SEGUIN, TX -- Kailee Mulkey (New Braunfels/New Braunfels) scored a team-high 19 points and Texas Lutheran held off a late rally to defeat Schreiner 75-63 Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium.
Texas Lutheran improves to 4-4, 1-0 in conference play following its second straight victory, while Schreiner drops to 3-6, 0-1 in SCAC play with the loss.
After a slow start for both teams that saw the teams combine for a total of 18 turnovers, Texas Lutheran led 17-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs forced 11 Schreiner turnovers with Jovanna Adame (Brownsville/Los Fresnos) tallying four steals in the opening stanza.
The Bulldogs dominated the second quarter holding the Mountaineers to eight points in the second quarter. Texas Lutheran would close the half on a 10-2 run to take a 38-20 lead into the break.
The Bulldogs picked up where they left off in the third quarter - extending their lead to 23 in a quarter that saw Morgan Rodriguez (New Braunfels/Canyon) explode for 9 points.
Texas Lutheran shot 78% and outscored the Mountaineers 24-19 in the third to take the 23-point lead.
Schreiner connected on 50% of their shots in the fourth quarter and trimmed Texas Lutheran's lead to 13 with 42 seconds remaining but the final result was never in doubt as the Bulldogs secured the 75-63 win.
Texas Lutheran outrebounded Schreiner 35-29 and outscored them 30-22 in the paint. The Bulldogs shot 52% from the field and 7-of-12 from three-point range.
Mulkey scored 19 points on 7-11 shooting, adding 4 steals and 3 rebounds.
Morgan Rodriguez scored 16 points - a season high. Tanyse Moerhig (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley) joined Mulkey and Rodriguez in double figures finishing with 12 points adding two blocks and Heaven Dandridge added 8 points. Jenesis Navarro (San Antonio/Lee) led the Bulldogs with seven assists and Ashley Reyes (Karnes City/Karnes City) led on the glass with a career-high 9 rebounds.
Texas Lutheran returns to Memorial Gymnasium on December 17 at 7:30 PM as they host the Celts of St. Thomas in SCAC action. All streaming and stat links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
