CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs overcame a six-point halftime deficit as they connected 12 times from behind the arc on Saturday afternoon to pick up WT's 250^th win inside of the First United Bank Center with a 62-53 decision over the UT Tyler Patriots in Lone Star Conference action. The Lady Buffs are now an incredible 250-37 inside of the FUBC since the facility opened on January 26, 2002 for a winning percentage of 87.1%.
 
Lauren Taylor led the way for the Lady Buffs as the Tennessee product went 6-of-12 from the floor including 3-of-5 from deep for a game-high 16 points to go along with six rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals. Karley Motschenbacher finished the afternoon going 3-of-10 from the field as the freshman scored eight points while leading the Lady Buffs in rebounds with seven.
 
The Lady Buffs finished the afternoon going 21-of-63 (33.3%) from the floor including 12-of-31 (38.7%) from deep and 8-of-12 (66.7%) from the free throw line to go along with 35 rebounds (15 offensive, 20 defensive), 19 assists, 11 turnovers, four blocks and four steals.
 
Liah Davis led the way offensively for the Patriots as the Colorado Springs native went 4-of-13 from the floor including 3-of-4 from the charity stripe with 11 points to go along with seven rebounds and an assist. UTT went 18-of-42 (42.9%) from the field including 4-of-9 (44.4%) from behind the arc and 13-of-18 (72.2%) from the free throw line to go along with 31 rebounds (four offensive, 27 defensive), four assists, 18 turnovers, one block and four steals.
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Lady Buffs head to the Hill Country for Lone Star Conference action next weekend as they take on the Hilltoppers of St. Edward's on Thursday night with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. at the Rec and Convocation Center in Austin.