Lady Texans Defeat Frank Phillips 66-47

LEVELLAND – The No. 4 ranked South Plains College Lady Texans used a 14-1 run late in the game to defeat the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen 66-47 in the quarterfinals of the WJCAC Pre-Conference Tournament Thursday at the Texan Dome in Levelland.

South Plains (9-0) only led 44-43 with 8:57 left in the game before taking control by holding the Plainsmen without a point for more than five minutes. In fact, Frank Phillips didn't score a field goal for more than nine minutes. Their only points came from the free throw line.

The Lady Texans built a 10-point lead less than eight minutes into the game and led by as many as 15 in the first half. They were up 34-22 at halftime. But posts Dominic Seals and Brittany Blackmon both spent much of the second half on the bench with four personal fouls, which allowed Frank Phillips to make up ground. After FPC had closed within 44-43, Lady Texan freshman guard Ashley Frazier hit a 3-pointer that started the 14-1 run. Seals added five points after returning to the game, and SPC held on from there.

Seals finished with 17 points to pace South Plains College, while Frazier and Mariame Djouara each added 11, Blackmon had 8, Ashlee Roberson and Alana Rumph both scored 6, Ashely Malone added 5, and A.J. Adams had 2.

For Frank Phillips, Katiya Jackson led the way with 11 points.

SPC will face Clarendon in a semifinal game at 7 p.m. Friday.

BOX SCORE

Here are the results from Thursday and the schedule for Friday:

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

Odessa College 65 Howard College 57

Midland College 60 Western Texas College 54

Clarendon College 71 New Mexico Junior College 70

South Plains College 66 Frank Phillips College 47

FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

Noon - Howard vs. Western Texas

2 p.m. - NMJC vs. Frank Phillips

5 p.m. - Odessa vs. Midland

7 p.m. - Clarendon vs. South Plains