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Vladimir Cherry

Women's Basketball By Nick Eatman

Strong second half lifts Rambelles past Greyhounds

The first half of the Wednesday’s opening game of the Lone Star Conference Championship didn’t exactly resemble a typical matchup between No. 2 and 7 seeds.
 
      But the second half was a different story as second-seeded Angelo State used a 17-0 run in the third and fourth quarters, lifting the Belles to a 71-60 win over underdog Eastern New Mexico at the Allen Event Center.
 
      Down by two at the half, ASU (20-7) picked up the pace, led by three players in double-figure scoring. Taylor Dorsey led all scorers with 20 points, along with seven rebounds. Diamalises Rivera came off the bench to collect 15 points and a team-high nine boards while Brea Mitchell also added 13 points.
 
      The season will end for ENMU at 10-17, while the Belles advance to Friday’s semifinal round and will face the winner of the Texas Woman’s/Cameron matchup, which is set for Thursday afternoon.
 
      The Greyhounds shot 40 percent from the floor in the first half, including 7-of-16 from 3-point land. But in the second half, they made just 3-of-20 attempts, one of the reasons why ASU’s game-changing run.
 
      ENMU’s Jasmine Hotchkins made one of the few 3-pointers with 5:05 left in the third quarter, giving the Greyhounds a 46-44 lead. But the Greyhounds wouldn’t score again until the 6:00 mark of the fourth quarter on an Eliza Martinez layup, which trimmed ASU’s lead to 13.
 
      The Greyhounds as had two players in double figures, led by Mikaehla Connor’s 16 points. Sarah Stinnett added 13 while Martinez and Kassandra Harris had 11 and 10 rebound respectively. ENMU actually led the rebounding edge 52-47, highlighted by four different players with at least seven boards.
 
      The biggest advantage for the Rambelles came at the foul stripe, where they hit 17 of 22 attempts. ENMU only went to the line seven times, hitting four. 

 

 











Angelo State Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFi3UWsjRI
 
Eastern New Mexico Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uFJtwbHAVg
 
Angelo State Notes
  • The Rambelles are now 24-22 in the Lone Star Conference Tournament
  • Angelo State’s second postseason win over the Greyhounds, last meeting was in the 1989 LSC Tournament Quarterfinals.
  • ASU win over the Greyhounds moves them to 2-4 in the Allen Event Center
  • First semifinal appearance since beating Cameron 61-57 in the 2012 LSC Tournament in Allen.
  • With 20 points against ENMU, Taylor Dorsey has hit double figures in 22 games this season for ASU.
  • First Lone Star Conference Tournament win for ASU Head Coach Kevin Baker.
  • Diamalises Rivera had a season high nine rebounds, and with hit double-figures for the first time since Jan. 16, 2016 against Eastern New Mexico.?
 
Eastern New Mexico Notes
  • First time leading at halftime against Angelo State this season. First time since Jan. 18, 2014 to lead at halftime against Angelo State.
  • ENMU made seven 3-pointers in the first half. The Greyhounds made more than seven 3s in a game seven times this season.
  • Mikaehla Connor came in averaging 8.8 points per game and surpassed her average at halftime with 11 points and 16 for the game, her 13th double-digit scoring game this season.
  • ENMU shot a season-high 36 3-pointers. The previous high was 27 against Cameron on Jan. 7. The 36 3-pointers tied a school record set in 2011 at East Central.
  • ENMU is now 0-4 at the Allen Event Center.
  • The Greyhounds are now 7-19 in the Lone Star Conference tournament.
  • They Greyhounds have lost 10 straight LSC tournament games dating back to 1996.
  • ENMU led 46-44 with 5:05 left in the third quarter when Angelo State went on a 17-0 run that lasted until 6:00 left in the fourth quarter.
  • Eliza Martinez pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds. Her first double-digit rebound game of her career.
  • Kassandra Harris had 10 rebounds, her third double-digit rebounding game of the season.
  • Sarah Stinnett scored 13 points for her 18th double-digit scoring game of the season and sixth straight game. Stinnett also surpassed 700 career points for her career (705).
  • ENMU shot 20.5 percent from the floor and 15 percent on 3-pointers in the second half.
  • ENMU’s 29.1 percent shooting is the second-lowest total of the season.