WBBLETU17
54
LeTourneau LETU-W 2-6, 0-3 ASC
57
Winner Sul Ross St. SRSU 1-6, 1-1 ASC
LeTourneau LETU-W
2-6, 0-3 ASC
54
Final
57
Sul Ross St. SRSU
1-6, 1-1 ASC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LeTourneau LETU-W 12 10 13 19 54
Sul Ross St. SRSU 20 7 19 11 57

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Powell 3-pointer beats buzzer in 57-54 win over LETU

Final Statistics 5327

ALPINE, Texas- Erica Solomon- Powell's time-expiring, three-point bucket broke a 54-54 tie and propelled Sul Ross to a 57-54 ASC victory over visiting LeTourneau (2-6, 0-3) Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Lady Lobos secure their first victory of the season at 1-6 and even their ASC mark at 1-1.

Sully took command of the first quarter with an 8-0 run midway through the period.

A jumper in the lane by Jasmine Valdez gave the home team an eight-point lead at the 4:20 mark.

The Lady Jackets narrowed the gap to two, 14-12 at 1:57 before Lizette Heredia capped a 7-0 Sul Ross run giving the home team a 20-12 advantage heading to the second quarter.

A long range bucket by Taylor Gass at 6:53 started a quick 4-0 sprint resulting in a 24-17 Lady Lobo lead.

Powell then knocked down a three-point shot at 2:57 extending Sully's lead to eight, 27-19.

LeTourneau ended the quarter on a 4-0 run and trailed 27-22 at intermission.

Powell converted again from long range to spread the lead to eight to begin the third period.

A floater by Gass two possessions later at 7:37 gave the Lady Lobos their first double digit lead of the game.

Gass then capped a 7-0 on a mid range jump shot for a 39-26 Sul Ross lead with 5:18 remaining in the third quarter.

The Lady Lobos would maintain a double digit lead for the remainder of the quarter and went to the closing period up 46-35.

The Jackets started the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run and tied the game at 48 with 4:30 left in the game.

A free throw by LeTourneau's Ashley Reed gave the visitors a short-lived 49-48 lead at 3:33.

Powell then connected on a layup at 3:05 swinging the lead back to Sul Ross.

The Lady Lobos would go on to sport two, three-point leads including a 54-51 advantage with just under a minute left in regulation.

A three-pointer by the Jackets' Jaila Leaven tied the contest at 54 with just three seconds left in the game.

Following a Lady Lobo timeout, Lizette Heredia triggered an inbounds pass to Powell who fired off the game-winning bucket as the buzzer sounded.

For the game, Powell and Valdez posted 11 points each while Angalyn Latin secured a team-best 12 points. Gass led the team with nine rebounds. 

Sul Ross will host East Texas Baptist University at 5:30 p.m. Monday evening.




 
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