CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M kept their trip to Frisco, Texas going for one more day as
Zamorye Roberts and
Lauren Taylor scored 18 points each to send WT to the Lone Star Conference Championship game with a 63-58 victory over #14 Lubbock Christian at the Comerica Center.
Taylor led the way for the Lady Buffs as the junior went 6-of-9 from the floor including 2-of-3 from deep and 4-of-6 from the free throw line to tie a team-high with 18 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Roberts finished the night going 6-of-14 from the floor rand 3-of-7 from behind the arc with 18 points to go along with three boards, two assists and a steal.
The Lady Buffs finished the night going 21-of-51 (41.2%) including 8-of-18 (44.4%) from deep and 13-of-19 (68.4%) from the free throw line to go along with 38 rebounds (eight offensive, 30 defensive), 15 assists, 15 turnovers, six blocks and five steals.
Allie Schulte paced the Lubbock Christian offense as the senior went 4-of-11 from the floor including 1-of-5 from deep and 6-of-7 from the free throw line for a team-high 15 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. LCU went 18-of-54 (33.3%) from the floor including 5-of-20 (25%) from deep and 17-of-18 (94.4%) from the stripe with 30 rebounds, seven assists, nine turnovers, two blocks and nine steals.
The Lady Buffs move on to their 23
rd appearance in the Lone Star Conference Title Game on Sunday afternoon with tipoff set for 3:30 p.m. in Frisco as they will take on the winner of the Texas A&M-Commerce/UT Tyler semifinal game taking place later tonight at the Comerica Center.
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