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Texas Lutheran University

75
Winner Texas Lutheran TLU 13-4, 5-1
68
Austin ACW 12-5, 4-2
Winner
Texas Lutheran TLU
13-4, 5-1
75
Final
68
Austin ACW
12-5, 4-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Texas Lutheran TLU 19 15 18 13 10 75
Austin ACW 19 11 16 19 3 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

In first place battle in SCAC, TLU Women prevail in OT vs. Austin



SHERMAN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Women's Basketball maintained a share of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference lead with a gritty 75-68 road victory Friday night against Austin College.

TLU and Austin each entered the game with 4-1 marks in the SCAC. TLU captured the key conference road win by out-scoring Austin 10-3 in the extra session.

The Bulldogs improved to 13-4 overall (5-1 SCAC) and bounced back from Tuesday's road loss at Southwestern. Austin College fell to 12-5 overall and to 4-2 in the SCAC.

Reigning SCAC Player of the Week Savannah Hight scored four of her game-high 22 points in the overtime session. Hight finished the game with 22 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and a block.

Fellow seniors Kristen Lye and Cierra Jordan each scored 13 for the Bulldogs. Lye joined Hight in recording a double-double. The senior forward pulled down 13 rebounds and had three assists and two steals.

Jordan, a senior shooting guard, grabbed seven boards and had two assists and two steals.

TLU registered 12 steals on the night and won the turnover battle with the 'Roos by eight. TLU turned the ball over 12 times but forced 20 Austin College turnovers.

The Bulldogs won despite shooting just 36 percent for the game and 32.5 percent in the second half. TLU had 16 second-chance points to just one for Austin.

Each team went to the line 21 times. Austin missed 10 free throws. TLU missed six.

TLU continues its two-game road swing in the SCAC with a Sunday noon contest in Shreveport, La. against Centenary College (La.).

 
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