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50
LeTourneau LETU-W 1-1
53
Winner Texas Lutheran TLU 2-2
LeTourneau LETU-W
1-1
50
Final
53
Texas Lutheran TLU
2-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
LeTourneau LETU-W 12 5 15 13 5 50
Texas Lutheran TLU 10 8 16 11 8 53

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

Late Rally By Texas Lutheran Hands LeTourneau Women Overtime Loss

MARSHALL, Texas – Leading by as many as eight points with 4:35 remaining in regulation, the LeTourneau University women's basketball team would see Texas Lutheran University use an 8-0 run to force overtime and ultimately fall by a final of 53-50 at Ornelas Gymnasium as part of the American Southwest Conference/Southern Collegiate Athletic Association Crossover Tournament hosted by East Texas Baptist University on Saturday, November 17th.
 
LETU is now 1-1 overall this season following the opening weekend of play while the Bulldogs bounced back from last night's loss against host ETBU to improve to 2-1 overall.
 
"I was pleased with our defensive intensity today, but we had way too many turnovers and allowed Texas Lutheran to get too many second-chance opportunities" said head coach Cassi Rozanski in a post-game interview. "We also need to do a better job of capitalizing on some late-game decisions." "All things that we will make a point to get better at."
 
How It Happened:
  • Three-point shooting throughout the game would be the spark to the YellowJacket offense as junior Alexandria Thorne would get LETU on the board with a three before seeing TLU score six straight to go up 6-3 at the 6:10 mark of the first half.
  • Thorne and senior Sha'Donnaver Young would then bring LETU back to trail by three at 10-7, allowing for Jaila Leaven to knock down a triple of her own to tie the game at 10-10.
  • LETU would add a transition layup from Young to end the quarter and lead 12-10 to set the tone for the second stanza.
  • Shooting woes would find their way to LeTourneau in the second period as the Bulldogs would open the period on an 8-3 run and allow just one field goal to the YellowJackets in the first 8:20 of the second quarter.
  • Trailing 18-15, Leaven would use an offensive rebound and put back to bring the score within one at 18-17 to close out the half.
  • Right off the bat to start the third, Leaven would find her groove from beyond the arc to put LETU up 20-18 as eight of the first 11 points scored went in favor of LeTourneau to go up 25-21.
  • TLU would battle back with five straight points of their own to take a 26-25 lead, but Leaven once again would find her range with a triple to give the YellowJackets the lead once again.
  • It would be Texas Lutheran ending the quarter on an 8-4 run to take a 34-32 lead heading to the fourth, but a 13-3 run by LETU would give LeTourneau their largest lead of the game at 45-37.  
  • The Texas Lutheran defense would allow the Bulldogs to close the gap and tie the game with 1:58 remaining as each team would get a chance to break the deadlock in regulation.
  • Both teams would see their opportunity go empty to send the game to overtime and an extra five-minute session to determine the outcome.
  • After trading baskets and free throws to open the overtime period, it would be the YellowJackets who would claim a two-point lead thanks in part to a pair of Chauntel Acosta free throws.
  • Cami Davis for Texas Lutheran would give TLU the lead at 51-50 with 1:19 remaining as a similar situation to the end of regulation would play out.
  • Letourneau would be unable to capitalize on three shot opportunities as the Bulldogs would sink two free throws in the final seconds to claim the three-point victory.  
 
Key Stats:
  • Nine of LETU's 17 field-goals in the game would come from beyond the arc as the YellowJackets would claim a 27-15 advantage in points off triples.
  • Just one day after using second-chance points to earn their first victory of the year, LeTourneau would be outscored 15-4 in second chance points and face a 17-9 deficit in points off turnovers.
  • Most of the scoring for LETU would come from Leaven and Thorne as the pair would combine for 35 points (19 for Thorne, 16 for Leaven).
 
What's Next?
LeTourneau will play their second and final exhibition game of the season on Tuesday, November 20th when they travel to Beaumont, Texas to take on NCAA Division I Lamar University at 7 p.m. The YellowJackets next regular-season matchup will come on Friday, November 23rd at 11 a.m. in Jackson, Mississippi as part of the Millsaps Thanksgiving Classic when they play Birmingham-Southern University.
 
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