DENVER -- Texas Lutheran Women's Basketball used a 23-8 advantage in the third quarter to post a 66-54 conference road win Friday over Johnson & Wales (Colo.).

TLU improved to 13-7 overall and to 9-2 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

JWU fell to 2-16 overall and to 1-11 in the SCAC.

TLU made its first-ever trip to JWU's Denver campus and the university's Wildcat Center. The Bulldogs swept the two conference meetings this year with the Wildcats.

TLU trailed 15-14 after one and took a 27-24 lead at the half.

Bryanna Delgado (Port Lavaca/Calhoun) and Morgan Rodriguez (New Braunfels/Canyon) paced the Bulldogs with 11. Delgado added three rebounds and three assists. Rodriguez also had three boards.

Kasey Hairell (Hallettsville/Hallettsville) contributed eight points and six rebounds. Reigning SCAC Player of the Week Tara Molina (San Antonio/Johnson) scored seven and registered three assists and three rebounds.

Eleven different Bulldogs scored in the game, and TLU's bench out-scored the JWU bench 36-2.

TLU travels to Colorado Springs, Colo. on Saturday for a 5:30 p.m. MST (6:30 p.m. CST) tip-off with Colorado College. Links to live video and live stats can be found at www.tlubulldogs.com.