lead, 1-0 (W1)
 
LEADING THE WAY (Statistical Leaders) 
- Points: Abby Spurgin (WT, 24 Points), Tyreesha Blaylock (UTT, 22 Points) 
- Rebounds: Abby Spurgin (WT, 10 Rebounds), Beezy Birchette (UTT, 10 Rebounds) 
- Assists: Megan Gamble (WT, 6 Assists), Kylea Johnson (UTT, 4 Assists)
- Steals: Sienna Lenz (WT, 2 Steals)
- Blocks: Braylyn Dollar (WT, 1 Block), Kelsey Crouse (UTT, 1 Block)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Lady Buffs were led by Abby Spurgin who went 9-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the free throw line with a game-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds for her third career double-double, Delaney Nix hit five long balls to follow with 15 points with Megan Gamble (11) and Siennz Lenz (10) in double-figures.
- UT Tyler was led offensively by Tyreesha Blaylock who went 9-of-18 from the floor and 4-of-9 from deep with 22 points to go along with three rebounds and one steal, Kelsey Crouse went 4-of-8 from the floor and 2-of-5 from behind the arc for 10 points while Beezy Birchette grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with two assists and one steal.
 
FIRST HALF
- The Lady Buffs went 17-of-29 (58.6%) from the field in the first half including 6-of-13 (46.2%) from deep and 4-of-7 from the free throw line (57.1%) with 22 rebounds (five offensive, 17 defensive), eight assists, seven turnovers, five steals and one blocks.
- UTT finished the first half going 12-of-28 (42.8%) from the floor including 3-of-14 (21.4%) from deep and 2-of-4 (50%) from the charity stripe with 12 rebounds (three offensive, nine defensive), six assists, six turnovers, one steal and two block.
 
SECOND HALF
- WT went 28-of-54 (51.9%) from the floor including 8-of-23 (34.8%) from deep and 12-of-20 (60%) from the free throw line with 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), 14 assists, 14 turnovers, seven steals and one block in the win.
- The Patriots went 21-of-60 (35%) from the field including 6-of-30 (20%) from deep and 6-of-10 (60%) from the charity stripe with 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), 17 assists, 11 turnovers, four steals and one block on the night.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs finish off their East Texas road trip on Saturday afternoon as they take on the undefeated #3 Lions of Texas A&M-Commerce in Lone Star Conference crossover action with tipoff scheduled for 2 p.m. at the TAMUC Fieldhouse.