Women's Hoops Tops Texas Lutheran

SHERMAN, Texas –The Austin College women’s basketball team bounced back from their first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference loss of the year, rolling past Texas Lutheran 77-61 on Saturday evening in Hughey Gym. The ‘Roos are now 12-3 overall and 5-1 in SCAC play.

Women's Hoops Tops Texas Lutheran
January 12, 2019

SHERMAN, Texas –The Austin College women's basketball team bounced back from their first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference loss of the year, rolling past Texas Lutheran 77-61 on Saturday evening in Hughey Gym. The 'Roos are now 12-3 overall and 5-1 in SCAC play.

Kacie West came off the bench to score 19 points to pace the 'Roos, hitting 5-of-9 from long range in the game. West scored 16 of those points in the first half, including a 10-point second quarter that helped give the 'Roos a 42-33 lead at halftime. Austin College was dominant early, grabbing a 21-11 lead after the first quarter but the Bulldogs got 14 second quarter points from Jordan Estrada, who hit 4-of-4 from beyond the arc in the period, to cut into the deficit.

Austin College came out hot in the third quarter, scoring 11 unanswered to take a 53-33 lead with 5:22 left in the period, but TLU responded with a 9-0 run of their own to make it a 53-42 game. Mikayla Gascich knocked down a three to end the run, and Austin College would go into the fourth leading 56-46.

Estrada knocked down a three to bring the deficit down to 56-49 but Austin College got a big three from Caitlyn Collins with just over seven minutes remaining to push it to a 63-51 game. Collins would hit again from deep with 4:43 left to make it a 70-54 game, and West's triple with 3:14 to play put the 'Roos on top 75-56, icing the win. 

Bryce Frank scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her 11thdouble-double of the season, and added four assists in the victory. Ally Longaker scored 12 points and Collins added 11, while Addison Walling pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. Austin College shot just 40% from the field but knocked down 11-of-28 from long distance and owned a 52-38 edge on the glass.

Estrada finished the game hitting 8-of-9 from the field and all six of her three-point attempts to finish with a game-best 22 points, and Abby Hroch scored 11 as the only other Bulldog to reach double-digits in the scoring column. Tara Molina grabbed eight rebounds and handed out a game-high eight assists in the loss.

Austin College heads out on the road next weekend, taking on Centenary College in Shreveport on Friday night.