Kaylee Edgemon’s 14 point effort highlighted Thursday night’s game for the regionally-ranked Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team (16-10; LSC 12-7). The Hounds rallied from a seven point deficit, but dropped a hard-fought 59-56 decision to Angelo State (20-5; LSC 15-5) at the Junell Center.
ENMU entered the game ranked ninth in the South Central Region, while the Rambelles were fourth in the poll, released earlier this week.
The Key Runs
Trailing 7-3 early in the first quarter, Mikaehla Connor hit two free throws to ignite an 11-3 surge
Edgemon capped the run with back-to-back jumpers to give ENMU a 13-10 lead
ASU responded with 12-2 run of its own to seize a 22-15 lead, early in the second quarter
In the third quarter, ENMU put together a 10-3 run capped by treys from Sarina Johnson and Edgemon to give ENMU a 37-36 lead
The game saw several lead changes and five tie scores, the last coming on Connor’s jumper with 48 second left to tie the game at 56-all
ASU hit three free throws in the final 19 seconds to pick up the win
In the Numbers
ENMU held an 11-4 edge in second-chance points and an 11-5 advantage in fastbreak points
Daeshi McCants finished with 11 points
Johnson and Shelby Jones had 10 points each
Jones also had six rebounds and a blocked shot
Up Next
The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team will conclude the regular season at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Friday. The contest will be broadcast on KSEL 105.9 FM
Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. MT
There are a limited number of free all-session passes for the Lone Star Conference Tournament available in the ENMU Athletic Office. Requests must be made to Kim Sites at 575.562.2153 no later than Feb. 28, 2018 at noon MT
