HOUSTON, Texas — On Saturday afternoon, the Sul Ross State women's basketball team notched its first win of the season with a 77-55 victory over Schreiner University at the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

The score was tied three times in the first quarter.

Sul Ross State broke an 18-18 tie with two free throws by Victoria Aguayo with 17 seconds left in the opening stanza.

The Lobos went on to outscore Schreiner, 22-4, in the second quarter.

Sul Ross State began the second quarter with an 18-0 run. Caitlyn Corley got the scoring started with a layup.

Morgan Peralez and Marley Rokas scored six points each during the run.

Schreiner did not score until there were nearly two minutes left until halftime. Ti'Miah Jackson-Allen closed out the first half with an offensive rebound that she turned into two points with a layup that gave the Lobos a 20-point lead.

Rokas scored 12 points in the first half while she grabbed six rebounds. Peralez had 10 points and four rebounds.

Victoria Aguayo added with eight points, three steals and three rebounds.

The Sul Ross State offense continued its consistency into the third quarter by outscoring Schreiner, 18-9.

At the start of the second half, the Lobos went on a 6-0 run that featured four points from Peralez and layup by Corley.

Everything was clicking for the Lobos as Kayley Diaz made a jumper and then snagged a steal to score with a layup on the fast break giving Sul Ross State a 33-point lead with 3:15 on the clock.

Sul Ross State led by as much as 35 points with 8:13 to go in the contest after going on a 6-0 run that was highlighted by points in the paint by Rokas, Cheyanne Bonilla and Corley.

Peralez and Corley both scored eight points in the second half. Aguayo contributed with five rebounds.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (1-3); Schreiner University (0-3)

>> WHAT THE COACH SAID:

"It was good to win. Our players were looking to grab the first win and we did. We all shot the ball consistently this game. That makes a huge difference. Morgan, Marley and Caitlyn shot the ball well. I hope we can win again against St. Thomas." — Head coach E.J. Lee Smith on the win

>> GAME NOTES:

• The Lobos won the battle on the boards, 57-33.
• Peralez led the way with 18 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three steals and three blocks.
• Rokas added with 14 points and eight boards.
• Corley chipped in with 10 points, two steals and three rebounds.
• Aguayo grabbed a team-high nine rebounds while she scored eight points.
• Cierra Zapata and Jackson-Allen each scored six points.
• Emily Bunger tallied five assists, four rebounds and five points.
• Diaz had four points and four steals.
• Bonilla finished with a team-high nine assists.
• The Lobos shot 7 for 10 from the free throw line. Aguayo went 4 for 4 from the charity stripe.
• Sul Ross State had 18 steals which led to 20 points.
• The Lobos finished with 40 points in the paint and 25 points from the bench.

>> UP NEXT: Sul Ross State takes on the University of St. Thomas (Texas) at 2:30 p.m. CST on Sunday, Nov. 26 in Houston, Texas for Day 2 of the American Southwest Conference's crossover with the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.