ALPINE, Texas – LETU suffered one of its most disappointing losses of the campaign after a dominating second half by Sul Ross State at the Gallego Center Saturday.
The YellowJackets fall to 8-5 on the campaign, including 5-3 in American Southwest Conference, action after the 85-72 setback. The Lobos even their mark at 9-9, moving up to seventh in the 11-team league at 5-8.
Leading by as many as eight in the first quarter, LETU held just a two-point advantage after 20 minutes of action. Sul Ross State outscored the YellowJackets 49-34, after intermission, cruising to the 13-point victory.
Allaira Jones paced the LETU with 17 points but for the second game in succession came up one rebound shy of a double double. Keuna Whitfield,
Malacia Guy and
Ajanae Thomas joined Jones with at least 10 points.
The YellowJackets hit 50% (9 of 18) of their shots in the first period but converted just 36.4% (20 of 55) of their attmepts over the final 30 minutes of play.
Sul Ross State seized control of the tilt in the third stanza, outscoring LETU 28-12. The host drained 10 of 22 field-goal attempts, sinking 3 of 6 behind the three-point line. LETU went 7 of 21, missing all three shots from deep.
Inside the Numbers
- LETU holds a 12-3 mark in the last 15 games, with all three losses coming in the last six contests between the two squads.
- Jones added 17 points, nine boards, two rejections, two steals and a helper.
- She's reached double digits in points in every game she played this season.
- Whitfield, the American Southwest Conference leading scorer, finished with 15 points, two rebounds and one assist.
- This is her 13
th double-digit scoring game of the campaign.
- Guy chipped in 14 points, with four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a rejection.
- She's tallied at least 10 points in eight games.
- Thomas notched her ninth 10-plus point game on the campaign, with 10 points, seven boards, two assists and a steal,
Follow LETU Athletics
For complete coverage of LeTourneau athletics, please follow the Yellowjackets on social media at @LETUAthletics (Twitter), /letuathletics (Facebook), @letu_athletics (Instagram) or visit the official home of LeTourneau University Intercollegiate Athletics at letuathletics.com.
