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LSC BASKETBALL
The Angelo State men (7-0) and West Texas A&M women (5-0) are the lone unbeaten Lone Star Conference
teams after three weeks of non-conference action.
The LSC men have a 36-14 overall record so far this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s
teams are currently 5-4 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 12-8 against the Rocky Mountain
Athletic Conference.
The LSC women are 30-18 overall. The women’s squads are currently 12-6 combined against the Heartland,
and 7-6 versus RMAC teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MEN’S OFFENSIVE
David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M University, SO, Guard, Arlington, Texas, Bowie HS
Chavlovich had another monster week for the Buffs as the sophomore guard led WT to three straight home
wins over Science & Arts, Nova Southeastern and Emporia State to be named a member of the 2015 Pak-A-Sak
WT Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team as the Buffs moved to 5-2 on the season. The Arlington native
averaged 23.5 points per game as he went 22-of-42 (52.4 percent) from the floor including 13-of-28 (46.4) from
deep and 13-of-16 (81.3) from the free throw line in three games with five rebounds, 13 assists, one block and
three steals on the week. Tuesday night saw Chavlovich take 21 points into the locker room at the half against
USAO as he finished with 29 total points followed by a 23 point performance against Nova Southeastern before
ending the weekend with 18 against Emporia State to pick-up All-Tournament Team accolades.
MEN’S DEFENSIVE
Jamar Goodwin, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, SR, Guard, Dallas, Texas, Ennis HS
Texas A&M-Kingsville went 2-0 with wins over Ouachita Baptist and CSU-Pueblo... Goodwin went 5-of-10 from
the field with 14 points, three steals, four rebounds, a blocked shot and three assists in the win over the Tigers
and followed with nine rebounds and two blocks and 10 points in the overtime win over the ThunderWolves,
a team that upset No. 1 Tarleton State the night before... the Javelinas held opponents to 67 points per game
to improve to 5-1 in 2015-16.
WOMEN’S OFFENSIVE
Lilley Vander Zee, West Texas A&M University, JR, Center, Granbury, Texas, Granbury HS
Vander Zee had a breakout game for the Lady Buffs scoring a career-high 19 points and earning PAK-A-SAK Lady
Buff Thanksgiving Classic Most Valuable Player honors. She went 7 of 10 from the field and 5 of 6 from the line,
while pulling down a team-high seven rebounds with one assist and one steal in the Lady Buffs’ 90-57 win over
Texas A&M-International Saturday improving to 5-0 on the year.
WOMEN’S DEFENSIVE
Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s University, JR, Center, Dallas, Texas, Ursuline, Academy HS
Maxwell led the Pioneers’ defense with a team-best 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in the two wins last week.
She helped TWU hold opponents to 49.5 points per game and a 31.0 field goal percentage. Maxwell recorded
a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in a road win at East Central and then added 9 points, 8
rebounds and 4 blocks in a win against Henderson State. She has recorded four blocks in three of the six
games this season and leads the Lone Star Conference with 17 blocks and 2.8 blocks per game. On the season,
Maxwell is averaging 8.0 rebounds and 9.7 points.
MEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
EJ Reed, Tarleton State University, continues to lead No. 1 Tarleton in scoring, with the senior averaging
20.5 points over the week. Reed had a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds against Colorado State-Pueblo,
his fourth double-double of the year. Reed followed up with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting against Ouachita
Baptist. Reed had seven offensive rebounds and shot .652 for the week and is averaging 21.3 points on .672
percent shooting for the year.
Stedman Allen, Angelo State University, was a constant for the Rams in it two victories over the Thanksgiving
weekend. The senior forward dropped a team leading 40 points for ASU. He shot .667 from the field and from
the line sinking 18-27 field goals and 4-6 foul shots. He pulled down 13 total boards with seven coming on
offense and six on defense. Allen also added a steal to his defensive numbers.
Jordan Stevens, Midwestern State University, scored 17 points a game leading Midwestern State to big
wins over No. 3 Bellarmine (Ky.) and Southern Indiana last weekend at the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic in
Evansville, Ind. The 6-foot senior Columbia, Mo. drilled four 3-pointers to finish with 14 points in a 77-71 win
over Bellarmine on Friday then had 16 points and dished out five assists as MSU dealt Southern Indiana its first
non-conference home loss since 2007-08 by an 86-69 margin. Stevens thumped the nets for a game-high 21
points in a loss to Colorado State-Pueblo earlier in the week at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
Anthony Adams, Texas A&M University - Commerce, led the Lions to a 1-1 week at the Holiday Inn-Airport
Thanksgiving Classic over the weekend. Adams opened the tournament with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from
the floor in the Lions 77-62 win over Western State. He knocked down two of his three three-point attempts in
his 24 minutes of play. In game two, Adams again tallied 14 points in the Lions 76-85 loss to tournament host
Colorado Mesa.
MEN’S STANDINGS
School LSC Overall Streak
Angelo State 0-0 7-0 W7
Midwestern State 0-0 5-1 W2
Tarleton State 0-0 5-1 W1
Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 5-1 W3
West Texas A&M 0-0 5-2 W4
Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 3-2 L1
Cameron 0-0 4-3 L1
Eastern New Mexico 0-0 2-4 W1
WOMEN’S STANDINGS
School LSC Overall Streak
West Texas A&M 0-0 5-0 W5
Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 5-1 W2
Cameron 0-0 4-1 W2
Angelo State 0-0 3-1 L1
Texas Woman’s 0-0 4-2 W2
Eastern New Mexico 0-0 3-2 W2
Tarleton State 0-0 3-2 L1
Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 2-3 L1
Midwestern State 0-0 1-6 L4
MEN’S SCHEDULE
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
West Texas A&M at Oklahoma Panhandle, 7 p.m.
Arlington Baptist at Tarleton State, 7:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s at Midwestern State, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Eastern New Mexico at Texas A&M Int’l, 7 p.m.
Texas A&M-Kingsville at St. Edward’s, 7 p.m.
Cameron at Dallas Baptist, 7 p.m.
Northern New Mexico at Angelo State, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
West Texas A&M at Lubbock Christian, 8 p.m.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Eastern New Mexico at St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma Christian at Midwestern State, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Cameron at Rogers State, 4 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
Monday, November 30, 2015
Southeastern Oklahoma at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m.
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Texas-Permian Basin, 6 p.m.
Texas Wesleyan at Texas Woman’s, 7 p.m.
Eastern New Mexico at Western New Mexico, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Arlington Baptist at Tarleton State, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
West Texas A&M at Oklahoma Panhandle, 5:30 p.m.
Texas Wesleyan at Angelo State, 5:30 p.m.
Texas A&M-Kingsville at St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Midwestern State at Lubbock Christian, 6:00 p.m.
Oklahoma Christian at Texas Woman’s, 7 p.m.
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WEEKLY RELEASE | NOVEMBER 30, 2015
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Jordan Evans, West Texas A&M University, guided the Buffs to three wins this past week to run their win
streak to four as the Houston native averaged 15.7 points per game to go along with 7.0 rebounds per contest
to run WT’s record to 5-2 with wins over University of Science & Arts, Nova Southeastern and Emporia State
to be named the MVP of the 2015 Pak-A-Sak WT Thanksgiving Classic. The sophomore guard went 15-of-34
(44.1%) from the floor including 9-of-26 (34.6%) from long range and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line
to go along with 21 total rebounds (three offensive, 18 defensive), five assists, one block and four steals in WT’s
three wins. Friday’s matchup with NSU saw Evans go 7-of-14 from the floor and 4-of-11 from deep to register a
career high 24 points to go along with seven rebounds in the contest.
Bryant Crowder, Texas A&M University - Commerce, recorded six blocks in a single-game, one shy of the
A&M-Commerce single-game record, in the Lions 77-62 win over Western State in game one of the Holiday Inn-
Airport Thanksgiving Classic. Crowder’s single-game mark leads the LSC and is tied of the third highest mark in a
single-game in the NCAA. He also hauled in nine rebounds in the win. In game two, an 85-76 loss to tournament
host Colorado Mesa, Crowder tallied 11 points, three rebounds a blocked shot.
JV Long, Cameron University, provided Cameron plenty of support from both ends of the court in their 2-1
week. The redshirt-freshman recorded 11 assists and four takeaways against Dallas Christian. His assist total
at the time was the sixth most this season in NCAA Division II basketball and tied for the most out of the LSC.
Additionally, his four steals is the most for an individual from CU in 19 contests. Long recorded a pair of assists
against #5 ranked Drury but he nailed a fade-away jumper with three seconds to go to give the Aggies a 72-70
upset road win. On Saturday against Truman, Long had a one more steal, seven rebounds, five assists, and nine
points. In his three games this week, Long shot 47.1% on the floor and averaged 7.7 points. After missing
nearly two full seasons due to injuries, Long is fourth in the LSC in assists and third in steals.
Khapri Alston, Midwestern State University, averaged a double-double while leading Midwestern State to a
pair of big wins over No. 3 Bellarmine (Ky.) and Southern Indiana last weekend in the Bill Joergens Memorial
Classic in Evansville, Ind. The 6-5 senior forward narrowly missed a double-double with 13 points and nine
rebounds in a 77-71 win over Bellarmine before notching his third double-double of the season finishing with
16 points and 10 rebounds as MSU dealt Southern Indiana its first non-conference home loss since 2007-08 by
an 86-69 margin. Alston booked 17 points and a season-high 13 rebounds in a loss to Colorado State-Pueblo
earlier in the week at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. For the week, he averaged 15.3 points and 10.7 rebounds in 25
minutes per game while shooing 55.6 percent from the field (15-of-27) and 80 percent from the charity stripe
(16-of-20).
Malcolm Hamilton, Tarleton State University, recorded his first-career double-double over the weekend with
16 points, 11 rebounds (all defensive) along with 3 steals in a win over Ouachita Baptist. The 11 rebounds were
also a career high for the senior. Hamilton had 18 points and 8 rebounds and a season-high four assists against
Colorado State-Pueblo. For the week, Hamilton averaged 17 points, a team-best 9.5 rebounds, 2 steals and 3
assists.
Omari Gudul, Angelo State University, was a wall for the Rams defense in the pair of victories over the
weekend. The senior amassed a team high seven blocks and nine defensive rebounds in two games. He also
added a steal to his defensive numbers. The forward dropped in 17 points and pulled down eight offensive
rebounds to aid the offensive efforts. The forward was 7-12 from the field and 3-4 from the line.
WOMEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Averie Mack, Tarleton State University, had an incredible performance off the Tarleton bench in Tuesday’s
game against Texas A&M International. The sophomore from Abilene scored 19 points and grabbed 14
rebounds – both career highs – to record her first collegiate double-double. She is the first Tarleton player since
Kiara Wright in 2011 to record a double-double off the bench against an NCAA opponent. She grabbed eight
offensive rebounds and six defensive boards while also dishing out one assist. She also hit 11 of her 12 free
throws.
Brandi Leal, Cameron University, was nearly perfect on the floor against Texas A&M-International on Friday
going 6-for-7. The senior from Amarillo, Texas nailed five treys and had 17 points in Cameron’s 77-58 victory.
Leal has turned the corner after opening the season 4-for-18 from long range in CU’s first four games, she has
gone 11-for-16 with the deep ball in the Aggies last two contests. In six games this season, Leal is averaging 2.7
three pointers and is shooting over 47% at the arc.
Kenesha Saygo, Texas Woman’s University, helped the Pioneers to a 2-0 record with a team-best 14.5 points
per game. She scored a game-high 19 points in a road win at East Central and then scored a team-high 10
points in a win against Henderson State. Saygo single-handedly outscored ECU 10-5 in the final two minutes to
turn a two-point lead into a seven-point win. She also shot 47.6 percent from the floor and 80.0 percent from
the free-throw line in the two games.
TaSheena Moore, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, led the Javelinas to a 2-0 mark this week with wins over
South Central Regional opponents St. Edward’s and UTPB... the Javelinas are 5-1 this season... she added 8
rebounds, nine turnovers and two steals in the two victories... the Javelinas have three games this week.
KeAnna Kelly, Angelo State University, led the Belles to an 81-76 win over Missouri S&T. The sophomore
scored a game high 16 points and hit 4-of-6 from the 3-point line. Kelly averaged 12.0 points per game during
the St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic and hit five 3-pointers. She was a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe and
added five steals over the weekend.
Sarah Stinnett, Eastern New Mexico University, poured in 12 points to pace the Greyhounds to an 80-69 win
at New Mexico Highlands. She shot .385 from the floor, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out five assists and had
two steals.
Hannah Alexander, West Texas A&M University, came off the bench for 11 points, six rebounds on 5 of 8
shooting helping the Lady Buffs to a 90-57 win over Texas A&M-International Saturday in the PAK-A-SAK Lady
Buff Thanksgiving Classic as the team improved to 5-0 on the year. Alexander’s six rebounds was good for
second on the team as she had two steals tying for the team-lead. She pulled down a team-high four offensive
rebounds. Alexander and the Lady Buffs held TAMIU to 39.6 percent shooting for the game and 32.1 percent
in the second half. The 57 points was the fifth-straight game WT has held its opposition under 60 points.
DJ Vallier, Cameron University, picked up her third career double-double at Cameron with 12 points and 10
Saturday, December 5, 2015
West Texas A&M at Oklahoma Christian, 1 p.m.
Angelo State at St. Edward’s, 2 p.m.
Arkansas Fort Smith at Cameron, 2 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce at Rogers State, 2 p.m.
St. Mary’s at Tarleton State, 5 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Complete results at lonestarconference.org.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Date Men’s Offensive
N-17 Bretson McNeal, Midwestern State
N-24 EJ Reed, Tarleton State
N-30 David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M
Date Men’s Defensive
N-17 EJ Reed, Tarleton State
N-24 Khapri Alston, Midwestern State
N-30 Jamar Goodwin, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Date Women’s Offensive
N-17 Bailey Wipff, Tarleton State
N-24 Taylor Dorsey, Angelo State
N-30 Lilley Vander Zee, West Texas A&M
Date Women’s Defensive
N-17 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M
N-24 Madison Parker, West Texas A&M
N-30 Erin Maxwell, Texas Woman’s
A L L E N , T E X A S
LSC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCH 2-3-4-5 | ALLEN, TEXAS
LSC, CITY OF FRISCO TO HOST 2016
MEN’S BASKETBALL ELITE EIGHT
The NCAA awarded the 2016 Division II Men’s
Basketball Elite Eight to the city of Frisco, Texas.
The Lone Star Conference and Frisco Convention &
Visitors Bureau will host the event March 23-24-26.
The Elite Eight will take place in the state of Texas
for the first time ever at Dr Pepper Arena, a multi-
purpose sports and entertainment venue that seats
about 5,000 for basketball.
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rebounds against Texas A&M-International last Friday.
The CU senior from Houston, Texas shot 62.5% on the
floor and grabbed seven defensive boards in the 77-
58 win. Vallier also picked up a block and assisted in
holding TAMUI to 35.3% shooting on the floor.
Averie Mack, Tarleton State University, had an
incredible performance off the Tarleton bench in
Tuesday’s game against Texas A&M International.
The sophomore from Abilene scored 19 points and
grabbed 14 rebounds – both career highs – to record
her first collegiate double-double. She is the first
Tarleton player since Kiara Wright in 2011 to record
a double-double off the bench against an NCAA
opponent. She grabbed eight offensive rebounds and
six defensive boards while also dishing out one assist.
She also hit 11 of her 12 free throws.
Johna McClelland, Eastern New Mexico University,
paced a strong defensive effort which limited New
Mexico Highlands to 69 points and a .338 shooting
percentage. She grabbed five boards for the Hounds
and blocked a pair of shots to lead Eastern to an 80-
69 win.
Jasmine Prophet, Angelo State University, led the
Belles with three blocks and helped ASU hold teams
to a .496 shooting clip. The Belles defeated Missouri
S&T to 40.9-percent in the first half from the field
and 25.0-percent from the 3-point line for the game.
She grabbed four total rebounds and averaged 13.5
points per game.
MEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC
SID’s)
Angelo State
The Rams went 2-0 over the holiday weekend
defeating both Missouri Western State and Missouri
S&T in the St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic. Offensively,
Stedman Allen dropped a team leading 40 points for
ASU. He shot .667 from the field and from the line
sinking 18-27 field goals and 4-6 foul shots. He pulled
down 13 total boards with seven coming on offense
and six on defense. On defense Omari Gudul was a
wall for the Rams defense in the pair of victories over
the weekend. The senior amassed a team high seven
blocks and nine defensive rebounds in two games. He
also added a steal to his defensive numbers.
Cameron
2-1 last week.
Eastern New Mexico
1-1 last week.
Midwestern State
Midwestern State rebounded from is lone loss of
the season Tuesday against Colorado State-Pueblo
to beat No. 3 Bellarmine (Ky.) and Southern Indiana
over the weekend at the Bill Joergens Memorial
Classic in Evansville, Ind... The Mustangs improved
to 10-10 against teams ranked in the NABC Division
II Poll during the Nelson Haggerty era... MSU is 6-6
against teams ranked in the Top 10 since the start of
the 2011-12 season... Bellarmine (Ky.) was ranked No.
1 in the D2 Media Poll heading into last week... The
Mustangs handed Southern Indiana its first home loss
against a non-conference opponent since Northwest
Missouri defeated the Screaming Eagles in 2007-08 --
a span of 51 games... MSU improved to No. 5 in the
D2 Media Poll while moving up to No. 11 in the NABC
Top 25 heading into last week... The Mustangs boast
a scoring margin of +14.3 while out-rebounding the
opposition by 14.8 boards per game... Senior forward
Khapri Alston delivered two double-doubles last week
going for 17 points and 13 rebounds against Colorado
State-Pueblo on Tuesday before going for 16 points
and 10 rebounds against Southern Indiana... Alston
shot 55.6 percent from the field to average 15.3
points and 10.7 rebounds for the week... Senior guard
Jordan Stevens continued his stellar play by averaging
17 points per game while knocking down nine of his
20 shots from 3-point range... Stevens has scored in
double figures in all six of MSU’s games this season...
Senior guard Bretson McNeal buried seven triples on
his way to averages of 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and
3.0 assists last week including a game-high 17 points
against Southern Indiana... Senior guard Brandon
Golden came alive to bury four 3-pointers to lead
MSU with 16 points off of the bench in a 77-71 win
over No. 3 Bellarmine on Friday the knocked down
two triples to finish with 11 points against Southern
Indiana... Senior forward DeVaughn Jones was a
perfect 7-for-7 from the field to finish with a career-
high 17 points with six rebounds Tuesday against
Colorado State-Pueblo... Junior forwards Trevor Fuller
(7 blocks) and Magnus Richards (5 blocks) combined
to swat 12 shots over three games last week..
Tarleton State
No. 1 Tarleton dropped its first game of the season
on an overtime buzzer-beater against Colorado State-
Pueblo. The Texans rebounded with a 16-point win
against Ouachita Baptist to improve to 5-1 on the
year. Tarleton is now 21-4 in the last five seasons
after a loss and hasn’t lost two games in a row in
88 straight games. The Texans will take on Arlington
Baptist on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce
1-1 last week.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Texas A&M-Kingsville went 2-0 with wins over
Ouachita Baptist and CSU-Pueblo... the Javelinas are
now 5-1 in 2015-16, 3-1 in South Central Regional
play and 2-0 in overtime games.
West Texas A&M
The Buffs ran their win streak to four games this
past week as they went 3-0 at home with a Tuesday
night route of University of Science & Arts followed
by a pair of wins during the 2015 Pak-A-Sak WT
Thanksgiving Classic against Nova Southeastern and
Emporia State to run their record to 5-2. WT had four
players average in double-digits last week highlighted
by Alll-Tournament Selections Rylan Gerber (11.),
David Chavlovich (23.3) and MVP Jordan Evans
(15.7). The Buffs averaged 89.0 points per game in
their three wins last week as they shot 50.3% from
the floor including 41.4% from deep and 75.3%
from the charity stripe while also grabbing 37.3
rebounds per game and dishing out 62 total assists
while holding opponents to a shooting percentage
of 39% and just 62.3 points per game. The Buffs will
hit the road on Tuesday night as they make the short
trip to Goodwell, Oklahoma to take on the Aggies of
Oklahoma Panhandle State with tipoff set for 7 p.m.
at Oscar Williams Fieldhouse. The Aggies enter the
week with an overall record of 3-0 with wins over
Western New Mexico (twice) and Barclay College.
WOMEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC
SID’s)
Angelo State
The Belles moved to 3-1 on the season after going
1-1 at the St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic ... ASU
defeated Missouri S&T 81-76 but lost to Arkansas
Monticello 83-76 ... The Belles lead the LSC in scoring
at 87.5 points per game and scoring margin of 19.3
... ASU is also tops in 3-point field goal percentage
(.415), assist to turnover ratio (1.16), assists (19.50)
and steals (11.25) ... Taylor Dorsey leads the LSC with
18.3 points per game ... The junior has scored at least
18 points in three of ASU’s four games ... Jasmine
Prophet is fourth in the league at 11.8 points per
game ... ASU will host Texas Wesleyan on Wednesday
at 5:30 p.m.
Cameron
1-0 last week.
Eastern New Mexico
The Eastern New Mexico University women’s
basketball team charged to an early lead at New
Mexico Highlands and never looked back, en-route
to an 80-69 win. The game gave the Hounds their
fifth road win over the Cowgirls in the last six tries.
Eastern had a balanced offense against NMHU, with
seven players scoring at least seven points. Sarah
Stinnett led the way with 12 points, nine caroms, five
assists and two steals. On Monday, Eastern will travel
to Western New Mexico.
Midwestern State
0-2 last week.
Tarleton State
Tarleton dropped its only game of the week on
Tuesday with a 67-60 road loss at Texas A&M
International. Averie Mack had her first career
double-double off the bench with 19 points and 14
rebounds to lead the effort for the TexAnns.
Texas A&M-Commerce
0-1 last week.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
2-0 last week.
The Javelinas are now 5-1 this season after earning
two regional victories last week in wins over St.
Edward’s and UTPB... the Hogs have three games this
week.
Texas Woman’s
TWU won both games last week and improved to 4-2
on the season. The Pioneers defeated East Central,
53-46, on Tuesday and then captured a 73-53 victory
over Henderson State on Saturday. Junior Kenesha
Saygo scored a game-high 19 points in the win against
ECU. She single-handedly outscored the Tigers 10-5
in the final two minutes to turn a two-point lead into a
seven-point win. Saygo was also one of three players
with a team-high 10 points against HSU. Junior Erin
Maxwell recorded a double-double with 12 points
and 10 rebounds against ECU and then added nine
points, eight rebounds and four blocks against HSU.
On the season Saygo leads the team in scoring with
10.0 ppg while Maxwell is second with 9.7 ppg and
first in rebounds with 8.0 rpg. Maxwell also leads LSC
with 17 blocks.
West Texas A&M
The #5/6 Lady Buffs improved to 5-0 on the year with
90-57 win over Texas A&M-International in the PAK-
A-SAK Lady Buff Thanksgiving Classic this weekend...
WT scored a season-high 90 points in the game and
held TAMIU to 39.6 percent shooting and the 57
points allowed was the fifth-straight game of holding
teams to under 60 points...Junior center Lilley Vander
Zee had a breakout game for the Lady Buffs, scoring
a career-high 19 points on 7 of 10 from the field and
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5 of 6 from the line, while pulling down a team-high
seven rebounds...She earned tournament Most
Valuable Player honors, while junior Sasha Watson
also was named to the all-tournament team...Watson
was 5 of 7 from the field and 2 of 3 from the line for
12 points... She had seven assists with one steal in
the contest as the Lady Buffs had a season-high five
players scoring in double figures...The tournament
was shortened as Minnesota State Moorhead was
unable to make the trip to Canyon due to flight
cancellations. Despite playing just one game, the
Lady Buff offense finally came to life...TAMIU led
19-16 after the first quarter, but a 13-0 run by the
Lady Buffs in three minutes in the second quarter
changed the game completely as WT led by as many
as 35 points late in the game...The Lady Buffs travel to
Oklahoma Panhandle State and Oklahoma Christian
this week, before a week off for finals and a game at
home against Texas-Permian Basin Dec. 12 before a
trip to Puerto Rico...UTPB defeated WT in the season-
opener last year as the Lady Buffs were preseason
No. 1 in the nation entering the game last season.