LAREDO, Texas (November 30, 2017) - The Texas A&M International University Women's Basketball team opened play in the 2017 Courtyard Marriott Classic on Thursday. TAMIU opened the tournament against Arlington Baptist University with an 84-59 win. The win moves to Dustdevils move to 1-8 overall.
AFTER 1: TAMIU 29 - ABU 19
Arlington Baptist led by two points through :57 but that's all TAMIU would allow the Patriots to accomplish on Thursday. The Dustdevils exploded for their best offensive quarter this season, putting up 29 points in the first 10 minutes of action. The Dustdevil defense held ABU to just 19 points, taking a 10 point lead into the second quarter.
AT THE HALF: TAMIU 49 - ABU 35
TAMIU would continue to play an up-tempo game in the second as the Dustdevils added 20 points before the half. TAMIU would keep the defensive pressure on for the second straight quarter, holding the Patriots to 16 points. After 20 minutes of action, the Dustdevils held a 14 point lead.
AFTER 3: TAMIU 61 - ABU 46
Both teams would come out of the break with their lowest offensive output in the third. TAMIU scored 12 points, holding the Patriots to 11. Despite the low scoring quarter, TAMIU extended their lead to 15 through 30 minutes of action.
FINAL SCORE: TAMIU 89 - ABU 54
The Dustdevils would add their third quarter of 20+ scoring in the final 10 minutes of action, putting up 23 points in the fourth. TAMIU held the Patriots to just 13 points in the final quarter, opening a 35 point lead before the buzzer sounded.
STAT LEADERS:
Tanstashea Giger and Veshae Asaua-Wilkinson picked up double-doubles in the win. Giger led the team in scoring with 21 points, adding 11 rebounds. Wilkinson added 13 rebounds and 10 points.
Passionate Amukamara scored 11 points while Kydell Pearson and LaShae Rolle added 15 and 12 respectively.
| ## |
Player |
GS |
FGM-FGA |
3FGM-3FGA |
FTM-FTA |
OFF-DEF |
TOT |
PF |
TP |
A |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
MIN |
| 1 |
Tantashea Giger |
* |
10-20 |
1-7 |
0-0 |
7-4 |
11 |
4 |
21 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
| 5 |
Passionate Amukamara |
* |
5-9 |
0-3 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
| 22 |
Veshae A.Wilkinson |
* |
5-8 |
0-1 |
0-4 |
3-10 |
13 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| 21 |
Ashley Perez |
* |
1-5 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0-6 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
| 11 |
Julia Hanni |
* |
0-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
| 24 |
Kydell Pearson |
|
6-12 |
0-0 |
3-4 |
5-5 |
10 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
| 12 |
LaShae Rolle |
|
3-6 |
0-0 |
6-6 |
2-8 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
| 2 |
Dannia Gonzalez |
|
4-5 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
2-1 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
| 30 |
Jaden Gonzales |
|
2-7 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
| 4 |
Renee Contreras |
|
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 32 |
Vanessa Oyola |
|
0-3 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| TM |
TEAM |
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
- |
36-79 |
2-22 |
10-17 |
25-40 |
65 |
24 |
84 |
27 |
27 |
4 |
10 |
201 |
COACH CAHA'S THOUGHTS ON THE WIN:
Head Coach
Jeff Caha commented after the win, "I'm really proud of our girls tonight. They were locked in and played super hard tonight. We had opportunities to let them get back in and we never let up. Every plater came in and contributed in a positive way. Now, we have the chance to win two in a row tomorrow night. Hopefully we can dial it in and come handle business."
UP NEXT:
The Dustdevils continue play in the Courtyard Marriott Classic on Friday as TAMIU hosts Huston-Tillotson at 5 p.m. Friday's game will be the December "White-Out" night where all fans are encouraged to wear white, with the first 200 receiving a free t-shirt.
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