13th-Ranked Hutchinson Can't Hang With Lady Texans

November 20, 2010

LIBERAL, Kan. - Kelsey Canavan and Raely Parada scored 19 points each and Brittney Wilkerson added 15 to help lead the Lady Texans to a 69-63 victory over NJCAA 13^th-ranked Hutchinson Community College.

Seven minutes into the contest, the Lady Texans built up an eight point lead, 13-5. The Lady Texans and Lady Dragons would battle back and forth the remainder of the half before heading to the locker room with South Plains College leading by two points, 34-32.

The Lady Texans extended their lead to a game high of nine points when Lauren McKinneyconverted two free throw attempts with 11:30 to go in the game, making the score 49-40. However, every time SPC looked to put the game out of reach, the Lady Dragons would come up with some big shots and got to within four points on several occasions.

After Lady Dragon guard Emily Blakesly cut the lead to four points with 3:59 remaining, Parada answered with the last of her five three-point field goals to give SPC a 63-56 advantage.

Canavan answered two Hutch free throws with a field goal of her own, and with 29 seconds to go in the contest the SPC women found themselves comfortably ahead of the 13^th-ranked Lady Dragons 67-61. When the final buzzer sounded, SPC knocked off another top-ranked team 69-63.

The victory is Coach Michelle Wyatt's 130^th win as head coach and improves their record to 4-2 on the season.

South Plains College will return to action on Monday, November 22^nd when they travel to Hobbs, N.M., to face University of the Southwest's junior varsity squad. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MST.