Brainard leads Lady Texans past Western Texas

February 3, 2014

SNYDER, Texas – Jasmine Brainard scored a game high 23 points while also adding seven rebounds and the South Plains College Lady Texans earned their third consecutive victory Monday night, winning 49-34 on the road in Snyder.

Brainard, the conference scoring leader with 18.2 points per game, made 9-of-14 shots from the field and, along with TaSheena Moore and Alexius Dawn, played all 40 minutes of the contest.

Moore chipped in 12 points for the Lady Texans, who moved within a game of Odessa and New Mexico in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference standings.

The two teams mostly exchanged buckets in what was a close first half.

Down four, Moore hit a 3 just past the six-minute mark and Brainard followed with a bucket on the next possession to give the Lady Texans the lead, 18-17.

Dawn got a layup and Moore and Brainard hit two free throws apiece to complete an 11-0 scoring run to end the half as the two teams hit the locker room with South Plains leading 24-17.

Ijeoma Nzekwe gave the Lady Texans an 11-point lead early in the second half and South Plains College would not look back as they led by as many as 18 before settling for the 15-point victory.

South Plains (12-9, 6-2) will travel to Big Spring on Thursday, Feb. 6 where they will complete a three game road trip before returning home to the Texan Dome for a homecoming matchup with New Mexico JC Monday, Feb. 10.

South Plains (12-9, 6-2)
Alexius Dawn 2-16 2-2 6, Desiree Cruz 0-4 0-0 0, Tasheena Moore 4-11 3-4 12, Briana Brigham 0-1 0-0 0, Ijeoma Nzekwe 1-1 0-1 2, Jasmine Brainard 9-14 5-8 23, Rafeegah Fataar 3-10 0-1 6. Totals 19-57 10-16 49

Western Texas (6-13, 1-7)
Hanna Reyes 2-4 0-0 4, Brechelle Beachum 3-16 5-7 13, Destiney Hutchison 0-1 0-0 0, Kalah Guidry 4-12 0-2 8, Corrynn Englerth 2-5 0-0 4, Macy Mays 0-1 0-0 0, Corisha Williams 0-5 0-0 0, Brittany McPherson 2-7 0-0 5, Tiffany Young 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-53 5-9 34

SCORE BY PERIODS	1st	2nd	TOTAL
South Plains	24	25	49
Western Texas	17	17	34

FG%: South Plains .333, Western Texas .245. 3-pt FG:South Plains 1-12 (Dawn 0-6, Cruz 0-1, Moore 1-3, Brainard 0-2), Western Texas 3-12 (Reyes 0-1, Beachum 2-7, McPherson 1-4). Rebounds: South Plains 37 (Moore 11, Brainard 11), Western Texas 37 (Young 8). Fouls South Plains 14, Western Texas 20. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: South Plains 10 (Moore 4), Western Texas 5 (Young 2). Steals: South Plains 9 (Dawn 5), Western Texas 7 (Williams 3). Blocked shots: South Plains 1 (Fataar 1), Western Texas 5 (Englerth 2, Young 2). Turnovers: South Plains 14, Western Texas 23.