STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton women's basketball used a 29-13 second quarter to storm past UT Permian Basin for a 65-49 victory on Thursday in Wisdom Gym.
The win moves to TexAnn record to 18-9 overall and 12-7 in the Lone Star Conference. The 18 wins marks a career high four fourth-year head coach
Misty Wilson. The 18 wins are the most by a TexAnn team since 2013-14 where they went 22-9 and advanced to the second round of the regional tournament.
Katie Webster led all scorers with 17 points while
Mackenzie Hailey logged her 22
nd career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The TexAnns were able to break out of a sluggish first half where they committed 14 turnovers and shot 31.8 percent from the floor, but held on for a 26-21 halftime lead over the Falcons.
After UTPB cut Tarleton's lead to 26-23, the TexAnns went on a 7-0 run with points from
Tiara Tatum,
McKinley Bostad, and Webster. Moments later, the TexAnns put the foot on the gas with another dominating run, this time an 11-0 stretch for a 44-25 advantage.
Kylie Collins drilled a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the third quarter to put the TexAnns up 55-34. Collins tallied eight points and had a game-high four steals.
Tarleton opened the fourth quarter the same way, with a 7-2 push with Bostad's 3-pointer giving the TexAnns their largest lead of the game at 62-36 with 7:51 to go. Bostad finished with six points, three assists and three rebounds.
The TexAnns wound up shooting 46 percent in the game, including a 58 percent second half. Part of the high percentage shooting was the likes of
Tiara Tatum, who went 3 of 5 from the floor for seven points.
Baylee Peck led the TexAnns with five points off the bench including three assists, while
Nina Alvarez added four points and
Hannah Allen posted three points.
The TexAnns will close out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. against No. 25 West Texas A&M for senior day.
