Lady Texans avenge January loss with 81-69 victory over Frank Phillips

February 20, 2014

LEVELLAND – The South Plains College Lady Texans were once again led by their trio of sophomores Alexius Dawn, TaSheena Moore, and Jasmine Brainard, while also receiving a season high from Rafeegah Fataar as the Lady Texans avenged a January loss to defeat Frank Phillips College 81-69 at the Texan Dome.

Dawn, who was held to only four points during her team's 68-62 loss to the Lady Plainsmen on Jan. 20, scored a game high 22 points and dished out six assists to pace the Lady Texans.

Moore had another all-around game with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Brainard scored 18. Fataar chipped in with 12.

As a team, the Lady Texans shot efficiently, making 30-of-54 (.556) attempts.

The Lady Texans jumped all over Frank Phillips in the opening minutes, building a 20-5 lead at the 12-minute mark.

Frank Phillips looked as if they might make a game of it, closing to within two with a 13-0 scoring run over the next five minutes.

Fataar converted a drive in the paint, Dawn knocked down a couple free throws, Moore finished a three-point play and Brainard took a steal the length of the court to score nine straight points and the Lady Texans would go on to hold an 11-point advantage at halftime, 39-28.

Frank Phillips would not get back to within single digits until late in the second half and would never make a serious threat to the Lady Texans for the rest of the contest.

South Plains (15-10, 9-3 WJCAC) remains in third place in the WJCAC standings and can still move into second by winning their final two games against Midland and Odessa.

Next up for the Lady Texans is a road trip to Midland College Monday, Feb. 24. Tip off is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. and live video will be available at www.spctexans.com. KLVT Radio will carry the game on the air on 1230 AM and www.klvtradio.com.

Frank Phillips (18-10, 4-9)
Cheyenne Swoopes 9-21 3-5 22, Honesty Sullivan 5-11 1-1 13, Joslyn Smith 2-5 2-4 6, Mesha Wade 3-7 1-2 7, Shawanika Harvey 1-2 0-0 2, Aliyah Richard 1-4 2-4 4, Taya Novokreshchenova 6-8 0-0 15, Brennan Lytle 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 9-16 69

South Plains (15-10, 9-3)
Alexius Dawn 6-12 5-6 22, Desiree Cruz 1-3 1-2 3, Tasheena Moore 8-14 2-4 19, Briana Brigham 1-3 2-5 4, Ijeoma Nzekwe 0-3 3-4 3, Jasmine Brainard 8-11 2-3 18, Rafeegah Fataar 6-8 0-0 12. Totals 30-54 15-24 81

SCORE BY PERIODS	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Frank Phillips	28	41	69
South Plains	39	42	81

FG%: Frank Phillips .450, South Plains .556. 3-pt FG:Frank Phillips 6-12 (Swoopes 1-3, Sullivan 2-3, Harvey 0-1, Novokreshchenova 3-5), South Plains 6-11 (Dawn 5-8, Moore 1-2, Brigham 0-1). Rebounds: Frank Phillips 28 (Smith 10), South Plains 31 (Moore 8). Fouls Frank Phillips 19, South Plains 15. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Frank Phillips 9 (Swoopes 6), South Plains 20 (Moore 8). Steals: Frank Phillips 11 (Sullivan 4), South Plains 11 (Brainard 4). Blocked shots: Frank Phillips 3 (Smith 2), South Plains 2 (Moore 1, Brainard 1). Turnovers: Frank Phillips 16, South Plains 15.