PORTALES, N.M. — In a game that featured 10 ties and 16 lead changes, four free throws in the final 30 seconds for Eastern New Mexico gave the home team a 65-58 victory over St. Mary's University Women's Basketball on Thursday night.
The Greyhounds (10-4, 6-0) used a 12-2 run over the final 5:37 to remain undefeated in LSC play after the Rattlers (9-3, 4-2) built a four-point lead on a pair of
Christin Callens (Houston) free throws with 7:18 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Callens and senior
Quezia Bertoni (Sao Paulo, Brazil) led the team with 12 points each, while junior
Allie Garcia (Adelaide, South Australia) was right behind them with 11 points. Bertoni also led the team with four assists and had a game-high three steals. It marks the 11th straight game that Callens has scored 10 or more points.
Sophomore
Raynne Malik (London, Ontario) tied for game-high honors with six rebounds, though the Rattlers were held to only three offensive rebounds the entire game and were out-rebounded 34-to-26. Senior
Aina Maynou (Cabrera de Mar, Spain) was second on the team with five boards. Malik also had the team's only blocked shot of the game, stretching her streak to 13-straight games.
The Greyhounds continued to get great production from their bench players, as 44 of the team's 65 points came from non-starters. ENMU entered the night leading the Lone Star Conference with 38.2 bench points per game. Nataya Lockett led all players with 17, while Chloe Davis added 14, and both came off the sidelines.
The Rattlers shot 47.9 (23-for-48) percent for the game, the third-highest shooting night of the season, but the Hounds were close behind at 46.3 (25-for-54) percent.
It is the second-straight win in the series for ENMU in the 10th meeting between the two clubs and the fifth win in the last six contests since the Rattlers joined the LSC.
St. Mary's remains on the road, heading to No. 7 West Texas A&M on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Lady Buffs defeated St. Edward's 77-46 on Thursday evening.
