CLAREMORE, Oklahoma (January 26, 2017) - The Texas A&M International University Women's Basketball team took on Rogers State on Thursday night. TAMIU was dealt a 41-62 loss, moving to 2-17 overall (2-7 Heartland Conference).
First Half:
Despite going down 10 in the first quarter, TAMIU was able to cut an RSU lead to seven before the buzzer sounded. After 10 minutes of play, TAMIU trailed 12-19. The Hillcats were able to push their lead to 13 in the second quarter, holding TAMIU to six second quarter points.
Hannah Beede led TAMIU's offensive charge in the first half, putting up five points through 20 minutes. Beede added four rebounds in the first half.
Second Half:
The Dustdevils came out in the third quarter with a strong defensive approach, holding the Hillcats to nine points. TAMIU matched RSU's effort with nine third quarter points. Through 30 minutes of action TAMIU trailed 27-40. The Dustdevils put up their best offensive quarter in the fourth, scoring 14 points. RSU was able put up 22 in the final 10 minutes, stretching the lead to 21 before the final buzzer sounded.
Joanna Perez put up 11 points in the final 20 minutes of action, adding an assist and a rebound.
Perez finished the night with 15 points and four assists. Beede continued to control the boards for the Dustdevils with a team high eight rebounds. Beede added 11 points in the loss.
Nayiri Aslanian grabbed seven rebounds, scoring six points.
Coaches Corner:
Head Coach
Jeff Caha commented, "Given the situation we were in fighting for positioning in the conference, I thought we were hit and miss with our effort. I take blame for us offensively as I thought we were capable of doing some things and playing a little more free and we were not able to do that. I should have been more aggressive with some play calling. Defensively, we had stretches where we were super and then we turned around and were pretty poor effort wise. Hopefully we have some pride in ourselves and play hard for 40 minutes on Saturday."
Up Next:
The Dustdevils continue play outside of Texas on Saturday, January 28. TAMIU will take on Arkansas Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas with tip-off slated for 1:00pm CST.
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