Nov 30, 2013
PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana College scored nine of the final 12 points in the second half to rally for a 73-68 victory over the Concordia University Texas women's basketball team in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) opener on Saturday afternoon at H.O. West Fieldhouse.
The Tornados (2-1, 0-1 ASC) were unable to hold on to a nine-point lead with 9:44 remaining in the contest.
Tyler Compton registered a game-high 17 points, while Margaret Milling added 13. Celeste Laredo and Ally Terry both scored double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Meanwhile, Neka Jones tallied a team-high 15 points for the Lady Wildcats (2-1, 1-0 ASC), including 12 in the final frame. Danisha Allison scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to complete a double-double, while Kaci Willis tallied 12 points and Skylar Chenevert collected 11 boards.
Despite shooting only 27.2 percent (22-for-81) in the game, Louisiana College found its stroke down the stretch. The Lady Wildcats hit seven of their final 10 shot attempts, including three 3-pointers, to complete the come-from-behind victory.
Natosha Morvant hit a 3-pointer to cut Concordia Texas' lead to 60-54 with 8:57 left. After a Chenevert free throw, Keana Frank put back a missed shot a minute later to trim the advantage to only three points.
Milling also picked up an offensive rebound and converted it into two points to push the Tornados' lead back to five.
However, the Lady Wildcats knocked down three free throws before Allison hit a jumper to tie the game at 62-all with 4:40 to play.
The two clubs remained tied for the next two minutes until Milling hit one of two free throws at the 2:15 mark to give CTX a 65-64 lead.
Fifteen seconds later, Jones buried a 3-pointer that gave Louisiana College a 67-65 advantage, one which the hosts would not surrender.
Milling again hit one of two shots from the charity stripe to cut the deficit to one, but Jones again connected from beyond the arc to push the Lady Wildcats' advantage to 70-66 with 1:32 to play.
A bucket by Terry allowed the Tornados to get within a pair with 44 seconds left. However, Jones sealed the contest with a traditional three-point play with 15 seconds left to push the lead to five.
Louisiana College held a 36-34 lead at halftime.
Concordia was able to take a 45-44 advantage on Kia Love's jumper with 16:16 left in the game. The Tornados used a 15-7 run to increase their lead to nine points – the largest of the game – before the Lady Wildcats mounted their comeback.
Concordia shot a season-low 37.7 percent (26-for-69) in the loss. Louisiana College also out rebounded the Tornados, 65-41, including a 32-13 advantage on the offensive boards.
Concordia will continue its road trip on Monday with another league contest at Mississippi College. Tip-off time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
The Tornados (2-1, 0-1 ASC) were unable to hold on to a nine-point lead with 9:44 remaining in the contest.
Tyler Compton registered a game-high 17 points, while Margaret Milling added 13. Celeste Laredo and Ally Terry both scored double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Meanwhile, Neka Jones tallied a team-high 15 points for the Lady Wildcats (2-1, 1-0 ASC), including 12 in the final frame. Danisha Allison scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to complete a double-double, while Kaci Willis tallied 12 points and Skylar Chenevert collected 11 boards.
Despite shooting only 27.2 percent (22-for-81) in the game, Louisiana College found its stroke down the stretch. The Lady Wildcats hit seven of their final 10 shot attempts, including three 3-pointers, to complete the come-from-behind victory.
Natosha Morvant hit a 3-pointer to cut Concordia Texas' lead to 60-54 with 8:57 left. After a Chenevert free throw, Keana Frank put back a missed shot a minute later to trim the advantage to only three points.
Milling also picked up an offensive rebound and converted it into two points to push the Tornados' lead back to five.
However, the Lady Wildcats knocked down three free throws before Allison hit a jumper to tie the game at 62-all with 4:40 to play.
The two clubs remained tied for the next two minutes until Milling hit one of two free throws at the 2:15 mark to give CTX a 65-64 lead.
Fifteen seconds later, Jones buried a 3-pointer that gave Louisiana College a 67-65 advantage, one which the hosts would not surrender.
Milling again hit one of two shots from the charity stripe to cut the deficit to one, but Jones again connected from beyond the arc to push the Lady Wildcats' advantage to 70-66 with 1:32 to play.
A bucket by Terry allowed the Tornados to get within a pair with 44 seconds left. However, Jones sealed the contest with a traditional three-point play with 15 seconds left to push the lead to five.
Louisiana College held a 36-34 lead at halftime.
Concordia was able to take a 45-44 advantage on Kia Love's jumper with 16:16 left in the game. The Tornados used a 15-7 run to increase their lead to nine points – the largest of the game – before the Lady Wildcats mounted their comeback.
Concordia shot a season-low 37.7 percent (26-for-69) in the loss. Louisiana College also out rebounded the Tornados, 65-41, including a 32-13 advantage on the offensive boards.
Concordia will continue its road trip on Monday with another league contest at Mississippi College. Tip-off time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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