SEGUIN, Texas -- Four Texas Lutheran players scored in double figures to lead the Bulldogs to an 82-79 home win Saturday over East Texas Baptist.
At the TLU Thanksgiving Classic in Memorial Gymnasium,
Taylor Dydalewicz (Dripping Springs/Lake Travis) and
Kristen Lye (San Antonio/Clark) combined for 39 points.
Dydalewicz, the Bulldogs' preseason All-American, scored 20 and grabbed four rebounds. Lye secured 19 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
TLU won its second straight and moved to 3-2 overall. The Bulldogs won both games at the TLU Thanksgiving Classic.
East Texas Baptist dropped to 4-2 overall. The Tigers dropped both games in Seguin.
Savannah Hight (San Antonio/Brandeis) added 17 points, six rebounds, four steals, three blocks and three assists for TLU.
Hight hit a driving layup and converted the free throw for a three-point play that gave TLU a 64-63 lead with 24 seconds to play in regulation.
The Bulldogs trailed by five with 1:18 remaining in the second half, but Dydalewicz hit a three-pointer with 49 seconds to play. Hight then stole the ball on a subsequent ETBU possession and went the length of the court for the three-point play.
ETBU's Taylee Alexander hit one of two free throws with less than a second to play to force overtime.
In the extra session, TLU out-scored ETBU 18-15 and never trailed in the overtime. The Bulldogs opened up a quick seven-point lead with a layup from Lye, a layup from Hight and a three-pointer from
Adelaide Wenzel (Victoria/Victoria East). Lye scored eight points in the overtime.
ETBU had a chance to force overtime, but a three-point shot with two seconds to play was no good. Lye grabbed the final rebound.
TLU hosts Mary Hardin-Baylor at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Gymnasium. TLU will have live video and live stats on tlubulldogs.com.
ÂÂ