Women Lose to TWU, 74-66
February 14, 2009
Shanessa Smith
The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 7-16 overall and left them in sixth place in the Lone Star North Division standings with a 3-7 record. TWU improved to 13-10 overall and moved into fifth place in the division with a 4-6 mark.
Lucy Ramon and Tobey Beer shared scoring honors for SWOSU with 14 points while Renee Renz had 17 points for the Pioneers.
SWOSU had its way early taking a 34-27 lead into the locker room and carrying an advantage throughout the first part of the second half. Allie Burdan scored on a driving layup and the Bulldogs were up 51-46 with 12:18 to play.
TWU caught the Bulldogs and then pulled ahead thanks to a 14-1 run. Casey Pool hit a three-pointer and the Pioneers were up 60-52 with 8:38 to play. TWU never let SWOSU closer than six points the rest of the way and built a lead to as many as 13 before settling for the eight-point margin.
SWOSU had a number of chances but were a lackluster 33% from the free throw line making just five-of-15 attempts. Meanwhile, TWU was just the opposite shooting a nifty 88% from the stripe making 21-of-24 tries. Renz, who was averaging 24 points a game, was a perfect 11-for-11 for TWU.
The Bulldogs finished the game outshooting TWU by making 43% of their shots on 38-of-65 attempts. TWU was just 38% making 23-of-60 attempts. Other than free throws, another telling statistic was that SWOSU turned the ball over 22 times compared to 15 by the Pioneers.
SWOSU will next play at home Wednesday against Southeastern Oklahoma State. Tipoff for the men's and women's doubleheader is set to begin at 6 p.m.