? Colorado State/Prairie View A&M box score
| Senior Monica Gibbs became UTSA's all-time leader in rebounds on Tuesday night. |
SAN ANTONIO ? Senior forwards Onika Anderson and Ryba Pawlaczyk posted double-doubles to pace the UTSA women’s basketball team to a 65-59 win against High Point on the final day of the Wells Fargo New Year’s Classic on Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.
Anderson led three Roadrunners (5-6) in double figures withteam-high 19 points to go along with a game-best with 15 rebounds. Meanwhile, Pawlaczyk, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, netted 14 points and grabbed 11 boards for her fifth double-double of the year.
Senior guard Monica Gibbs, who also earned all-tournament honors, tied Anderson with 15 rebounds and became UTSA’s all-time leader with 787 career boards (previous: Margaret Martinovich, 778). The Roadrunners held a 54-38rebounding advantage, which led to 20 second-chance points.
Sophomore guard Amber Gregg added a career-best 18 points on6-of-12 shooting from downtown.
UTSA opened the second half on an 8-2 run, but High Point (3-9) used a 9-2 stretch to pull within five (40-35) at the 14-minute mark. A Jurica Hargraves three ball moments later made it a two-point game, but Anderson converted a three-point play to give UTSA a 49-43 cushion. An Ashlee Samuels jumper capped off a 7-1 spurt by the Panthers to make the score 51-50, but it would be the closest they would get for the rest of the night.
The Roadrunners went on an 8-0 run to extend their lead to 59-50 with five minutes to play. Amy Dodd’s freebies pulled the Panthers within three with 2:02 to play, but Gregg connected on her sixth and final 3-pointer of the night to ice the game for the Roadrunners.
UTSA opened the contest by making four of its first five buckets and jumped to an 11-0 lead. Brown’s basket got High Point on the board and Dodd’s layup with 9:15 to go made it a seven-point contest. However, junior guard Alysse Davis knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Roadrunners a 20-10 advantage a minute later. The Panthers got within six on Dodd's layup with under three minutes to go, but consecutive layups by Anderson and Pawlaczyk gave the Birds a 30-22 halftime edge.
UTSA is back in a action on Saturday when it hosts Rice in a 2 p.m. tilt at the Convo.
Wells Fargo New Year's All-Classic TeamShamia Brown, High Point
Monica Gibbs, UTSA
Ryba Pawlaczyk, UTSA
Zoi Simmons, Colorado State
Gatti Werema, Prairie View A&M