LADY RAMS LOSE HEARTBREAKER
December 13, 2006

Box Score

RICHARDSON, TX:  The Texas Wesleyan University women’s basketball team (2-7) suffered a heartbreaking 50-48 loss in the final seconds at UT-Dallas (3-4) on Wednesday.

In the first half, the Lady Rams forced 11 turnovers from the Comets.  DeLisa Williams gave the Rams their first lead at 10-9 when she scored on a tip-in midway through the first half.  From there, Texas Wesleyan controlled the game, leading by as many as five, 14-9.  However, UTD closed the period on a 6-2 run to send the game to halftime tied at 20.

In the second half, the Lady Rams took control from the start.  Kim Gatlin capped a 6-0 run with a three-pointer that brought the score to 26-20 in the first minute of the second period.  Midway through the half, a Jennifer Peoples’ bucket stretched the lead to nine at 37-28.

With just over seven minutes remaining in the game, Chelsea Edwards cut the Rams’ lead to three at 38-35.  However, on the next Texas Wesleyan possession, Nastassia Brown converted a three-point play to give the Rams a more comfortable 41-35 edge.

With three minutes to go, back-to-back Texas Wesleyan turnovers led to a layup from Jenna Harris and a three from Leslie Leatherwood that gave UTD their first lead, 46-45, since the scoreboard showed 9-8 early in the first half.

Pilar Pinkus answered with two points to put the Rams on top 47-46, but a pair of free throws form Harris swung the game back to UTD 48-47 with 1:46 on the clock.  Pinkus then tied the game with one-of-two from the line with 1:19 to play, and the game remained deadlocked at 48 until Ericka Baker hit one-of-two free throws to put the Comets ahead 49-48 with 15 seconds on the clock.  In the final seconds, Edwards hit one more free throw to account for the 50-48 final.

The Lady Rams were able to control most of the game because they controlled the boards, taking a 45-40 rebounding margin.  The two team’s combined for 47 turnovers in the game; however, UTD capitalized for 22 points off of 23 turnovers while Texas Wesleyan managed just 11 points off of 24 UTD miscues.