LeTourneau rallied from a 12-point deficit after three quarters to tie the game with 1:56 remaining against Belhaven University on Saturday. The comeback would fall short in the final minutes as they fell 78-84 to the Blazers.
 
The senior-laden team was pumped up for Senior Day at Solheim Arena and LaTanya Drakes and Crystal Jones made their presence known scoring 25 and 23 respectively to lead the YellowJackets.
 
Drakes had her 17^th double-double of the season and the 26^th of her career. Both are LeTourneau records set by the Jarvis Christian College transfer. She pulled down 17 rebounds to go along with her game-high 25 points. Drakes leads the ASC in rebounding and is currently third in the nation averaging 14.5 boards per game.
 
Crystal Jones was 4-of-9 from three-point range on the way to her 15^th 20-point performance of the season. The Bossier Parish CC transfer has led the conference in scoring the past two seasons and is averaging 22 points per contest.
 
Senior Jada Roberts also filled up the stat sheet as she pulled down 12 rebounds to go along with nine assists and six points. Sophomore Jaila Leaven scored nine while senior Bria Goodman chipped in seven for the YellowJackets.
 
"The defensive end hurt us today. We did not make stops when we needed to and our fouls allowed Belhaven to convert at the free throw line," said head coach Leslie Reinecker. "We have to do a better job of executing the details of this game and playing on both ends of the floor."
 
LETU outrebounded the Blazers 52-48, but BU shot 22-of-29 from the free-throw line to pull away from the YellowJackets.
 
There were 12 lead changes in the first half as the two teams traded blows. LeTourneau would hold on to a 42-39 lead over the Blazers after a Sha'Donnaver Young jumper at the buzzer.
 
Belhaven jumped on the YellowJackets taking their largest lead of the game during a 24-9 third quarter. LETU responded in the fourth but it wouldn't be enough to overcome the Blazers.
 
It was the final game at Solheim Arena for eight YellowJacket seniors. Jada Roberts, Ashley Reed, LaTanya Drakes, Bria Goodman, Paige Demery, Crystal Jones, Shaquicia Johnson and Ashley Crockett were recognized after the game for their contributions to LeTourneau women's basketball.
 
LETU will wrap up the regular season with a road trip to UT Dallas and University of the Ozarks in Arkansas. The UTD Comets have the best record in the ASC at 13-1 and 20-3 overall to lead the East Division. Thursday's game will tip at 5:30 in Richardson. The Eagles are chasing a conference tournament berth in their final home stand. Tipoff on Saturday is set for 1 p.m.