LAWTON, Oklahoma – The #5 Lady Buffs West Texas A&M committed 28 turnovers on Saturday afternoon as they dropped consecutive Lone Star Conference contests for the first time in over three years with a 70-60 loss to the Cameron Aggies in LSC crossover action at Aggie Gymnasium in Lawton, Oklahoma.
 
Lexy Hightower led the way offensively for the Lady Buffs as the senior went 7-of-16 from the field including 1-of-5 from behind the arc for a team-high 17 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. Fellow senior Abby Spurgin finished the game going 3-of-4 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the free throw line for 14 points to go along with six rebounds and a block as the Fredericksburg product is now just the second player in program history with 200 career blocks.
 
The Lady Buffs finished the afternoon going 21-of-49 (42.9%) from the floor including 5-of-21 (23.8%) from deep and 13-of-16 (81.3%) from the charity stripe with 47 rebounds (14 offensive, 33 defensive), 13 assists, 28 turnovers, four blocks and four steals.
 
Cameron was led by Maighan Hedge who went 6-of-15 from the floor including 6-of-8 from the free throw line for a game-high 18 points to go along with five rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Aggies finished the game going 22-of-58 (37.9%) from the field including 5-of-17 (29.4%) from deep and 21-of-26 (80.8%) from the charity stripe with 20 rebounds (six offensive, 14 defensive), 11 assists, six turnovers, two blocks and eight steals in the win.
 
HALFTIME REPORT
The Lady Buffs trailed 39-28 heading into the locker room as they went 9-of-20 (45%) from the field including 1-of-7 (14.3%) from deep and 9-of-12 (75%) from the free throw line with 24 rebounds (eight offensive, 16 defensive), five assists, 18 turnovers, two blocks and two steals. Cameron finished the first half going 14-of-31 (45.2%) from the floor including 5-of-12 (41.7%) from behind the arc and 6-of-8 (75%) from the charity stripe with six rebounds (two offensive, four defensive), seven assists, three turnovers, one block and six steals.
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs will travel to Lubbock, Texas on Thursday night as they take on the top-ranked Lady Chaps of Lubbock Christian with tipoff scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Rip Griffin Center.