CANYON, TEXAS – No. 20 West Texas A&M Women's Basketball (2-1, 0-0 LSC) cruised to a 78-37 victory over Wayland Baptist Monday afternoon at the First United Bank Center. The Lady Buffs defense forced 25 turnovers for 20 points while holding the Flying Queens to 17.3% from the field.
WT set the tone early defensively as they were active, pressing, and forcing turnovers. The Lady Buffs burst out to a 10-2 advantage as they forced three turnovers while capitalizing on those chances two and a half minutes into the game. West Texas A&M pushed the lead up to double-digits after a triple by
Abbi Holder who drained a slot three. WT ended the first quarter up 21-8 after
Kerbie Cash came away with a steal on a trap and outlet the ball to
Ella Brown who finished the breakaway layup right before time expired.
Opening the second quarter on a 6-0 run after Brown cashed a three, the lead got up to 19 after holding WBU scoreless through the first three minutes. The Lady Buffs held firm on their lead as they continued to play with pace and attack in transition following stifling defense. West Texas A&M would go into halftime with a 43-19 advantage.
The second half saw similar results as WT led by 20+ points the rest of the game with their biggest lead coming at 41 points. The score would finalize at 78-37 in favor of the Lady Buffs. The defense shined throughout as they held WBU to less than 11 points in every quarter on less than 25% from the field. They also forced 25 turnovers in the game.
Top Lady Buffs
- Ella Brown played in her first career game as a Lady Buff and scored 14 points on 5/8 shooting. She cashed four of her seven three-pointers while adding three rebounds.
- Taejhuan Hill nearly recorded a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds (four offensive). Hill shot 5/9 from the field and added a block. She has grabbed nine or more rebounds in every game this season.
- Taylor Haggan totaled seven points, 12 rebounds (seven offensive), and four assists in the game while shooting 3/6. This was her second game with 12+ boards and 4+ assists.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 13-8 all-time against Wayland Baptist.
- WT led the game in field goal percentage (43.2-17.2), three-pointers made (7-4), rebounds (59-37), offensive rebounds (26-17), assists (22-6), blocks (4-1), steals (12-11), points in the paint (50-10), points off turnovers (20-13), second chance points (22-8), fast break points (14-2), and bench points (42-8).
- Julie Nekolna scored 10 points and snagged six rebounds (four offensive). She also shot 5/11 from the field.
- Kerbie Cash stuffed the stat sheet with six points (3/5), five rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Cash has had 5+ rebounds in every game.
- Arissa Garcia nabbed three steals while adding two points and an assist.
- Abbi Holder recorded seven points on 3/7 shooting.
- Juliet Slater notched four points, three rebounds, three assists, and a block.
- Brooklyn Scurry tallied two points, six rebounds, and four stocks (two steals and two blocks).
- Ciara Harris and Natalia Tarango both scored three points with Harris adding three rebounds and a steal. Tarrango also made her Lady Buff debut.
- Mylasia Smith posted four points and two rebounds.
- Zarai Lewis came away with two points, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal.
Up Next
West Texas A&M returns to action on Friday, November 13 as they take on MSU Denver in the South Central Regional Challenge in Denver, Colorado. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. CT
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