The YellowJackets shot just 25 percent from the floor in the final period and Schreiner University finished on a 10-0 run to earn a 80-75 win over the LeTourneau women.
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LETU (5-6, 4-1 ASC) got yet another double-double effort from
LaTanya Drakes who finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The senior forward has now had eight double-double performances and is currently ranked fifth among all NCAA Division III women.
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Crystal Jones led all scorers with a 19-point effort to go along with five rebounds. Jones leads the American Southwest Conference in scoring at 20.5 points per game with Drakes in second at 18.3 points per game.
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Ashley Reed had a season-high nine points and played all but one minute of the game for the YellowJackets. Fellow senior
Shaquicia Johnson added seven points and a career-high eight rebounds for LETU. The Bryan, Texas native had four offensive rebounds and added two assists.
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"We have to be more consistent from game to game. We did not execute our game plan today," said head coach
Leslie Reinecker. "We must do a better job of taking care of the details and playing as a team to utilize our abilities."
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LeTourneau led by as many as 15 in the first half shooting 42.4 percent (14-33) from the floor and outrebounding the Mountaineers 26-19.
The lead would swell to 17 in the third quarter after two
Karley Patterson free-throws at the 2:19 mark of the period. SU finished the quarter on an 8-2 run to cut the YellowJacket lead to 48-59.
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LeTourneau would go cold in the final period shooting just 5 of 20 from the floor. The Mountaineers capitalized down the stretch to take their first lead of the game with 1:21 remaining on a long-range field goal by Kendall Dyal.
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The YellowJackets will be back in Solheim Arena tomorrow for day two of the LETU Holiday Classic and a matchup with Texas Lutheran. Tip-off against the Bulldogs is set for 4 p.m.
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