CANYON, Texas – The Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M couldn't find a rhythm offensively on Thursday night as they shot just 31.7% from the floor and committed 19 turnovers during a 68-62 Lone Star Conference divisional loss to the Greyhounds of Eastern New Mexico at Greyhound Arena in Portales, New Mexico.
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Hollie Stalder and
Kyla Kane led the way offensively for the Lady Buffs as the freshmen scored 12 points each followed by
Azia Himeur with 11 and
Nyalam Thabach with 10. Stalder grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to go along with one assist and a steal.
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The Lady Buffs finished the night going 19-of-60 (31.7%) from the floor including 7-of-22 (31.8%) from deep and 17-of-20 (85%) from the free throw line with 44 rebounds (nine offensive, 35 defensive), 11 assists, 19 turnovers, two blocks and four steals.
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ENMU was led by Aashley Shipley as the junior from Tucumcari went 6-of-10 from the floor including 4-of-6 from behind the arc and 3-of-4 from the free throw line for a game-high 19 points to go along with four boards, one assist and two steals. The Hounds finished the game going 22-of-63 (34.9%) from the field including 6-of-19 (31.6%) from deep and 18-of-29 (62.1%) from the charity stripe with 43 rebounds, nine assists, 15 turnovers, two blocks and 11 steals.
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The Lady Buffs close out their Land of Enchantment road trip on Saturday afternoon as they head to Silver City, New Mexico to take on the Western New Mexico Mustangs with tipoff set for 1 p.m. CT at Drag's Court.
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