Comeback Falls Short for Women's Basketball

SAN ANTONIO – The comeback for St. Mary's Women's Basketball fell just short on Saturday afternoon against Eastern New Mexico, 72-65.
 
The Rattlers (5-2, 1-1 Lone Star Conference) trailed by as many as 16 midway through the fourth and used an 11-point run beginning with a three-pointer by junior Ariah Powell (Detroit, Mich.) at 2:56 to cut the deficit to three with 49 ticks left, but the Greyhounds (4-2, 2-0 LSC) made five of six free throws down the stretch to hang on for the victory. 
 
Powell hit four three-pointers en route to a career-high 20 points to lead the Gold & Blue. Senior Tonia Bilic (Zagreb, Croatia) chipped in 12 points and led the Rattlers with six rebounds. 
 
Junior Teanna Huggins (San Antonio) led the game with five assists, while senior Natalia Ryng (Gdynia, Poland) had a team-best three steals.
 
For the first time since the season opener, the Rattlers were out-rebounded in a game, as ENMU had 41 compared to 33. The bench scored half of the team's points, accounting for 32 of the 65. It snaps a four game winning streak for the Rattlers and evens their conference record at 1-1.
 
St. Mary's shot .456 for the game, the second-highest percentage of the season, trailing only the 50 percent in the win over North American on Nov. 22. 
 
The Rattlers take to the road, playing at Cameron on Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. and Midwestern State on Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m.