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Phakhaphum Padmanuja
51
LeTourneau LETU-W 1-3
69
Winner Millsaps MILLSAPS 4-1
LeTourneau LETU-W
1-3
51
Final
69
Millsaps MILLSAPS
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LeTourneau LETU-W 5 15 9 22 51
Millsaps MILLSAPS 15 18 16 20 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Contact: Christy Garrett, Assistant Sports Information Director, ChristinaGarrett@letu.edu

Fourth-Quarter Comeback Falls Short For LeTourneau Women

JACKSON, Miss. – Despite a strong fourth-quarter offensive performance, the LeTourneau University women's basketball team was unable to come back from an early deficit in a 69-51 loss to Millsaps College on Sunday, November 25th.

LETU is now 1-3 overall heading into American Southwest Conference play while the victory moves the Majors to 4-1 overall.

How it Happened:
  • LETU saw offensive struggles early on as they were only able to put five points on the board during the first ten minutes of play, missing 14 of their first 16 shots from the field.
  • Entering the second quarter with a 15-5 lead, Millsaps continued to put pressure on the YellowJackets by using an 8-2 run to start the quarter to take a 23-7 lead with 7:50 left in the quarter.
  • LeTourneau would then use an 8-0 run coming from a trio of YellowJackets to cut the deficit back to the original deficit at the start of the second period while looking to grab momentum heading into the final minutes of the first half.
  • Hoping to keep their run going, the LETU saw the turnover bug catch them down the stretch which allowed the Majors to claim a 33-20 halftime lead.
  • Millsaps came out of the locker room strong to start the second half, scoring the first nine points of the third quarter to put LETU in a 40-21 hole 2:08 into the period.
  • Managing to prevent things from getting any worse, LeTourneau would manage to hold Millsaps to just three points in the final six-plus minutes of the third quarter while scoring the final three points to trail 49-29 after 30 minutes of play.
  • The fourth quarter would prove to be the YellowJackets strongest of the game as senior Jalia Leaven sank a trio of shots from behind the arc to pull LETU within nine at 55-46 with 4:21 remaining.
  • Despite the strong start to the quarter, the late-game effort wound up falling short as a 14-5 scoring advantage to close out the game for Millsaps allowed the Majors earn a victory in the first of two meetings this season between the two squads.
Key Stats:
  • Leaven was the only YellowJacket to reach double-digits as she led LETU with a season-high 17 points with 15 points coming from three.
  • Keauna Whitfield and Faith Hudson each hauled in a team-high of seven rebounds, while Whitfield also led LETU with three assists.
  • Shooting percentage proved to be a dagger for the YellowJackets as they shot only 28.6 percent (18-63) from the field while hitting just 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) of their free throws.
  • Millsaps managed to fare much better on the day, connecting on 44.9 percent (22-49) of their shots from the field to overcome a 2-of-16 (12.5 percent) mark from beyond the arc.
What's Next?
LeTourneau will look to redeem themselves as they open ASC on the road at Concordia Texas in Austin, Texas on Thursday, November 29th at 5:30 p.m. The Tornados will enter Thursday's conference opener coming off a pair of weekend losses to run their record to 1-4 overall record.
 
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