SHERMAN, Texas â€" For the second straight game, and third time since starting conference play, Texas Lutheran found itself needing a three-point bucket to tie the game as the horn sounded.
 
 And for the third time, that shot went just barely awry, as Kristen Lye's buzzer-beating three-pointer rimmed out, sealing a 70-67 loss to Austin College for the Bulldogs on Saturday.
 
The loss was TLU's second straight, dropping its record to 8-8 on the year and 3-3 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The 'Roos improved to 8-8 and 3-3 in the SCAC with the win.
 
The Bulldogs led by seven with 7:20 to play, but the 'Roos outscored them by 10 the rest of the way. Austin College was helped by Erin Riley, who scored 10 of her 21 points in that final 7:20.
 
The Bulldogs received a heroic effort from Taylor Dydalewicz in the loss. The junior from Dripping Springs, Texas poured in 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting. She was also 3-of-6 from behind the arc, and a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe. She pulled down six rebounds.
 
The difference came in the second half, where the Bulldogs shot 35 percent from the field, while the 'Roos managed to knock down 50 percent of their shots. After making 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the first half, TLU shot 6-of-11 in the second half.
 
While Dydalewicz was the only player to reach double-figure scoring for the Bulldogs, Karisa Cantu (San Antonio, Texas) provided a strong performance, scoring nine points, dishing out eight assists, pulling down seven rebounds and notching four steals.
 
The Bulldogs shared the ball well, notching 18 assists. It was just the second time this season they lost a game when recording more than 12 helpers.
 
Dydalewicz scored the first eight points of the game for TLU, and 12 of the first 18, helping the Bulldogs get out to a lead as large as six in the opening 20 minutes. It looked like the Bulldogs would head to the locker room with a halftime lead, as they held a 31-25 advantage with 1:05 left in the period.
 
Austin College knocked down a pair of 3-pointers though, and took advantage of a late turnover to grab a 33-31 lead at the half.
 
The Bulldogs led for more than half the contest, with Austin College holding an advantage for just over eight minutes total.
 
Texas Lutheran won't have long to have a chance to leave Friday's heartbreaker behind. It faces off against Dallas at 4 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in the final game of the first half of SCAC play. You can catch live video of tomorrow's contest on tlubulldogs.com.