Lady Texans split pair of games in Liberal, Kan.
LIBERAL, Kan. – The South Plains College Lady Texans traveled to Liberal, Kan., for the Seward County Classic over the weekend where they expected – and received – two tough contests.
South Plains (6-1) opened the weekend against host Seward County and did not do themselves an favors early as they found themselves in a 10-point hole in the first five minutes of the game and would trail by as many as 13 before heading to the locker room down 32-21.
The Lady Texans roared back with a 13-2 run to start the second half and tied the game up at 34 apiece with 17:31 remaining.
After trading leads for most of the remainder of the game, the Lady Texans went on a 6-0 run the began with a bucket byStephanie Moore with 3:15 to go in the game and ended with a field goal by Shea Myatt with just under 3-minutes left on the clock, giving the Lady Texans a 53-50 advantage.
Seward tied the game for the fifth and final time with just over a minute on the clock, but the Lady Texans scored eight of the final 10 points to earn a 61-55 victory.
Myatt scored a career high for the Lady Texans with 31-points, making 13-of-21 shots from the field and also had seven rebounds.
On Saturday, the Lady Texans once again found themselves facing a double-digit deficit in the first half before hitting the locker room down 29-20 against fifth-ranked Hutchinson College.
In similar fashion to Friday, the Lady Texans came out of the locker room with a furious rally that saw them take a 36-32 lead early in the second half.
The game stayed very tight and featured nine ties and 11 lead changes.
With 48-seconds remaining, Sydney Hearn gave South Plains their final lead of the game, 61-60, with the last of her seven field goals.
The Lady Dragons would go on to score the final six points of the game to capture the win, 66-61.
South Plains will now look toward the Collin County Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 23-24 where they are scheduled to play Tyler College at 12 p.m. Friday and host Collin County at 2 p.m. Saturday.
South Plains (6-0 )
Alexius Dawn 2-13 5-6 9, Aundrea Davis 0-0 0-0 0, TaSheena Moore 2-11 0-2 4, Kayla Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Shea Myatt 13-21 0-0 31, Courtney Dawson 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsey Lee 3-14 0-1 6, Sydney Hearn 2-5 0-0 4, Stephanie Moore 2-6 3-4 7. Totals 24-71 8-13 61
Seward ( 4-2)
Marta Oledzka 6-14 1-4 13, Ricquia Jones 2-3 1-1 5, Kelsey Blair 1-6 1-2 4, Fabiana Monte 2-5 0-0 5, Madison McLain 5-17 4-6 15, Avery Burns 0-1 2-2 2, Bridget Crandall 0-0 0-0 0, Jaleasa Jones 2-3 0-0 5, Sheree Ryan 3-5 0-0 6, Janel Tammen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 9-15 55
SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
South Plains 21 40 61
Seward 32 23 55
FG%: South Plains .338, Seward .382. 3-pt FG:South Plains 5-26 (Dawn 0-6, Moore 0-5, Turner 0-1, Myatt 5-10, Lee 0-4), Seward 4-15 (Jones 0-1, Blair 1-6, Monte 1-1, McLain 1-6, Jones 1-1). Rebounds: South Plains 46 (Dawn 9), Seward 42 (Oledzka 10). Fouls South Plains 17, Seward 14. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: South Plains 8 (Dawn 5), Seward 10 (Jones 3, Blair 3, Monte 3). Steals: South Plains 8 (Dawn 3, Moore 3), Seward 9 (Monte 3). Blocked shots: South Plains 1 (Hearn 1), Seward 6 (Oledzka 6). Turnovers: South Plains 16, Seward 22. Attendance: 1400.
South Plains (6-1)
Alexius Dawn 1-7 0-0 3, Aundrea Davis 0-2 0-1 0, TaSheena Moore 9-20 1-2 23, Jasmine Brainard 1-2 0-0 2, Kayla Turner 1-3 0-0 2, Shea Myatt 1-4 0-0 3, Lindsey Lee 2-10 4-4 8,Sydney Hearn 7-17 3-4 17, Stephanie Moore 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 23-68 9-13 61
Hutchinson (6-0)
Aja Sorrells 2-8 6-8 10, Chrisstasia Walter 5-14 8-9 18, Jamie Patrick 1-7 3-4 6, Briana Starks 1-2 1-4 3, Jen'VonTa Hill 2-5 0-2 4, Kyrsten Crawford 1-1 0-0 2, Jade Herl 3-5 0-0 8, Jasmine Patterson 6-10 3-7 15, Stacey Mgbike 0-0 0-0 0, Kiarra Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 21-34 66
SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
South Plains 20 41 61
Hutchinson 29 37 66
FG%: South Plains .338, Hutchinson .404. 3-pt FG:South Plains 6-16 (Dawn 1-4, Moore 4-6, Turner 0-1, Myatt 1-2, Lee 0-3), Hutchinson 3-11 (Walter 0-2, Patrick 1-5, Hill 0-1, Herl 2-3). Rebounds: South Plains 40 (Hearn 10), Hutchinson 44 (Walter 10). Fouls South Plains 21, Hutchinson 13. Fouled out: Dawn . Technical: none. Assists: South Plains 11 (Dawn 3, Davis 3), Hutchinson 17 (Walter 5). Steals: South Plains 10 (Dawn 2, Moore 2, Brainard 2, Myatt 2), Hutchinson 11 (Walter 6). Blocked shots: South Plains 1 (Brainard 1), Hutchinson 5 (Patterson 2). Turnovers: South Plains 13, Hutchinson 16.