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January 19, 2010

Basketball: 10 teams start divisional play with perfect conference records



ENMU's Victor Reid

After one week of divisional play, six men's and four women's teams have jumped to the top of the standings with perfect conference records.

Teams are competing for one of 16 spots, eight on both the men's and women's side, in the Lone Star Conference Championship to be held in Bartlesville, Okla., March 3-7.

The LSC men have a 134-94 overall record so far this season, including a 71-43 mark in the South Division and 63-51 in the North.  In league crossover play the South has the advantage, 26-22.  In the NCAA South Central Region, the men's teams are currently 24-11 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 3-2 against the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).

The LSC women are 134-102 overall, with a 75-41 mark in the South and 59-61 in the North this season.  In league crossover action, the South Division holds a 38-18 record over its North opponents.  In the NCAA South Central Region, the women's teams are currently 25-11 combined versus Heartland Conference squads and 5-4 against the MIAA.

In men's games played last week, the LSC had one player score more than 30 points, eight over the 20-point mark and eight double-digit rebounders, while six recorded double-doubles.     Points, Men: 32, Dominique Gaines, NSU at CU
    Rebounds, Men: 14, Jamaar Burke, CU vs NSU
    Assists, Men: 10, Eric Cazenave, UCO at ECU
    Steals, Men: 7, Eric Cazenave, UCO vs SE

On the women's side, the league had one player score over 30 points, 16 score more than 20 points and 18 double-digit rebounders, while 14 posted double-doubles in action last week. Top performances included:
    Points, Women: 30, Mattilyn McIntyre, A&M-C vs CU
    Rebounds, Women: 16, Destiny Brown, SE vs TWU
    Assists, Women: 9, Kat Kundmueller, ACU vs ENMU
    Steals, Women: 7, Two players

Players of the Week
NORTH MEN'S OFFENSIVE
Dominique Gaines, Northeastern State, Jr., Guard, Muskogee, Okla./Muskogee HS    
Gaines helped lead Northeastern State to a 3-0 week by scoring 71 points, 54 of those coming in a pair of LSC North Division contests. For the week, the 6-3 junior guard connected on 18-of-36 shots from the field (.500), was 5-of-12 from the arc (.417) and 30-of-40 from the charity stripe (.750). After a 17-point output against Rhema (68-33 win) where he played 28 minutes, Gaines came back to score a career-high 32 points in a 70-62 decision at Cameron, which snapped the Aggies' eight-game home winning streak. Gaines was 6-of-9 from the floor, 3-of-4 from the arc and made 17-of-21 free throws. He narrowly missed a rare triple-double with 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the RiverHawks' 70-66 win at home against Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. NSU is 11-5 overall, 2-0 in LSC North action, and has won its last five outings.

NORTH MEN'S DEFENSIVE
Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma, Jr., Guard, Missouri City, Texas/Elkins HS
Williams had another dominating week, especially on the defensive end, as UCO opened LSC North Division play with a pair of easy wins.  The junior guard averaged 8.5 defensive rebounds (9.0 overall), 4.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots in routs of East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma while adding 21.0 points and 6.0 assists a contest.  Williams had 26 points, a season-high 12 rebounds (11 defensive), five steals and a block in a 106-88 road win over ECU, then had 15 points, six rebounds (all defensive), three steals and two blocks in a 94-62 home victory over SOSU.
    
SOUTH MEN'S OFFENSIVE
Victor Reid, Eastern New Mexico, Jr., Forward, El Paso, Texas/Cochise CC
   
Reid shot .542 from the field and averaged 16.5 points per game, enabling Eastern New Mexico to snap a 24-game LSC South Division skid, including 12 straight road games. He scored 20 points and grabbed seven boards against Abilene Christian and followed with 13 points and eight boards at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Reid's performance allowed the Hounds to snap the Javelinas' 13-game home winning streak.

SOUTH MEN'S DEFENSIVE
Bijan Dotson, West Texas A&M, Sr., Forward, Oakland, Calif./Hamilton HS

Dotson grabbed four defensive rebounds while blocking two shots a recording a steal in WT's 79-68 win at ACU. He also grabbed eight rebounds and played a role in the Buffs holding TAMUK to just 38 percent from the floor in the win over the Javelinas.  For the week, he had 14 rebounds (nine defensive) while blocking three shots and recording two steals to help WT to a pair of wins to open LSC South play.

NORTH WOMEN'S OFFENSIVE
Mattilyn McIntyre, Texas A&M-Commerce, Jr., Guard, Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas-Little Rock

McIntyre scored a season-best 30 points and grabbed a season-best eight rebounds as the Lions' snapped a six-game losing streak in an 84-78 win over Cameron. Four of her rebounds came on the offensive side to match a season-high. Prior to that, she had 18 points and five rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma State. She went 10-for-11 from the free-throw line against Cameron and a perfect 4-for-4 against SWOSU. Five times in 2009-10, she has made all of her free throw attempts.

NORTH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE
Kayla Weaver, Texas Woman's, Jr., Guard/Forward, Aquilla, Texas/Aquilla HS

Weaver averaged a double-double with 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in three games including 15.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in two LSC North Division games.  She scored 13 points and then-career-high 10 rebounds (9 defensive) in an overtime victory at Southeastern Oklahoma in the LSC North Division opener.  Weaver then recorded career-high 18 points and 14 rebounds (10 defensive) in an 18-point victory over East Central.  She also added two key blocks in the first half to help the Pioneers build a 12-point halftime lead and added two steals in the second half as TWU built a 24-point lead.  Weaver also had a team-high 12 points and 7 rebounds (5 defensive) in LSC Crossover game against Tarleton State.  TWU started 2-0 in the conference for the first time since 2006-07 season.

SOUTH WOMEN'S OFFENSIVE
Jody Meyer, Abilene Christian, Sr., Center, Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock HS

Meyer helped push ACU's winning streak to five straight games last week with wins over Eastern New Mexico (71-55 in Portales, N.M.) and No. 9 West Texas A&M (69-67 in Abilene). ... Meyer -- ranked eighth in the nation in rebounding and No. 1 in the LSC in offensive rebounding -- averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, including her 11th double-double of the season (19 points, 13 rebounds) in the win over the Lady Buffs. ... Meyer filled up the stat sheet in ACU's third straight home victory against West Texas A&M, hitting 7 of 12 shots from the field for 19 points, converting all five of her free throw attempts, collecting 13 rebounds (seven offensive boards), two assists and two blocked shots.

SOUTH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE
Sonya Sundberg, Tarleton State, Jr., Guard, Keller, Texas/Central HS

Tarleton had allowed Angelo State to pull within four points (18-14) with 7:32 left in the first-half on Saturday until Sundberg forced a turnover and a steal that led to a 6-0 run by the TexAnns. The run helped propel the TexAnns to a 14-point halftime lead and an eventual LSC South Divison-opening win (61-35). Sundberg was mostly responsible for guarding ASU's leading scorer, and held her to just nine points on 3-of-13 shooting, with three of her nine points coming from the foul line. Sundberg and the TexAnns held ASU to just .220 shooting on the night and their lowest point total in over 33 years when Stephen F. Austin held ASU to 32 points back in 1976-77. Sundberg then went on to hold a TWU guard to just seven points, which was almost half her average, in Tarleton's 71-50 win over the Pioneers on Monday.  She had 10 steals for the week with three against UTPB, three versus ASU and four at TWU.
 







3/12/10 - Women's Basketball
6 p.m.
Tarleton State
Emporia State
@ Canyon, Texas
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3/12/10 - Women's Basketball
8:30 p.m.
St. Mary's
West Texas A&M
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3/13/10 - Women's Basketball
5 p.m.
Northeastern State
@ Canyon, Texas

3/13/10 - Men's Basketball
12 p.m.
Central Oklahoma
Fort Hays State
@ Wichita Falls, Texas
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3/13/10 - Men's Basketball
6 p.m.
Incarnate Word
Midwestern State
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3/13/10 - Men's Basketball
8 p.m.
Tarleton State
Nebraska-Omaha
@ Wichita Falls, Texas
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3/14/10 - Men's Basketball
TBD
NCAA South Central Regional

@ TBA

3/15/10 - Women's Basketball
TBD
NCAA South Central Regional

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3/16/10 - Men's Basketball
TBD
NCAA South Central Regional

@ TBA

3/23/10 - Women's Basketball
TBD
NCAA Elite Eight

@ St. Joseph, Mo.

3/24/10 - Women's Basketball
TBD
NCAA Elite Eight

@ St. Joseph, Mo.

3/24/10 - Men's Basketball
TBD
NCAA Elite Eight

@ Springfield, Mass.

3/25/10 - Men's Basketball
TBD
NCAA Elite Eight

@ Springfield, Mass.

3/26/10 - Women's Basketball
TBD
NCAA Elite Eight

@ St. Joseph, Mo.

3/27/10 - Men's Basketball
TBD
NCAA Elite Eight

@ Springfield, Mass.

3/12/10 - Women's Basketball
54
Northeastern State
52
Central Oklahoma
@ Canyon, Texas
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North Division Div All
Central Oklahoma 11-1 22-6
Northeastern State 10-2 20-9
Texas A&M-Commerce 8-4 19-9
Southwestern Oklahoma 6-6 12-16
Southeastern Oklahoma 5-7 10-17
East Central 2-10 7-19
Cameron 0-12 10-16
South Division Div All
Midwestern State 10-2 28-2
Tarleton State 9-3 23-7
Angelo State 8-4 17-11
West Texas A&M 6-6 16-13
Eastern New Mexico 5-7 10-16
Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-9 13-14
Abilene Christian 1-11 8-19
North Division Div All
Northeastern State 13-1 27-6
Central Oklahoma 12-2 22-8
Southeastern Oklahoma 9-5 19-9
Texas Woman's 9-5 15-12
Cameron 5-9 9-18
East Central 4-10 12-15
Southwestern Oklahoma 3-11 3-24
Texas A&M-Commerce 1-13 4-22
South Division Div All
West Texas A&M 10-2 29-3
Tarleton State 9-3 23-6
Abilene Christian 7-5 17-11
Texas A&M-Kingsville 6-6 18-10
Angelo State 5-7 12-14
Eastern New Mexico 3-9 8-19
Midwestern State 2-10 9-17