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Vladimir Cherry

Women's Basketball By Nick Eatman

TexAnns get defensive in semifinal win over Kingsville

For the second time in four years, Tarleton State is headed back to the LSC Championship final game after three starters scored in double figures in a 60-47 win over No. 8 seed Texas A&M-Kingsville.
      As the fifth seed, TSU proved to be too strong – on both ends of the floor - Saturday night in the semifinal round at the Allen Event Center.
      Hailey Mackenzie scored a game-high 15 points and had eight rebounds, while Ikpeaku Iwobi had 12 points and 12 boards. Tiara Tatum had 12 points and Bailey Wipff scored eight and led the team with three steals.
      The TexAnns also forced 18 turnovers by Kingsville, which shot just 29 percent (9 of 31) from the floor in the second half and just 33.3 percent for the entire game.  
      TSU improved to 15-13 and will look to earn an automatic berth in next week’s regional tournament. But the TexAnns will have to beat No. 2 seed Angelo State on Sunday in the final at 1 p.m.
      For Kingsville, who became the first team since the tournament moved to a neutral site in 2008 to knock off a No. 1 seed, the season ends at 14-14.
      Tee Moore had 11 points for the Javelinas and Kaylee Kana came off the bench to post 10 points. Angelica Wilson had nine points and seven rebounds.
      Tarleton jumped out to an 18-5 lead at the first quarter but Kingsville came back to trail just 31-22 at the half.
      In the third quarter, the Javelinas stormed back to sliced the lead to 2 before Iwobi’s layup pushed it back to four at the end of the quarter.
      In the fourth, Wipff drilled a 3-pointer on TSU’s first offensive possession and the TexAnns never looked back.
 













Tarleton State Notes
  • The TexAnns are now 11-13 all-time in the LSC Tournament and Head Coach Misty Wilson improves to 3-2 during her tenure
  • Tarleton State advances to the finals for the third time in program history with both appearances coming in the last five years
  • Mackenzie Hailey scored a game-high 15 points
  • Ikpeaku Iwobi posted her fourth double-double this season with 12 points and 12 rebounds
  • TSU forced 18 Javelina turnovers and turned them into 24 points
 
 
 
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville Notes
  • Texas A&M-Kingsville is now 11-17 all-time in LSC postseason games.
  • The Javelinas are now 2-8 in semifinal games in the LSC Tournament.
  • TAMUK was the first eighth seed to advance past the first round of the tournament under its current format.
  • Both the women’s and men’s teams from TAMUK had first round upsets before falling in the semifinal round.
  • This was the first ever matchup between TSU and TAMUK in the LSC Tournament.
  • After the Javelinas scored the first two points of the game, they then gave up an 11-0 run to fall behind early in the game. TSU ended the quarter on an 18-3 run.
  • The Javelinas started the second quarter on a 12-3 run to get back in the game midway through the quarter.
  • The Javelinas were held without a field goal for the final six minutes of the first half and still shot 55 percent from the field in the second quarter.
  • The Javelina defense tightened up in the third quarter. They forced TSU to go 1-of-10 from the field at one point. TAMUK had a 7-0 late and climbed back to within two points in the third.