Crystal Jones scored 32 points to lead LeTourneau to their 13^th win of the season and a 62-63 season sweep of University of the Ozarks on Saturday. Jones was 14-of-28 from the floor recording her fifth 30-point performance and the 11th of her career.

The YellowJackets finish the regular season at 13-12 overall and 10-6 in the American Southwest Conference. This is the first time in program history that LETU has recorded consecutive winning records in conference play.
 
"Today's game was a challenge, but you would not expect anything less at this point in the season," said head coach Leslie Reinecker. "I am proud of the team for battling through to get the win. We dominated the boards and made some key defensive stops at the end. It's not always pretty, but it was good to see the team come together down the stretch to come away with it."
 
Rebounding was the difference in the game as each team shot nearly identical percentages from the floor and from 3-point range. The YellowJackets outrebounded Ozarks 53-39 including 21 offensive rebounds.
 
LaTanya Drakes pushed her double-double total to 18 on the season and 27 now in career. Drakes pulled down 17 rebounds to go along with 13 points. She ranks in the top-10 in the nation in double-double performances.
 
Junior Savannah Cummings was a perfect 2-of-2 from the floor adding 5 points for the YellowJackets. Sophomores Sha'Donnaver Young and Karley Patterson each finished with 4.
 
The Eagles led for most of the first half as LETU fell behind by six in the opening period. LeTourneau took the lead late in the second quarter as Jones scored seven straight points gaining the 27-26 advantage with 3:44 remaining. LETU would take a two-point lead into the break.
 
Jones and Drakes started with seven quick points to push the lead to 39-32 early in the third period. Ozarks responded with a 9-1 run to take the lead with 1:35 in the quarter. A Drakes layup in the final seconds would regain the lead for LETU.
 
The YellowJackets trailed by one with 2:39 remaining in the game before Jones scored the go-ahead basket at the 2:14 mark giving LETU a 61-60 lead. Drakes knocked down free-throws in the final seconds to put the win in the books for LeTourneau.
 
The LETU women will now prepare for their second-consecutive ASC Championship Tournament as they will take on the Crusaders of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Thursday, February 23^rd in Brownwood. Howard Payne won the ASC's West Division and earned the right to host the 2017 conference tournament. UMHB took the regular season matchup 89-70 over LeTourneau in Longview on January 7^th. Tip-off for the quarterfinal matchup is set for 12 p.m. on from the Brownwood Coliseum.
 
ASC Tournament information can be found here.