Dec. 3, 2005
The University of Texas-Pan American women's basketball team was defeated on Saturday (Dec. 3) by the University of Houston, 63-55, in the consolation game of the Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic hosted by Kansas State University.
For the second straight game, the Lady Broncs were torched by an opposing player hitting six three-pointers. Jasmin Moore scored a game-high 24 points after connecting of 9-24 shooting, including 6-18 from behind the three-point arc. Teshay Winfrey (Houston, TX/Eisenhower H.S.) led UTPA in scoring, posting a career-high in points and rebounds, with 15 and nine respectively.
The Lady Broncs and Cougars fought for the lead throughout the first half, with eight different lead changes until Houston's Ryan Meyers hit a three-pointer to close out the first half with the Cougars leading 28-25. Houston pulled away in the second half, leading by as many as 18 points. The Lady Broncs, however, battled and closed the lead to single digits with 2:18 left to play, but Houston managed to hold off the late charge.
The Lady Broncs dominated the boards, out-rebounding Houston 54-34, but hurt themselves by turning the ball over 23 times, compared to just eight turnovers committed by the Cougars. The UTPA turnovers led to 17 points scored off turnover for UH. The two teams were evenly matched shooting the ball, with UH holding a slim advantage in field goal percentage, 33%-31%.
MaHogany Daniel (Corpus Christi, TX/Mary Carroll H.S.) pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds for UTPA, matching her career-high. Daniel also contributed nine points in the losing effort. Freshman Robin Garrett (Nacogdoches, TX/Nacogdoches H.S.) added a career-high nine points.
Houston had a trio of players score double-digits, including Moore. Sha'Ratta Hawkins added 15 points and eight rebounds while Meyers ended the game with 12 points. Emily Fryters had 12 rebounds for the Cougars.
With the loss, the UTPA's record falls to 1-6 while Houston improves to 2-4 on the season.
The Lady Broncs are in action again on Thursday (Dec. 8) as they travel to Denton, TX to take on the Mean Green of the University of North Texas at 7:00 P.M. at the Super Pit.
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