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2/16 Drakes
65
LeTourneau LETU 12-12, 9-6 ASC
81
Winner UT Dallas UTD 21-3, 14-1 ASC
LeTourneau LETU
12-12, 9-6 ASC
65
Final
81
UT Dallas UTD
21-3, 14-1 ASC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LeTourneau LETU 18 17 18 12 65
UT Dallas UTD 21 18 20 22 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

No. 25 Comets Pull Away in Second Half, Take Win over LETU

LeTourneau held tough for three quarters but a 22-12 final period would be the difference as the YellowJackets fell 81-64 to No. 25-ranked UT Dallas in Richardson on Thursday night.
 
After a Jada Roberts 3-pointer in the first minute of the fourth quarter, LETU had cut the lead to 56-59. UTD would fire back with a 17-4 run to overpower the YellowJackets who shot just .387 percent in the second half.
 
LeTourneau (12-12, 9-6 ASC) was outrebounded 30-46 with the Comets scoring 20 points off their 16 offensive rebounds. The YellowJackets forced 13 UTD turnovers and converted that into 16 points in the game.
 
LaTanya Drakes and Crystal Jones each finished with 17 points. Drakes also pulled down eight rebounds. Jones grabbed five rebounds and dished out two assists. Bria Goodman scored nine points to go along with three assists of her own.
 
The YellowJackets led by four early in the game on a Goodman fast-break layup. After a back-and-forth first quarter the Comets held a 18-21 lead.
 
LETU would battle back from a seven-point deficit in the second quarter to take a 29-28 lead at the 5:03 mark. UTD would go into the break with a four-point advantage, 35-39.
 
A Jones jumper in the third quarter would cut the lead to just one with 2:05 remaining. That is the closest LeTourneau would get as the Comet offense was efficient shooting .529 percent from the floor in the final period.

With just one game remaining, LETU has sealed their third seed in the ASC East Division. For the second consecutive season, and the fourth time in program history, LeTourneau will participate in the ASC Conference Tournament. Howard Payne will be the host of this year's tournament as they clinched the West Division title.
 
The YellowJackets will look to finish the regular season on a positive trend as they make the trip to Clarksville, Arkansas on Saturday to take on University of the Ozarks. The Eagles had their ASC tournament hopes dashed on Thursday with a loss to UT Tyler. LETU won the first matchup of the series, 65-58 in Longview on January 12th. Tip-off is tabbed for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
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