Saturday, December 16, 2017

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS —With a 48-45 lead and less than 20 seconds left, Brandi Gomez stepped in front a pass and calmly drained two free throws after a foul was called. The free throws sealed the fifth win of the season for the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team. The Greyhounds (5-5) rallied from an eight-point deficit in Saturday's contest at Bill Greehey Arena to post a 52-45 win over St. Mary's (5-8).

Daeshi McCants paced the Hounds with 14 points and 14 rebounds to register her third double double of the season and seventh of her career.

Inside the Series

• Today's contest was the sixth meeting between the teams and just the second since the Hounds posted a 59-50 win in 1998
• Four of the five meetings between the teams have occurred in San Antonio, Texas
• Eastern moved to 2-3 in the series with the Rattlers

Beyond the Box Score

• On the three-game road trip, today's contest was the only game in which the Hounds did not play into overtime
• St. Mary's had won three of its last four entering today's game
• Eastern allowed seven points in the opening and third quarters, matched the fewest allowed in a quarter this season (at NM Highlands 2^nd/4^th q)
• Eastern's 45 points allowed was its lowest total since a 46-40 setback against Texas Woman's on January 5, 2013

The Key Run

• Alexia Torres fastbreak near the end of the first half staked the Rattlers to a 26-18 lead
• Mikaehla Connor hit a free throw with 20 seconds left and the Hounds scored eight straight points to pull even at 26-all on a McCants layup midway through the third quarter
• The surge extended to 16-4 as the Hounds took the lead for good, 31-29, on two Brandi Gomez free throws with 1:29 left in the third, before Kaylee Edgemon hit a trey for a four-point lead

In the Numbers

• The Greyhounds limited St. Mary's opportunities and held a combined 30-11 edge in points scored off turnovers and offensive rebounds
• Gomez hit three of her four three-point attempts and finished with 13 points
• ENMU hit 12-of-15 from the free throw line in the second half
• Connor had eight caroms and blocked two shots
• Shelby Jones contributed six points, five boards and a blocked shot
• Edgemon chipped in seven points
• Jasmine Hotchkins dished out four assists, while Dasia Johnson had three
• Soteria Banks paced the Rattlers with 12 points

Up Next

• The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will return to action on Saturday, December 30^th, to host sixth-ranked Lubbock Christian
• The contest will be part of ENMU Athletics' canned-food drive
• The game will tipoff at 2 p.m. MT, at Greyhound Arena