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Chauntel Acosta
LeTourneau Athletic Communications
47
Schreiner SCHREIN 0-2
61
Winner LeTourneau LETU-W 1-0
Schreiner SCHREIN
0-2
47
Final
61
LeTourneau LETU-W
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Schreiner SCHREIN 15 15 10 7 47
LeTourneau LETU-W 10 19 15 17 61

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Contact: Matt Kinney, Sports Information Director, mattkinney@letu.edu

Women's Basketball Pulls Away Late For 61-47 Win Over Schreiner

MARSHALL, Texas – Using a 17-7 fourth-quarter scoring advantage, the LeTourneau University women's basketball team pulled away for a 61-47 season-opening victory over Schreiner University in the opening game of the American Southwest Conference/Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossover Tournament at Ornelas Gymnasium on the campus of East Texas Baptist University on Friday, November 16th.

LETU is now 1-0 on the season and defeated the Mountaineers for the second consecutive season while Schreiner falls to 0-2 on the season.

"I was extremely pleased with the amount of heart and hustle we showed today" said head coach Cassi Rozanski in a post-game interview. "We have a lot of work to do and things to correct, but I am confident we will get there." "It was an all-around team effort and that makes any coach proud!"
 
How It Happened:
  • The early game start would seem to affect both teams early on, as the opening five minutes of action would see a total of eight points scored and square the teams up at 4-4.
  • Schreiner would then use a 7-0 run to open an 11-4 lead with 2:47 remaining in the first quarter before a Karley Patterson jump shot would cut the deficit to five.
  • A quick four-point spurt for the Mountaineers would threaten to put LeTourneau down double-digits, but buckets by Olivia Eweni and Alexandria Thorne put the score at 15-10 heading to the second quarter.
  • LETU would keep chipping away at the deficit to start the second quarter, tying the game on a Jaila Leaven jumper with 5:29 left in the first half.
  • The YellowJackets kept their scoring run going with a five-point run by senior Sha'Donnaver Young as Schreiner would go nearly six minutes without scoring.
  • Heading into the final two minutes of the first half, LeTourneau would hold a 29-22 lead before seeing Schreiner score the final eight points of the period to snag a slim 30-29 lead at the break.
  • Two lead changes would be seen right out of halftime as the YellowJackets would get a three-point play by Keauna Whitfield before Schreiner scored the next four points to take a 34-32 lead.
  • Following some more back-and-forth action between the teams, LETU would use an 8-0 run sparked by Chauntel Acosta to claim a seven-point lead at 44-37 and hold a 44-40 lead heading to the fourth.
  • LeTourneau would then take their first double-digit lead of the game at 52-42 and extend their lead after scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the quarter with Thorne capping off the run with 3:54 remaining in the game.
  • Schreiner would be unable to mount any kind of comeback on the YellowJackets as LETU scored the final five points of the game to pull away.
Key Stats:
  • Second-chance points would be a big factor in the LeTourneau win, with the YellowJackets holding an 11-2 advantage over the Mountaineers along with a 26-17 advantage in bench points.
  • Young would lead all scorers in the game with 16 points and dish out four assists while Leaven and Whitfield each added nine points.
  • Schreiner would be led by guard Joseline Hernandez who had 13 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes of action.
 
What's Next?
LeTourneau will make the short trek over to Marshall for the second consecutive day on Saturday, November 17th to close out the ASC/SCAC Crossover Tournament with a 12 p.m. matchup against Texas Lutheran University. The Bulldogs will take on number 14-nationally ranked East Texas Baptist at 5 p.m. Friday night.
 
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