CANYON, Texas – #20 West Texas A&M used a handful of scoring streaks to down Eastern New Mexico Woman's Basketball, 84-55, on Saturday afternoon at First Untied Bank Center. ENMU fall to 7-8 overall, 4-6 in Lone Star Conference action, and 2-4 in West Division play. The Lady Buffs move to 15-3 on the season, 8-2 in conference play, along with a 5-1 record in West Division games.

The first period opened with a back and forth between both teams, with the score reading 12-12 after the opening five minutes. Bella Stone notched two jumpers in the run, while four other Greyhounds contributed to the streak. The trading of baskets continued through the end of the period, with a late Lazurea Saunders layup pitting the score at 22-19 WT.
 
Eastern took the lead to start the second quarter, with Ashley Shipley sinking a jumper, and Edecia Beck dialing up a three pointer to go up 24-22. However, the Lady Buffs clamped down defensively and started to connect on offense, ending the period on a 18-2 stretch. The home team held a 40-26 advantage at the break.
 
The Greyhounds came out firing in the start the third period, rattling off 10 straight points to start the second half. Edecia Beck started the scoring with a jumper, with Shipley following with a three. Deja Adrian concluded the run with five points to set the score at 40-36 WT. From then, the Lady Buffs produced a 16-6 run to close the quarter, 56-42 WT heading into the intermission.
 
In the final quarter, West Texas A&M expanded on its lead using efficient shooting along with holding the Hounds defensively. The Greyhounds were dealt a 84-55 defeat at the end of the contest.

NOTABLE STATS

• On the afternoon, the Greyhounds finished with a 31.3% percentage from the field. ENMU also finished 5-23 (21.7%) from behind the arc, and 50.0% from the foul line (10-20). #20 WT produced a 41.4% shooting percentage (29-70), the Lady Buffs were deadly from range (41.4%, 12-29 3PT), and efficient from the free throw line (93.3%, 14-15).
• Beck and Adrian each finished with 12 points for the Greyhounds, while Shipley produced ten points.
• Saunders spearheaded the rebounding effort with six, with Beck contributing five boards. Stone finished with a team best three assists.
• Shipley, Saunders, Beck, and KiKi Roberts each had two steals during the contest.

FROM THE SOURCE

"Today was another hard fought battle of runs," said Head Woman's Basketball Coach Meghan De los Reyes. "We came out incredibly strong in the first and third, forcing turnovers and collecting rebounds. WT shoots the ball extremely well, especially at home, and that wasn't our luck today," said De los Reyes. "Our team played really hard, the score does not depict just how many good things we did today and I'm really proud of our effort,".

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Greyhounds return to the friendly setting of Greyhound Arena on Thursday, Jan. 19, to face Texas A&M International University with first tip set for 5:15 p.m. ENMU Athletics is giving away t-shirts to students that attended Thursday's games, while supplies last.