Complete Box Score

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texas Wesleyan University women’s basketball team returned from Christmas break to face the Lady Mountaineers of Schreiner University on Thursday evening, and completely dominated the game.

The Lady Rams sprinted out of the gates, scoring the game’s first 14 points mostly on fast breaks. A free throw by Tamia Tolliver got the Lady Mountaineers on the board nearly five minutes into the contest, but Wesleyan quickly surged again, scoring two quick buckets to extend the lead to 17 points and forcing Schreiner to call timeout.

When play resumed, Shari Glover hit a three-pointer to close the gap slightly, but the Lady Rams continued to build up their lead. Shayla Coleman hit two three-point shots and Ashley Walker nailed consecutive jumpers in the paint, as Wesleyan scored the final ten points of the half to take a 37-9 lead into the break.

The second half began just like the first ended, with the Lady Rams doing all the scoring. Jashana Pitt joined Coleman and Walker as Wesleyan scored the first eight points of the half to take a 45-9 lead with just under 15 minutes remaining. Rachel Estrada hit the second of two free throws to break the ice for the Lady Mountaineers, who outscored Wesleyan 6-4 over the next two minutes, but that was the high point of their evening.

The Lady Rams extended their lead to forty points on two different occasions, including a 63-23 margin with four minutes remaining, before coasting to an easy 68-30 win.

Coleman and Walker tied for the scoring lead with 20 points apiece, and also rebounded well, pulling down nine and eight boards, respectively. Shawndrika Courtney, despite a cold night from the floor, contributed defensively by leading the Lady Rams with ten rebounds, four steals, and two blocks. She added seven points. Walker contributed three steals and two blocks as well, and Kori Yates led all players with nine assists.

For Schreiner, only Sandy Murdock reached double figures in points. She scored 11. Estrada recorded a game-high 11 rebounds and added seven points and three steals, and Glover scored six.

The Lady Rams, who improve to 6-5 on the season, travel to Oklahoma to face Rhema Institute on Monday evening, and then head down to Belton to face Mary Hardin-Baylor on Thursday night. Their next home game is on Saturday, January 11 against conference rival UT-Permian Basin. Tip-off for that game is at 5:40 PM.