Complete Box Score

FORT WORTH, Texas – Facing constant full-court pressure, the Lady Rams couldn’t hold onto the ball, and it cost them as they fell to Texas College 69-48 on Monday night in the Sid Richardson Gymnasium. Turnovers were the name of the game, as at halftime, and again with 2:13 remaining in the game, the Lady Rams actually had more of them than points.

For the first 12 minutes of the contest, neither team seemed to be firing on all cylinders. Both were shooting poorly and having trouble holding onto the ball. As the clocked rolled under eight minutes remaining in the half, the Lady Steers held a 17-15 lead, and the teams had combined for 29 turnovers.

Then, the Lady Steers got hot. Rebecca Phipps buried a jumper, beginning an 11-0 run that would extend the lead to 13 at the two-minute mark. After Phipps connected, Tasha Allison intercepted an errant Wesleyan pass and scored at the other end. Thirty seconds later, April Joseph did the same, and Texas College took command of the game. Coleman’s late three-pointer closed the gap a little, sending the teams to the locker room with the score 33-22.

The second frame provided little drama, as the Lady Rams continued to lose control of the ball. Guards Kori Yates and Jashana Pitt struggled with the frontcourt pressure, and rarely had players rushing back to help them. By the time the Lady Rams offense got into gear, they had given up too many easy buckets, and were too far behind to mount a comeback.

Allison scored 13 points in the second half to finish with a game-high 19 for Texas College. She also recorded nine steals. McElwee finished with 14, and April Joseph had 12. Sharia Irons nabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and scored six points.

For the Lady Rams, Ashley Walker led with 16 points thanks to ten of 12 shooting from the free throw line. She also led the squad with eight rebounds. Shawndrika Courtney scored ten and had five boards, and Kimberly Cooper scored six with seven rebounds. Shayla Coleman, with eight points, snapped her five-game streak of scoring in double figures.

Wesleyan (7-8, 1-4) committed 44 turnovers on the night, and drop below .500 for the first time this season. They will play Huston-Tillotson College in the Sid Richardson Gymnasium at 5:30 PM on Saturday night.