The LeTourneau University women's basketball team posted an 87-79 win over UT Dallas on Thursday night in Longview.

The YellowJackets (15-9, 10-4 ASC) were led by junior Crystal Jones, who scored a game-high 31 points. She was joined in double figures by juniors LaTanya Drakes and Jada Roberts, who had 20 and 17 points, respectively.
 
For Jones, it is her fourth 30-point game on the season and also the fourth time that she has made at least six 3-pointers in a game. Jones tied a LETU single-game record with 29 field-goal attempts. She matched the effort by Tracey Pepper back in the 1995-96 season. 20 of her 31 points came in the first half. Drakes pulled down 19 rebounds to record her eighth double double of the season; plus for Roberts, it was her typical all-around game that supported her career-high scoring effort with six assists and four steals in the win. The 19 rebounds by Drakes is one shy of the LETU single-game record of 20 held by Rhonda Richardson on Jan. 3, 2000 against UMass-Boston.

The Comets (14-10, 6-8 ASC) were led by Micaela Gonzalez, who had a double double with 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead UT Dallas. She was joined in double figures by Kendall Festervand (15 points), Nicolette Erkman (11 points) and Madison Steele (10 points).
 
"This team found a way again to pull off a big win," said LETU head women's basketball coach Leslie Reinecker. "We knew it was going to be a battle for 40 minutes and we found a way to play through the adversities to finish down the stretch. We focused all week on doing the little things and we did those when it mattered. We fought hard and our players made plays at the end."

LeTourneau found itself behind for the entire first half and late into the third quarter until a put-back attempt by Drakes culminated a 17-5 spurt with 3:20 left in the quarter that put the YellowJackets ahead 53-51. Following the fifth tie of the game, early in the fourth quarter, an 11-3 run by the YellowJackets that included four points each from Drakes and Roberts put the YellowJackets ahead for the remainder of the game.
 
The YellowJackets will close out the regular season on Saturday with Senior Day against Ozarks at 1 p.m. Alexandria Burroughs and Ashley Stephens will be recognized after the game for their contributions to the program, both on and off the court.