MARSHALL, Texas – Putting on another defensive show in Ornelas Gym, #17 East Texas Baptist University forced 20 turnovers running away from Howard Payne University, 81-33. ETBU's defense held HPU to under 10 points in two of the four quarters with only three points allowed in the second quarter. ETBU is now 9-2 and 5-1 in the American Southwest Conference.
 
Jade Goynes had a career night with 14 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double. She was a perfect 6-of-6 from the line and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc. Bridget Upton added 13 points while Magdalena Delascurain had six rebounds. Bria Neal led HPU with 12 points. ETBU held HPU to 23% shooting from the floor and 16% from the arc while shooting 40% overall and 37% from the three-point line. ETBU also shot 85% from the line while HPU made only 36%. HPU turned the ball over 20 times while ETBU had 10 steals and four blocks while out rebounding the Yellowjackets, 54-26.
 
ETBU jumped out to an 8-2 lead scoring the first five points of the game on a Mallory Stephens layup and a Hanna Hudson three-pointer. HPU's first bucket was as close as they would come to ETBU, 5-2, as the Tigers went on a 20-7 run over six minutes for a 16-point lead (1:23). A HPU free throw with 14 seconds left in the first quarter made it a 12-point game, 25-13, headed into the second period.
 
It was all ETBU in the second period as they scored 20 points and only allowed three. HPU's only bucket came on a three-pointer with 1:04 left in the half. ETBU scored the first 15 points before HPU hit a shot. Taylor Singleton gave ETBU their first 20-point lead, 35-13, at the 4:41 mark in a three-pointer. Brooke Webster then made it a 27-point game, 40-13, with 2:51 to go. After HPU hit their only bucket, ETBU finished on a 5-0 run with two free throws by Emma Stelzer and a three-pointer by Upton for a 45-16 lead at the half.
 
The third period mirrored the second as ETBU only allowed seven points while scoring 21. Mallory Stephens made it a 30-point lead, 50-20, on a three-pointer (7:43) and by the 2:16 mark Goynes put ETBU up by 41-points, 61-20, with two free throws. Stelzer added another layup with 1:19 left for a 44-point lead, 66-22. HPU made on free throw with 21 seconds left as ETBU had a 66-23 lead going into the fourth period.
 
All the players had a chance to play in the fourth period as Magdalena Delascurain gave ETBU their largest lead of 49, 76-27, with 6:22 left in the game. Chloe Rogers scored ETBU's final points on a free throw with 52 seconds left as ETBU took the 81-33 win.
 
ETBU is off for Christmas Break until January 3 when they host Belhaven University at 5:30 p.m.