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Gia_CBURecap
Avery Golden
68
Tarleton St. TSU 7-7,1-2 WAC
80
Winner California Baptist CBU 9-7,3-0 WAC
Tarleton St. TSU
7-7,1-2 WAC
68
Final
80
California Baptist CBU
9-7,3-0 WAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tarleton St. TSU 12 12 19 25 68
California Baptist CBU 23 26 13 18 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Grant Cohen

Tarleton State Women’s Basketball’s strong second half not enough to complete comeback at CBU

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Tarleton State Women's Basketball took control in the second half, but CBU's double-digit lead was too much to overcome and the Lancers defeated the Texans 80-68 on Saturday at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center. 

CBU shot 62% in the first half and made nine 3-pointers to take a 25-point lead at halftime. The Texans used 48.5% shooting in the second half and outscored the Lancers in the last 20 minutes. CBU finished the game shooting 62.5% from 3-point range and 54.5% from the floor overall to maintain its lead. 

Senior guard Gia Adams led the Texans in scoring with 21 points, including 17 in the second half. Senior guard Jakoriah Long added 19 points, including three 3-pointers to bring her career total to 100. Long is now in the top 10 on the program's all-time career 3-pointers list. Freshman center Elodie Lutbert added 10 points to go with four blocks, her third game with four or more blocks. 

"It was very important for us to get off to a good start defensively and we did not do that today," head coach Bill Brock said. "CBU is a very hard team to match up with and you have to get back in transition defense so fast against them. I'm never happy with a loss, but I'm more satisfied with our effort in the second half today than I was at Utah Valley." 

After CBU opened the first quarter with the game's first basket, the Texans forced the Lancers to miss their next six shots. Tarleton State took advantage, with Long knocking down a 3-pointer to give her team the lead. CBU, however, responded with layups on four straight possessions to take an early seven-point lead. 

CBU ended the opening period shooting 50% from the floor while the Texans made 33% of their shots in the first 10 minutes. The Lancers knocked down a 3-pointer just before the first quarter buzzer to take a 23-12 lead. 

Junior forward Allie Myers helped the Texans cut the deficit to single digits in the second quarter, but CBU responded by making three of its first four 3-pointers to stretch the lead. The Lancers got a lift from their freshman guard Lauren Olsen in the second quarter. Olsen made all six of her shot attempts en route to 15 second quarter points to help the Lancers go up by 20. 

CBU ended the first half on a 7-0 scoring run while holding Tarleton State scoreless for the final two minutes, allowing the Lancers to take a 25-point lead into the locker room. 

The Texans eyed a comeback after the break, knocking down the first two shots of the third period while forcing CBU into three shots and three turnovers. Tarleton State knocked down four of its first seven shots from the floor in the second half, trimming the deficit to 19 at the media timeout. 

CBU answered with two 3-pointers while holding Tarleton State to just two made shots over a two-minute stretch. The Texans, however, outscored the Lancers 19-13 in the third quarter to make it a 62-43 game entering the final quarter. 

Tarleton State knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter and trim the deficit, with junior guard Caroline Lyles knocking down a basket from beyond the arc to make it a 13-point game. 

Despite the Texans winning the fourth quarter 25-18, the deficit was too much for Tarleton State to overcome. 

Tarleton State wraps up its road trip with its first game of the I-20 rivalry in 2026, traveling to Abilene Christian on Thursday for a 6 p.m. contest. 

Postgame Notes
  • Tarleton State was unable to complete a comeback at CBU and was defeated by the Lancers 80-68 on Saturday at the Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler Events Center. The Texans are now 0-2 in the 2026 calendar year. 
  • CBU now has an 8-1 record against Tarleton State in women's basketball. The Lancers remained undefeated against the Texans in games played in Riverside. 
  • Senior guard Jakoriah Long knocked down three 3-pointers, bringing her career 3-pointers total to 100. Long is now in the top 10 on the program's all-time list for career 3-pointers. 
  • Senior guard Gia Adams scored 17 second half points en route to a 21-point performance. Saturday marked Adams' fourth 20-point game of the season. 
  • Freshman center Elodie Lutbert had four blocked shots, her third game this season with 4+ blocks. She is the first Texan since the 2021-22 season to have three games with at least four blocks (Seynabou Thiam, 8). 
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