WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lady Falcons overcome halftime deficit, beat St. Mary's
SAN ANTONIO The UTPB women’s basketball team defeated St. Mary’s 60-57 thanks to a quartet of double-digit scorers Thursday night at Bill Greehey Arena.
UTPB’s Taniqua Ards scored 12 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, while teammates Teisha King, Tammy Acosta and Jessi Cowden chipped in 12, 10 and 10 points, respectively.
The Lady Falcons (14-6 overall, 5-2 Heartland Conference) trailed 30-27 at halftime, but overcame the deficit and took the lead with a 16-12 run capped by a three-point play by King.
UTPB took a 43-42 lead after King made a free throw with 10:45 left and increased their lead to seven at one point.
The Lady Rattlers had three players — Kathryn Galindo (15 points), DeAnna Patterson (12) and Felicia Jacobs (11) — score in double figures.
St. Mary’s (9-14, 4-3) shot 39 percent from the field and made 87 percent (14-of-16) of its free throws.
>> UTPB 60, St. Mary’s 57
UTPB
(14-6 overall, 5-2 Heartland Conference)
Taniqua Ards 6-8 0-2 12, Clarissa Davis 3-4 1-1 7, Tammy Acosta 4-12 1-1 11, Jessi Cowden 3-7 2-3 10, Cashena Mathis 1-3 0-0 2, Teisha King 5-12 2-2 12, Tina Lira 1-2 0-0 2, Lauren Unger 1-6 0-0 3, Briannah Matthews 1-1 0-4 4. Totals 25-55 6-13 60.
ST. MARY’S (9-14, 4-3)
Amber Sophus 0-0 2-2 2, Morgan Pullins 2-6 0-0 2, Bria Bell 1-3 0-0 2, Jackie Edwards 2-12 0-0 4, DeAnna Patterson 4-9 2-2 12, Felicia Jacobs 4-5 2-2 11, Liz Boyd 1-5 3-4 5, Kathryn Galindo 5-9 5-6 15, Chesney Neely 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-52 14-16 57.
Halftime — St. Mary’s 30, UTPB 27. 3-Point goals — UTPB 4-15 (Cowden 2-4, Acosta 1-4, Unger 1-4), St. Mary’s 3-7 (Patterson 2-5, Jacobs 1-1, Edwards 0-1). Total fouls — UTPB 18, St. Mary’s 12. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. Rebounds — UTPB 33 (Ards 7), St. Mary’s 28 (Boyd 6). Assists — UTPB 11 (King 4), St. Mary’s 9 (Edwards 4).
