MARSHALL, Texas – LeTourneau University women's basketball team nearly knocked off rival East Texas Baptist Saturday on the road, falling 50-47.

The YellowJackets (10-9, 6-4 American Southwest Conference) couldn't sustain a fourth quarter lead as the host Tigers (15-4, 9-1) pulled away in the late stages. It was the second of two meetings in the past three days between the two schools.

LETU and ETBU battled through seven ties in a competitive game to complete the home-and-home series. The Jackets took a 36-31 lead when Micayla Mikulski sank two free throws with 2:15 remaining in the third period. Kendrick Clark's layup with 21 seconds left in the quarter cut helped East Texas Baptist cut LeTourneau's lead to three.

Mikulski, who finished with 20 points, five rebounds and four steals, scored in the paint 2:01 into the final period to push LETU's lead back to five. But ETBU went on a 13-0 run over a six-minute span to seize control, 46-38. The YellowJackets cut the deficit to five on a pair of Bailey Lightfoot free throws, and Keauna Whitfield hit a triple in the closing seconds to make it a one-point game, but it wasn't enough.

LeTourneau shot 14 of 52, while East Texas Baptist was 15 of 52. The YellowJackets were 15 of 20 from the free throw line. The Tigers shot 19 of 31 from the stripe.

Whitfield had 15 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Flora Akingbade finished with six points and nine boards. Clark had 19 points, six rebounds and four steals, and Amanda Wilson added 12 points, 10 boards and three blocks for the Tigers, who were held to 1-for-9 three-point shooting. LeTourneau was 4 of 17 from long range.

LETU will play at Texas Dallas 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.