MARSHALL, Texas – Taking on another tough regional opponent, the East Texas Baptist University women's basketball team was unable to overcome a second quarter surge by Trinity University (TX), falling, 69-60, on Saturday afternoon. Trinity also captured 29 points off of 25 ETBU turnovers. ETBU is now 2-3 on the year.
Kendrick Clark led the effort for the Tigers posting 25 points and nine rebounds.
Kim Childress added 11 points and six rebounds, while
Amanda Wilson chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds. Abby Holland led TU with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team, ETBU dominated the glass outrebounding TU, 43-26. ETBU also shot 24-of-55 (43.6%) from the floor and connected on 30.4% shooting from beyond the arc (7-of-23). TU shot 43.8% from the field (28-of-64) and 40.0% from the three point line (10-of-25).
Childress scored the game's opening basket connecting on a jump hook in the paint in the first minute. Clark responded with a three pointer off the pass by
Kaia Williams to keep TU off the board (5-0) at the 8:38 mark of the first quarter. Childress accounted for yet another basket, scoring on a layup off another pass by Williams for the 7-0 lead a minute later. Kelly Simmons finally put TU on the board with a layup at the 6:57 mark. Clark would answer with another shot from distance only 12 seconds later, bringing the score to 10-2. TU went on a 9-0 run over the next four minutes before ETBU closed out the opening quarter with a 10-0 spurt of their own for a nine point lead to end the first quarter, 20-11.
A layup by Wilson gave ETBU its largest lead of the game (24-11) at the 8:37 mark of the second quarter. TU responded with an 18-1 run of their own to take their first lead of the game (28-25) with 3:30 remaining in the half. TU led by as many as five (34-29), until a three pointer by
Hanna Hudson trimmed the small deficit to two (34-32) heading into the locker room.
Clark opened the second half with a three pointer, giving ETBU the lead at 35-34. Clark connected on yet another three pointer one minute later to push the lead to four (38-34) with 8:24 to play in the third period. ETBU maintained a four point advantage (43-39) midway through the quarter, until TU ended the third with an 18-7 spurt, recapturing the lead at seven (57-50).
A layup by
April Matthews and a jumper by Clark trimmed the lead to four (58-54) four minutes into the fourth quarter. TU would go on to score the next six points to take their first double digit lead of the quarter (64-54) with 3:38 to play. Trinity would lead by as many as 12 (68-56) before closing out the ballgame with the 69-60 win.
The Tigers will return to Ornelas Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 26
th, for a matchup with Hendrix College at 5:00 p.m.
