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T.Pleasant
Athlete: Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant
63
Angelo St. ASU 6-2,2-1 Lone Star
65
Winner Ark.-Fort Smith UAFS 3-6,1-2 Lone Star
Angelo St. ASU
6-2,2-1 Lone Star
63
Final
65
Ark.-Fort Smith UAFS
3-6,1-2 Lone Star
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Angelo St. ASU 20 9 18 16 63
Ark.-Fort Smith UAFS 17 14 23 11 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Rambelles Drop Tight Contest on the Road to UAFS

Fort Smith, Ark. – After struggling in quarters two and three, the Angelo State women's basketball team mounted a valiant comeback effort but ended up losing 65-63 to UAFS in Fort Smith Thursday evening.
 
The Rambelles fall to 6-2 overall, dropping their first Lone Star Conference contest and now sit 2-1. The Lions improve to 3-6 and pick up their first LSC win, now sitting 1-2 in conference play.
 
40 MINUTE RUNDOWN
  • The Lions got off to a quick start, but a fastbreak jumper by Sawyer Lloyd put the Rambelles ahead 8-7 halfway through the first.
  • Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant hit a pair of threes down the stretch as the Rambelles took a 20-17 lead into the second quarter.
  • The Rambelles scored the first seven points of the second, as a Madeline Stephens layup brought the lead to ten points, 27-17 with over seven minutes remaining in the half.
  • UAFS would then go on a 14-2 run to reclaim the lead and take a 31-29 lead into the break.
  • The Rambelles could not stop the bleeding early in the third quarter as the Lions pulled ahead by 11, 43-32, after a 12-3 run.
  • Points by Lloyd and McGhee-Pleasant down the stretch pulled the Rambelles back withing striking distance to enter the fourth quarter, trailing by seven, 54-47.
  • A Stephens layup knotted things up 56-56 after the Rambelles finished a 9-2 run of their own to begin the last frame.
  • The Lions went 5-of-6 from the free throw line in the last four minutes of the contest as they just edged the Rambelles 65-63.
 
GAME STATS
  • Stephens led the way for the Rambelles, scoring 19 points on 8-11 shooting from the field. She also pulled down six boards and dished our two assists.
  • McGhee-Pleasant (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Lloyd (13 points, 12 rebounds) would each finish the game with a double-double.
  • Brighton Adams went 4-8 from the field, scoring nine points in her first start of the season in the absence of Payton Brown.
  • The Rambelles shot 35.9 percent from the field, while the Lions were 24-51, 47.1 percent.
  • The Rambelles grabbed 41 rebounds in the contest, again crashing the offensive boards, pulling down 16.
  • This is Angelo State's first loss to UAFS in the short history between the two squads (ASU leads 2-1).
 
NEXT UP
The Rambelles have a day break before they continue their road trip matching up with Oklahoma Christian on Saturday, Dec. 10th at 1 p.m. at the Eagles Nest Gym.
 
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