Lady Texans bounce back after first conference loss
by Brant Thurmond, sports
editor
The South Plains
College women’s basketball team recently bounced back from
their first loss in Western Junior College Athletic
conference play with two consecutive victories.
On Feb. 11, the Lady Texans bounced
back with a 63-48 victory against Clarendon College at the
Texan Dome.
The Lady Texans started out shooting
poorly from the field in the first half, making just 12 of
their 32 shots. Even though the Lady Texans never ran away
from the Lady Bulldogs in the second half, they managed to
stretch the lead to the final margin of 15 points.
Blackmon led the Lady Texans with 16
points, while Chasity Workman and Mariame Djouara each
tossed in 14. Rachel Gray had eight points and 11 rebounds,
while Krystal Davis scored four and Haruka Nagado chipped in
three. Ashley Frazier and, McKinsie East both added two
points in the winning effort.
On Feb. 7, the Lady Texans got back to
their winning ways by beating Western Texas College, 68-51.
The Lady Texans trailed only once, and that was 2-0. They
then opened up a double-digit lead by halftime at 33-23, and
outscored the Lady Westerners 35-28 in the second half. The
Lady Texans shot 52 percent from the field for the game.
Djourara led the Lady Texans with 22
points, while Frazier chipped in 13, and Blackmon had 12.
Workman had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Gray tossed in four
points, East tossed in three and Davis had two points.
The 17-game winning streak for the Lady
Texans came to an end on Feb. 4.
The sixth-ranked Lady Texans fell to
No. 10 Midland College 70-52 in Midland. It was the first
loss for SPC since Nov. 9.
The Lady Texans’ inability to connect
from behind the 3-point line and Midland’s hot shooting led
to their first conference loss in WJCAC play. Midland hit
nine shots from long range, while the Lady Texans were 0-12
from long range.
The lead changed hands several times
early on, before Midland took the lead and was up 42-31 at
halftime.
Blackmon led the Lady Texans with 21
points. Workman had 12, while Djouara had six, Gray scored
five, and Frazier and Davis pitched in four.
On Jan. 31, the Lady Texans rolled past
the Frank Phillips College Lady Plainsmen, 67-54.
Blackmon again led the way with 20
points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Texans.
The Lady Texans used a 33-23 halftime
lead and great defense to hold the Lady Plainsmen to just
one field goal in the final 3:25 to pull out the 13-point
victory.
Frazier had 17 points for the Lady
Texans. Djouara scored 17, with Workman adding seven points
and 15 rebounds, Gray tossing in six points and East
contributing one point.
The Lady Texans played Odessa College
on Feb. 14. The results were unavailable at press time.
Photo by Michael Guevara/Plainsman
Press
