Nov. 22, 2004
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Tulsa overpowers UTSA women, 80-62
Box Score
TULSA, Okla. – Three players scored in double figures for the University of Texas at San Antonio women’s basketball team Monday night, but host Tulsa used three key scoring runs to overpower the Roadrunners, 80-62, at the Reynolds Center.
Senior Lyndsey Greer scored a career high 11 points, while freshman Terrie Davis also established a career high with 12 points to lead UTSA. Freshman Richelle Parks netted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, but a 17-1 run in the first half and a 16-4 run in the second half, along with a 14-6 run to end the game, proved too costly for the Roadrunners to overcome.
With 10:11 left in the first half and the Roadrunners holding a 17-15 edge, Tulsa’s Jasmine Irving sparked a 17-1, five-minute run with a layup. Tandem Mays, who had a career-high 21 points to lead the Golden Hurricane, capped the run with a three-pointer at the 6:00 mark to give the hosts a 32-18 lead. The Roadrunners trailed 40-31 at the break after Katie Sandefur’s trey with 32 seconds left.
In the second half, UTSA trailed 44-34 with 16:33 left in the game before Greer rattled off seven consecutive Roadrunner points. Her trey at the 14:55 mark left the Roadrunners with only a six-point deficit, at 46-40. But, Tulsa put together a 16-4 scoring run over the next seven minutes to push the lead to 62-44 after a Mays’ free throw at 7:48.
The Roadrunners trimmed the margin to 10, at 66-55, with 3:12 remaining in the game after a Davis free throw but again saw the Golden Hurricane construct another significant run. Irving’s jumper at 2:57 started a 14-6 Tulsa run to close the game.
The Roadrunners held Tulsa to only 35 percent from the field in the second half (12-of-34) but only shot 33 percent (24-of-72) themselves for the game. UTSA collected 43 rebounds, led by Parks’ 10 and Sandefur’s nine. The Roadrunners also hit six three-pointers, while senior Kim Reed notched a season-high five assists. In two games, Parks has registered 24 rebounds. Becky Heidotten had 14 points for Tulsa, while Megan Moody tallied 10.
The Roadrunners return home to host the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, Nov, 26 as they play Prairie View A&M at 7 p.m. The game can be heard on goUTSA.com.