CANYON, Texas – The #6 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M used a fourth quarter run to outlast the Colorado Mesa Mavericks in a rematch of last year's South Central Regional Quarterfinals on Friday night as they picked up a 76-63 victory at the King Center in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Karley Motschenbacher led the way for the Lady Buffs as the sophomore guard from Moorhead, Minnesota went just 2-of-10 from the floor but finished 8-of-11 from the free throw line for a team-high 13 points to go along with nine rebounds and a steal.
Braylyn Dollar went 3-of-5 from the field and 4-of-6 from the stripe to finish with 11 points and five rebounds while dishing out three assists to go along with a pair of steals.
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The Lady Buffs finished the game going 25-of-61 (41%) from the floor including 6-of-20 (30%) from behind the arc and 20-of-25 (80%) from the free throw line to go along with 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), 10 assists, 11 turnovers, one block and four steals.
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Monica Brooks led all players with a game-high 18 points as the senior from Shawnee, Oklahoma finished the game going 7-of-12 from the floor including 2-of-2 from deep to go along with two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. CMU went 24-of-55 (43.6%) from the field including 6-of-17 (35.3%) from deep and 9-of-17 (52.9%) from the stripe with 24 rebounds (three offensive, 21 defensive), 13 assists 12 turnovers, two blocks and five steals.
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The Lady Buffs close out their road trip on Saturday night as they take on the Hardrockers of South Dakota Mines with tipoff set for 8 p.m. CT at the King Center.
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