ODESSA, Texas – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball returned to the win column following a 63-50 road win over UT Permian Basin on Saturday afternoon at the Falcon Dome. ENMU move to 9-10 on the season, while shifting to 6-8 in LSC play and 3-5 in division action.  The Falcons slip to 10-11 overall, 7-8 in LSC action and 3-6 in the West Division.

After the home team jumped out to a 8-2 lead, Corin Camara sparked the Greyhounds in the lead with three consecutive three-pointer from the first-year guard, 11-8 ENMU. UT Permian Basin closed out the first period on a five point streak, taking a 13-11 lead.
 
The Greyhounds opened the second period flying on the offensive end and stopping the Falcons defensively. For scoring the Greyhounds scored nine points to open the quarter, while holding UTPB scoreless for the opening 5:51 of the period. The defense continued to hold with Edecia Beck connecting on two layups and Camara dialing up a three. Eastern held the Falcons to just 2-14 shooting in the period, taking a 29-21 lead at halftime.
 
Both teams went back and forth to begin the third quarter, Ashley Shipley hitting a pair of threes for Eastern, 38-31 ENMU. The Greyhounds continued their solid defensive play, but a 4-0 run at the end of the period set the score at 45-40 ENMU going into the fourth quarter.
 
Just after the start of the final period, Eastern opened up a 17-5 run over a 4:30 minutes stretch to go up 62-46. Beck started the run with two layups then Bella Stone hit a deep three just before a shot clock violation. The scoring run ended with Camara and Stone each hitting a run to take a 16 point lead. As the clock expired, the Greyhounds finished with a 63-50 conference road win over the Falcons.

NOTABLE STATS

• The Greyhounds shoot 38.3% from the field (23-60), 29.4% from deep (10-34), and 58.3% at the foul line (7-12). UTPB struggled from the field, shooting just 25.4% (15-59), while making just 23.3% of three-pointers (25.4%), and 81.3% at the charity stripe (13-16).
• Beck led the way with 16 points for the Greyhounds, going 7-8 from the field. Camara supplied 15 points from the bench, connecting on five three pointers.
• KiKi Roberts pulled down 12 rebounds in the game, while Julieta Ceja made a big contribution of eight points and seven rebounds. Four Greyhounds recorded six rebounds in the game: Beck, Lazurea Saunders, Stone, and Shipley.
• Stone facilitated eight assists in the game, with Shipley picking up three assists.
• Defensively, Saunders led the way with three steals, with Stone and Camara coming up with two steals.

FROM THE SOURCE

"It takes toughness to win on the road and every player on our team showed it today," said Head Woman's Basketball Coach Meghan De los Reyes. "Winning the rebound battle by 23 was a major key to our success and KiKi (Roberts) was a huge contributor to it on both ends. Corin (Camara) sparked us in the first quarter with her shooting, hitting three three-pointers in a row while grabbing a few key rebounds of her own," said De los Reyes. "Our fourth quarter run was fueled by decisive ball movement and finding teammates for open shots. We take this momentum back with us to Greyhound Arena next week!" said De los Reyes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Beck had their most efficient shooting night of the season, going 7-8 from the floor, setting a season high for made field goals. Camara tied a career best 15 points, while tying a season best five made three-pointers.
• Stone supplied a career best eight assists in the contest, while Roberts matched a career best 12 rebounds.
• Eastern have now beaten the Falcons three straight times and picked up a season sweep for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
• Eastern secured a season best 54 rebounds during the game.
• The ENMU bench contributed 36 points in the game, outscoring the UTPB bench 36-10 in the game.
• The Greyhounds return to home court on Thursday, Feb. 2 when Midwestern State comes to town. First tip is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.