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LeTourneau LETU-W 1-4
73
Winner Concordia (TX) CTX 2-4
LeTourneau LETU-W
1-4
60
Final
73
Concordia (TX) CTX
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LeTourneau LETU-W 17 13 11 19 60
Concordia (TX) CTX 17 22 11 23 73

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

LETU Women Fall In ASC Opener At Concordia Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – Battling back and forth battle for much of the first half, The LeTourneau University women's basketball team was unable to outlast the Concordia Texas Tornados in their first American Southwest Conference matchup of the season on Thursday, November 29th.

The loss drops the YellowJackets to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in ASC play. The Tornados moved to 2-5 overall with the victory and 1-0 in ASC action.

How it Happened:
  • Looking to set the tempo early for the LETU offense, a jumper from Sha'Donnaver Young put the YellowJackets on the board first and sparked an early 8-2 run.
  • CTX would fight back from the early deficit, taking a 21-11 lead with 1:36 left in the first quarter before LETU managed to keep their offensive game in tact as they were able to tie it back up at 17.
  • A slow offensive start to the second quarter by both teams gave the defenses an opportunity to prove themselves as a total of four forced turnovers were recorded in the first five minutes, but baskets by Madison Mayfield and Faith Hudson kept the LeTourneau within reach.
  • A pair of three pointers coming from the Tornados within the final four minutes led to Concordia's biggest lead of the night at 37-28, as LETU would trail at intermission by a score of 39-30.
  • The YellowJackets, tasked with a comeback once again, saw their points come in spurts throughout the third quarter but would be unable to close the gap as CTX maintained their nine-point lead heading to the fourth.
  • A quick jumper from Alexandria Thorne to start the final ten minutes of play put the Yellowjackets within seven, but Concordia was quick to answer scoring six straight points of their own to push their lead back to double-figures.
  • While LETU's offense never gave up neither did the Tornados as a 23-point fourth quarter held off LETU from completing a comeback.
Key Stats
  • Young scored a team-high 14 points while two other YellowJackets scored double-digit with Alexandria Thorne (12) and Keauna Whitfield (10) helping to pace the offense.
  • Along with Whitfield's ten points, the sophomore would grab ten rebounds to walk away with a double-double.
  • The YellowJackets saw a large advantage in rebounds with a 43-29 advantage on the glass as 18 rebounds coming on the offensive end.
  • Concordia held the upper hand in shooting percentage as they shot 39.6 percent from the field and held the YellowJackets to 35.1 percent from the floor.
What's Next?
LeTourneau closes out a season-opening six-game road trip when they travel Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday December 1st. The Crusaders are 6-0 after knocking off previously undefeated and number-nine ranked East Texas Baptist 87-74 in their ASC opener.
 
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