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64
Winner Southern Nazarene SN 5-1,2-0 GAC
58
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX 2-4,1-1 Lone Star
Winner
Southern Nazarene SN
5-1,2-0 GAC
64
Final
58
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX
2-4,1-1 Lone Star
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Nazarene SN 15 12 20 17 64
St. Mary's (TX) SMU-TX 7 19 17 15 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | RattlerAthletics.com

Free Throws Late Hurt Women's Hoops For Second-Straight Night

By Heather Kennedy, RattlerAthletics.com

SAN ANTONIO – For the second-straight night, turnovers and missed free throws proved costly as the St. Mary's Women's Basketball team dropped a 64-58 decision to Southern Nazarene in the finale of the StMU Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday evening.

The loss moves the Rattlers to 2-4 on the season, while the Storm – who are receiving votes in this week's WBCA Coaches poll – improve to 5-1 overall. In the first game of the day, #1/2 Lubbock Christian defeated RV Central Oklahoma in a thrilling 68-63 overtime contest.

The Rattlers outshot the Storm in the contest, connecting on 44 percent from the field (22-of-50) and 42.9 percent from the three-point line (6-for-14), but made just 57.1 percent from the free throw line (8-of-14). SNU shot 41.2 percent for the game (21-for-51), 35.3 from beyond the arc (6-for-17) and 64 percent from the free throw line (16-for-25). They also made 8-for-14 from the charity stripe in the last quarter, while StMU was just 3-of-8.

For the fourth time this season, junior guard Soteria Banks (Round Rock, Texas) topped the 20-point mark, scoring 21 points – 19 of which came in the second half. Junior forward Hannah Wilson (Fredericksburg, Texas) narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds. The pair also blocked two shots each. Lone senior Alexia Torres (San Antonio) scored a season-high seven points and tied for the 10th most assists in a single-game in school history with eight, tying for game-high honors. Junior Mya Culiver (Rockwall, Texas) led the team with three steals.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Southern Nazarene jumped out to the early 9-0 lead before the Rattlers broke onto the scoreboard with a three-pointer by Culiver. The teams traded baskets before the Storm scored back-to-back buckets and with three seconds left in the quarter, junior Jessica Barbosa (Bissai, Guinea Bissai) made the final basket for the 15-7 tally.

The Rattlers scored the first six of the second quarter to cut the deficit to two points, 15-13, but the Storm stopped the streak with a three-pointer to push their lead back to five, 18-13. Wilson nailed a pair of free throws and SNU responded with another triple for the 21-15 score. Another six-point run by the Rattlers tied the score at 21-21, but the Storm immediately answered with four straight to maintain the advantage. The teams exchanged baskets and Torres nailed a three for the final basket of the half to take the Rattlers into the locker room trailing by one, 27-26.

SNU scored the first three after the break, but a quick five-point run by the Rattlers saw the first lead change of the game and a 31-30 St. Mary's lead. The Storm answered with their own five-point run which was snapped by a jumper from Banks for the 35-33 SNU lead. After four straight by the Storm, Banks hit another jumper for the 39-35 score. SNU made a pair of free throws before StMU scored three straight and the teams went back-and-forth until Banks made almost a half-court shot at the buzzer of the third quarter for the 47-43 score.

Freshman Bella Hughes (Argyle, Texas) cut the deficit to one with a triple to start the final stanza and a free throw by Banks knotted the score at 47-47 for the second tie of the game, but the Storm maintained the lead with two free throws. A three-pointer by Banks gave the Rattlers a short lead, 50-49, however SNU got it right back with a layup. Hughes knotted the score at 51-51 with a free throw and the teams traded buckets for the fourth tie of the night at 53-53 with 4:14 remaining. The Rattlers took the lead for the final time on a Banks jumper with 3:16 left, but a triple by the Storm lifted them to the 56-55 lead and they held on the final 2:40, making six of eight from the free throw line for the 64-58 win.

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
  • Lexi Torres tied for the 10th most assists in a single game in St. Mary's history with eight. The eight assists are a career-high, topping the seven she had against Central Oklahoma on Friday. For the weekend, Torres had 15 assists and six turnovers.
  • Soteria Banks has scored more than 20 points in four of six games this season and is now averaging 21.3 points per game to lead the Lone Star Conference by over five points per contest.
  • Bella Hughes doubled her career-high in rebounds, bringing down four – all defensive. Her previous high of two came at Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 21.
  • For just the second time this season the Rattlers did not hit double figures in three-pointers. St. Mary's made six triples in the game and attempted only 14, by far the lowest tally of the year.
  • St. Mary's blocked six shots against Southern Nazarene, the second-highest total of the season, trailing only the seven they blocked in the loss at Texas A&M-Commerce. In the other four games the Rattlers have combined for four – one in each.
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