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In an era where winning is considered the only thing there is still much to be said about improvement and that does not always translate into immediate victory.

Consider the following:

• The Lady Lobos' bout with East Division leader U.T. Tyler saw Sul Ross sport a slim halftime lead. A handful of scoring runs in the second half saw the Patriots go on to defeat Sully by a 71-55 decision.
• In 2014-15, Sul Ross was leveled twice by UTT 95-45 and 88-42.
• The Lady Lobos faced another buzz saw in the form of U.T. Dallas last season. Following a 70-41 road loss to the hands of the Comets Sul Ross went down again 60-25.
• In 2015-16 the No. 25-ranked Comets escaped with a 72-69 win over Sul Ross.
• For the second game in a row the Lady Lobos have fallen to a traditional ASC powerhouse in the form of the Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls in overtime. Sul Ross was defeated in two overtimes, 85-82 Saturday against HSU.
• The Lady Lobos dropped a 73-71 overtime decision to the Cowgirls nearly a year ago at the Gallego Center and lost a 58-48 outing to HSU the last time both teams faced each other in Abilene back on Dec. 18, 2014.
• The preceding season, Sully fell to Hardin-Simmons, 90-70.
• There was no love lost at Louisiana College last season following an 89-39 trouncing of Sul Ross on Valentine's Day.
• LC narrowly escaped with a 55-52 conference victory over Sul Ross on December 19.
• East Texas Baptist put up 79-60 and 72-65 wins over SRSU in 2014-15.
• Sul Ross turned the tables against the Tigers with a 68-61 victory nearly two weeks ago.
• The Lady Lobos ended last season being outscored by their opponents by 440 points.
• This season Sul Ross is being outscored by a 122-point margin, 1135-1013.
   

Sully (4-13, 1-6 ASC) will face two ASC opponents on the road this week as the Lady Lobos travel to Concordia and Mary Hardin-Baylor.

In 2013-14 Concordia defeated Sul Ross twice by scores of 87-53 and 75-68. Sully also dropped two games to UMHB, 106-79 and 106-81 that season.

Last year Sul Ross beat Concordia in the ASC opener, 49-48 but suffered a 61-50 setback in Austin. The Crusaders beat SRSU in 2014-15 by scores of 77-60 and 75-61.

RECAP

Kenya Miles (Tomball/Memorial) scored a team best 13 points but the Sul Ross women's basketball team fell Thursday night to visiting McMurry in a 63-57 decision.
 
Shannon Villanueva (San Raman, CA/California), Jonette Jackson (Killeen/Shoemaker) and Ashley Ousley (Killeen/Shoemaker) all scored 12 points in the effort while Villanueva,

Jackson and Desare Allen (Midland/MHS) contributed seven rebounds each.

The Lady Lobos finished play shooting 22 of 51 from the floor at 43 percent but converted just two of 13 shots from beyond the arc at 15 percent.

A 10-7 margin in the final overtime slot lifted visiting Hardin-Simmons to an 85-82 double OT victory over Sul Ross Saturday.

The Lady Lobos finished with four players in double figures led by Miles who finished with a career high 23 points and missed a double double by just one rebound.

Jackson tallied 16 points in the effort while Villanueva and Ashley Minjarez (El Paso Irvin) scored 11 and 10 points respectively.

Sul Ross shot 42 percent from the field against the Cowgirls and banked on 50 percent shooting (7-14) over the two overtime slots.

SCOUTING THE TORNADOES AND CRUSADERS
Concordia has yet to experience a conference victory at 0-5. The Tornadoes are currently 7-7 overall and set in last place (6^th) in the ASC West.

Concordia dropped a pair of heartbreakers to LeTourneau (76-72) and UMHB (67-62) last Thursday and Saturday.

CTX's Mercedes Ellison led the attack with 17 points against the visiting Yellow Jackets while Jaela Dejean posted a team high 19 points in the overtime loss at UMHB.

CTX TEAM NOTES

• Dejean currently leads Tornado scorers averaging 12.9 point per game overall and 14.2 points per contest against ASC opponents.
• Isis Johnson holds a second team best 12.4 points per game average including a 12.6 ppg average in conference competition.
• Johnson is also leading rebounder for Concordia at 7.7 (8.2 rpg, ASC).
• As a team the Tornadoes lead the conference on scoring defense at 62.1.
• Concordia ranks fourth in the conference in scoring margin at +2.9
• The Tornadoes are also fourth in the league in defensive field goal percentage at .367.
• Concordia ranks third in steals with 152 on the season (10.9 spg).
• Dejean and Johnson currently rank 15^th and 16^th out of the top 30 respectively in the ASC in scoring.
• Johnson is No. 10 out of the top 20 in rebounds. 

Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-8, 3-3 ASC) sits in third place just a seed above the Lady Lobos. UMHB is riding on a three-game win streak following a 65-45 beating of Ozarks Monday in Belton.

The Cru defeated Concordia in overtime, 67-62 on Saturday after downing East Texas Baptist in Marshall, 80-62 last Thursday. 

UMHB TEAM NOTES

• Jonelle Smith serves as the top point producer for the Crusaders averaging 13.1 points per contest including a 16 ppg average against ASC teams.
• Tori Tucker and Kourtney Bevers ranks second and third in scoring on the team at 10.3 and 10.2 points per game respectively.
• Kendra Wynn leads at the boards averaging 7.3 rebounds per game.
• Wynn scored a season best 22 points to lead UMHB in a 59-52 loss against Trinity in the season opener on Nov. 14.
• UMHB ranks third in the American Southwest Conference in scoring defense at 64.3.
• The Crusaders are No. 4 in three-point field goal percentage at .305.
• Mary Hardin-Baylor also ranks fourth in the league in assists with 196 on the year and averages 14 assists per contest.
• Sophomore Meghan Turner ranks fourth in the conference in assists with 14 averaging four assists per game.
• Bevers is fourth in the ASC in free throw percentage at .829 (107-126).

SRSU TEAM NOTES

• The Lady Lobos are fourth in the league in free throw percentage at .391.
• Sul Ross leads the ASC in defensive rebounds at 651 and averages 38.3 defensive rebounds per game.
• Miles sits in the No. 14 spot out of the conference's top 30 in scoring with 219 season points (12.9 ppg).
• Miles is third in the ASC in field goal percentage at .521 and is shooting 85 of 163 from the field.
• Ousley is seventh in the conference out of the top 15 in assists with 58 on the season and averages 3.4 assists per contest.
• Miles is fifth out of the top 15 in steals with 45 (2.6 spg).
• Miles is fourth out of the top 15 in offensive rebounds with season total of 54 (3.2 orpg.).
   

UPCOMING

Following this week's two-game road series at Concordia and UMHB, Sul Ross returns to the Gallego Center January 30 to host Howard Payne.
Sully is back on the road again February 4 and 6 to face McMurry and Hardin-Simmons before returning to the Gallego Center on February 11 and 13 to take on UMHB and Concordia.