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Vladimir Cherry

Women's Basketball By Nick Eatman

Dorsey, Murphy carry Rambelles into LSC finals

It’s been 12 years since Angelo State has won back-to-back LSC Championships, but they’ll have a chance for that again after a 70-68 win over West Texas A&M in Saturday’s semifinal round at Allen Event Center.
    Taylor Dorsey had one of the best individual performances in recent LSC Championship history, posting 35 points and six assists. But it was Lexi Murphy that came through in the clutch, untying the score twice in the final 1:12, including a huge 3-pointer with 40 seconds left. Murphy then sealed the game with two free throws, to finish with 17 points and eight rebounds.
      The Rambelles improve to 24-4 and will play for the title on Sunday against the winner of Texas A&M-Kingsville and Tarleton State.
      Angelo State has five LSC Championships, including last year’s dramatic final over WT in double-overtime. Before that, the Rambelles cut down the nets in 2004 and 2005.
      Dorsey’s 35 points is tied for sixth-most in LSC Championship history and the most since 2010 when Abilene Christian’s Jamie Meyer set the record with 44.  The senior became the 18th player in ASU history to score at least 1,000 points for her career at the end of the first half.
      The win also helped ASU in the regional rankings as the Rambelles are still hopeful to gain the No. 1 see to host next week’s tournament.
      The Lady Buffs, currently ranked third in the region, fall to 23-8 and will now get ready for the tournament.
      In the fourth quarter, Angelo State pushed the lead out to 62-55, thanks to a long 3-pointer from Dorsey, who also had a steal and a layup. But WT wouldn’t quit, and scored seven straight points to tie the game after a driving layup from Sasha Watson.
      That’s when Murphy took over, scoring the final eight points for ASU.
      For the Lady Buffs, Watson led the way with 24 points to go along with rebounds. Alie Decker scored 21, thanks to six 3-pointers. Lilley Vander Zee had eight points and 10 boards as WT outrebounded Angelo State 46-38.
      ASU’s Jasmine Prophet, the LSC Player of the Year, was again held to under double-figure scoring during this tournament, limited once more to foul trouble. She scored eight points coming off the bench but did have three blocks and two steals.  
 





  







Angelo State Notes 
  • Angelo State is now 28-22 in the LSC Tournament all-time
  • The reigning tournament champions return to the LSC final for the second year in a row to make their eighth title game appearance in program history
  • Taylor Dorsey’s 35 points ranks as the sixth highest single-game total in LSC Tournament history
  • Dorsey set a season high in points (35), along with career-highs in FG made (13), FG attempted (22), three-pointers made (6), and three-pointers attempted (11)
  • Lexi Murphy scored a season-high 17 points
  • The Belles claimed the victory despite being outrebounded 46-to-32 and scoring just three second chance points compared to 22 by West Texas A&M
 
West Texas A&M Notes
  • West Texas A&M is now 50-16 all-time in LSC Tournament games.
  • The Lady Buffs went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 62 with 2:25 remaining in regulation.
  • Alie Decker’s 21 points tied her season-high, a feat she registered at Florida Southern Dec. 16.
  • Sasha Watson surpassed the 20-point plateau for the third time this season with a season-best 24 points.
  • Lilley Vander Zee’s 10 rebounds were the most since Feb. 18 at Angelo State and the third time she reached double figures in the category.
  • The semifinal loss snaps WT’s run of four straight years in the tournament championship game.