Elizabeth Cera

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• March 21, 2017

LUBBOCK—Despite placing four scorers in double figures, the South Plains College Lady Texans fell to the Seward County Saints 87-69 on Tuesday in the second round of the 2017 NJCAA Women's Basketball National Tournament at the Rip Griffin Center. "Just a lot of respect for Seward County," South Plains head coach Cayla Petree said. "Their players had a great game and definitely came to play and shot lights out. They made 16 3s and shot 41 percent from the field. That's just really impressive at our level, and it wasn't like we didn't identify the shooters. We made our run early, they just remained poised and they just kind of chipped away and the momentum swung and they never looked back."

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• March 20, 2017

LUBBOCK—Jasauen Beard knew her second chance would come soon enough. The exact moment, however, remained uncertain. It would be safe to say that opportunity arrived on Monday in the opening round of the 2017 NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball National Tournament at the Rip Griffin Center as Beard scored a career-high 32 points and led the No. 9 seeded Lady Texans past the No. 24 seed in Monroe College 85-73. "When I came here it was kind of like a second chance type thing," Beard said. "One of the things we talked about in recruiting was winning a national championship. That's one of the reasons I came here and had a chip on my shoulder. It seems like it's just one step closer to what we've been working for all year."

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• March 13, 2017

LEVELLAND—The South Plains College Lady Texans earned a No. 9 national seed on Monday to the NJCAA Women's Basketball National Tournament and will tip-off at noon on Monday, March 20 against Monroe College at the Rip Griffin Center on the Campus of Lubbock Christian University. "It's March madness at any level, and this is a big deal for our girls," South Plains head coach Cayla Petree said. "We talked about going to Lubbock all year long. It's 28 miles down the road and this is the position we wanted to put ourselves in. I think anything can happen and we're very optimistic and we know that at this point in the season that everybody is a threat and everybody can play."

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• March 10, 2017

WOLFFORTH—Despite a valiant four quarter surge which saw the Lady Texans trim a 20-point deficit to just six, South Plains fell to Collin County 77-70 in the semifinal round of the Region V Tournament on Friday at the Tiger Pit. Sophomore Yanina Inkina scored a team-high 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting in 37 minutes of action. Jasauen Beard finished with 15 points and eight boards on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor. Elizabeth Cera scored 10 points and dished out four assists while Brittany Smith finished with six points and recorded a game-high nine assists.

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• March 08, 2017

WOLFFORTH—Let it fly. The No. 6 South Plains College Lady Texans knocked down eight 3-pointers and shot 44 percent from beyond the arc to down Ranger College 61-46 in the opening round of the NJCAA Region V Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at the Tiger Pit. Sophomore Brittany Smith scored a game-high 18 points and dished out six assists as the Lady Texans picked up their 10th win in the last 11 contests. Levelland native Elizabeth Cera shot 50 percent from the field knocking down four 3-balls in the contest and finished the game with 14 points in 31 minutes of action.

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• February 20, 2017

BIG SPRING—Elizabeth Cera scored 17 points while Yanina Inkina bucketed 16 and went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe as the No. 7 South Plains College Lady Texans downed Howard 67-57 on Monday night to improve to 24-4 on the year and 9-3 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. Sophomore Brittany Smith chipped in 13 points over 39 minutes and Jasauen Beard finished with 12 points and 8 boards. The Lady Texans have won seven of their last eight dating back to Jan. 19. "Everything was working for us tonight and we're just trying to keep getting better," Inkina said. "Every game from here on out is very important for us, and every win gets us closer to the regional tournament. We know teams are going to play at a high level against us, and we're supposed to win every game. Howard is a really good shooting team, so we just worked hard defensively against a really good team."

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• February 13, 2017

LEVELLAND—South Plains College women's basketball coach Cayla Petree thrives on the underdog mentality. It can seem somewhat odd at times simply because the second-year Lady Texans head coach has won seemingly everywhere she's been. That trend hasn't faltered this season, either, as coach Petree has her team ranked seventh in the country in the latest NJCAA polls, amassing a 23-4 season record including an 8-3 record in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.

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• February 06, 2017

BORGER—Elizabeth Cera scored 20 points and Jasauen Beard finished with 17 points and 10 boards as the No. 8 South Plains College Lady Texans downed Frank Phillips College 80-68 on Monday night to improve to 22-3 on the year and 7-2 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. "I thought we did a good job of controlling the runs in the game," South Plains head coach Cayla Petree said." We came out pretty hot, and obviously with our depth right now we got a little tired, but I thought we did a good job of controlling the pace. We didn't get too high or too low and played pretty solid."

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• February 02, 2017

LEVELLAND—Elizabeth Cera scored 25 points while Brittany Smith finished with 22 points and eight assists as the No. 8 South Plains College Lady Texans pummeled the No. 19 Midland College Lady Chaps 91-57 on Thursday night at the Texan Dome. "We just wanted to come out and get a win," Smith said. "In the first game against them I got ejected, and I was just trying to come back with focus and the right mindset to help out my team. My teammates did a great job finding me for open shots, and it feels good to get this win. Our shots were falling and we were doing a good job of taking clean shots. We just used the personnel that our coaches give us and used it to our advantage."

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• January 30, 2017

SNYDER—The No. 8 South Plains College Lady Texans used a 24-14 second half to down the Western Texas College Lady Westerners 46-41 on Monday night to improve to 20-3 on the year and 5-2 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. Elizabeth Cera led the Lady Texans with 12 points in 24 minutes of action, while Jasauen Beard finished with 10 points and six rebounds. Dabrasia Baty racked up nine points, nine rebounds and six assists over 34 minutes, while Brittany Smith totaled six points and hauled in 11 boards. "We knew we had to change our game in the second half and play with more focus," Baty said. "We didn't play well in the first half and had too many unforced turnovers. We turned it around, and it all started on defense. Western Texas came out and gave us a fight, but we fought back and won the game, and that's all that matters at the end of the day."

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• January 19, 2017

LEVELLAND—The eighth-ranked South Plains College Lady Texans picked up a crucial 60-54 home conference victory over Howard College on Thursday night at the Texan Dome to improve to 18-3 on the year and 3-2 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. Yanina Inkina led all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting in 21 minutes of action. Sophomore Brittany Smith totaled nine points, five rebounds and four assists for South Plains, while Dabrasia Baty chipped in seven points and dished out five over 31 minutes. Jasauen Beard and Elizabeth Cera each scored six points.

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• January 09, 2017

LEVELLAND—Despite a valiant second half comeback, the seventh-ranked South Plains College Lady Texans were unable to overcome a 14-point halftime deficit and fell to the second-ranked Odessa College Lady Wranglers 79-72 on Monday night at the Texan Dome.

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• December 30, 2016

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—The seventh ranked South Plains College Lady Texans improved to 16-1 on the year and 3-0 in the Bill Culver Memorial Classic with an 80-61 shellacking of Scottsdale Community College on Friday afternoon. South Plains has now won 16 consecutive games dating back to Nov. 4. "It's a great feeling to go 3-0 in this tournament, but it's also a feeling that you don't want go get comfortable," said Beard, who finished with 23 points and recorded her 12th double-double on Friday. "This shows what we know what we're capable of, but at the same time because we don't want to get comfortable and let up."

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• December 29, 2016

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Every win is to be celebrated. Quality wins are just that much sweeter. The South Plains College Lady Texans picked up their 15th consecutive victory dating back to Nov. 4 following a 70-57 drumming over the previously unbeaten Mesa Community College Lady Thunderbirds on Thursday in the second round of the Bill Culver Memorial Classic at Scottsdale Community College.

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• December 12, 2016

LEVELLAND, Texas—12 straight. Yanina Inkina scored 19 points and Elizabeth Cera finished with 16 as the No. 9 South Plains College Lady Texans throttled Hill College 63-49 to improve to 12-1 on the year on Monday night at the Texan Dome. Monday's win marks 12 consecutive for the Lady Texans dating back to Nov. 4.

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• December 11, 2016

LEVELLAND, Texas—Elizabeth Cera finished with 16 points and Felicia Jackson chipped in 12 as the No. 9 South Plains College Lady Texans improved to 11-1 on the year following a 69-50 drumming of Garden City Community College on Sunday at the Texan Dome. "We didn't come out very focused in the first half," Cera said. "We know that they beat us last year, and we couldn't let that happen again. We tried to fix the things we were doing in the first half and come out and play better in the second half."

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• November 30, 2016

MIDLAND, Texas—Find a way to win. The South Plains College women's basketball team did just that on Wednesday night as the Lady Texans improved to 9-1 on the season and 1-0 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference with a 69-61 victory over the #11 Midland College Lady Chaparrals at the Al G. Langford Chaparral Center.

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• November 29, 2016

LEVELLAND—As winners of eight straight, the South Plains College women's basketball team will put their win streak on the line when they travel to Midland on Wednesday with tipoff set for 5:45 p.m. It's been nearly a month since the Lady Texans have tasted defeat, with their sole loss coming to West Texas Drive on Nov. 2. South Plains went on to win five consecutive games before eventually avenging their only loss of the season with a 74-53 drumming of West Texas Drive on Nov. 14.

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• November 19, 2016

HILLSBORO, Texas—The South Plains College Lady Texans picked up their eighth consecutive victory on Saturday with an 82-79 victory over Hill College at the Hill College Classic to improve to 8-1 on the season. South Plains' Jasauen Beard led all scorers with 28 points while Dabrasia Baty finished with a season high 12 points. Elizabeth Cera totaled 11 points for the Lady Texans while Yanina Inkina chipped in 10. Anndrea Lloyd would would finish the contest with nine points and Brittany Smith finished with seven.

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• November 18, 2016

HILLSBORO, Texas—The South Plains College Lady Texans improved to 7-1 on the season with a 49-37 victory of Cisco Junior College on Friday at the Hill College Classic. The Lady Texans have now won seven consecutive games dating back to October 21.

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• November 14, 2016

LEVELLAND—Revenge is sweet. The South Plains College Lady Texans avenged their only loss this season on Monday night downing West Texas Drive 74-53 behind Elizabeth Cera's 19-point performance to improve to 6-1 on the year and push their winning streak to six games.

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• November 11, 2016

LEVELLAND, Texas— Elizabeth Cera scored 25 points while Jasauen Beard chipped in 22 as the South Plains College Lady Texans downed Dallas Diesel 81-71 Friday night at the Texan Dome. Beard also hauled in 16 rebounds and dished out three assists while Yanina Inkina finished the contest with 16 points and four boards. Brittany Smith totaled nine points and nine assists in 34 minutes while Felicia Jackson scored six points for South Plains. "We came out knowing they were good and we had to play hard and play smart," Beard said. "We came out crashing the boards and hustling all over the floor and that's when we got our energy going. I'm trying to lead by example, not just scoring, but on defense and trying to get rebounds. I'm just trying to produce in all areas." South Plains shot 43 percent from the field in the first half while forcing Dallas Diesel to shoot just 31 percent from the floor. Beard tallied 14 of her 22 points inside the first 20 minutes while also hauling in 11 rebounds. South Plains carried a 37-34 lead into the locker room at the midway point and continued to find success on the offensive side of the ball in the final two quarters, shooting 42 percent from the floor including 4-for-10 from the 3-point line. "Tonight was all about having a strong mentality, because it was important to us to win this game, Inkina said. "We have played them before last season, so we just wanted to fight and we figured out how to beat them. We were shooting with a lot of confidence which helped us get the win tonight." Following a third quarter in which both teams managed to total 18 points, the Lady Texans came out with a vengeance in the final stint, outscoring Dallas Diesel 26-19 in the fourth quarter to pick up their fourth consecutive win in as many games. "Our first game was kind of a slap in the face to us," Beard said. "We knew we had to work on a lot of things and kind of got a reality check. We have to come out with the same intensity tomorrow and not underestimate anybody. Our scouting reports have been good, and we have to have that same fighters' mentality again tomorrow." South Plains will tipoff at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Texan dome against the Phoenix College Lady Bears. You can watch the game live at spctexans.com using the 'Watch Games' tab at the top of the page.

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• November 10, 2016

LEVELLAND, Texas—Elizabeth Cera never thought her school record of 12 3s in a single contest would be in jeopardy. How mistaken she was. Cera scored 49 points and knocked down 14 3-pointers en route to a 124-29 thrashing over the University of the Southwest JV on Thursday night at the Texan Dome. Cera's 49 points against the Lady Mustangs put the sophomore from Levelland in another category in the Lady Texans' record books, surpassing Sheryl Swoope's school record of 45 points in a game, which was set on November 30, 1989 against Clarendon. Cera's previous record of 12 3s came on Feb. 1, 2016 in an 85-56 conference win against Frank Phillips.

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• November 05, 2016

LEVELLAND, Texas—Win the fourth quarter. Tied at 52 heading to the final stint, the South Plains College Lady Texans outscored Arizona Western 24-18 to pick up their second win in as many days on Saturday at the Texan Dome.

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• November 02, 2016

LEVELLAND, Texas—The South Plains College Lady Texans fell to West Texas Drive 81-68 on Wednesday night at the Texan Dome. Jasauen Beard, a sophomore transfer from Oral Roberts University led all scorers with 21 points and six rebounds in her debut for the Lady Texans. Elizabeth Cera, a 5-8 guard from Levelland finished with 13 points for South Plains, while Brittany Smith chipped in nine points, while also hauling in five rebounds, dished out five assists and had four steals.