Roadrunners defeat Panthers in second half surge
Roadrunners defeat Panthers in second half surgeRoadrunners defeat Panthers in second half surge
Jeff Huehn
Women's Basketball

Roadrunners defeat Panthers in second half surge

SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA women's basketball team scored 44 points in the second half to defeat FIU 60-45 and capture the first conference win of the season Saturday afternoon.
 
UTSA improves to 5-8 overall and 1-1 in C-USA action, while FIU falls to 3-10, 0-2
 
The beginning of the game started slow as neither team could find the basket until FIU scored at 8:02. The Roadrunners didn't score until 3:07 when Adryana Quezada put up the first points. Charlene Mass hit a 3-pointer at 2:41 to take a 5-4 lead, but 30 seconds later FIU scored to regain the lead. Both teams hit multiple scoring droughts throughout the quarter and the Panthers led 10-8 after the first.
 
Opening the second, Evelyn Omemmah made a free throw to bring the Roadrunners within one (9-10). UTSA hit another scoring drought until Donald made a jump shot at 5:09 to cut the FIU lead to five (11-16). Mass made a layup to bring the Roadrunners within three (13-17) as the Panthers hit a scoring drought. UTSA trailed 16-21 going to the locker room.
 
The Roadrunners came out of halftime on fire as Donald hit back-to-back 3-pointers to take the lead (22-21). The game stayed close as both teams found the basket until UTSA went up by six from a layup by Timea Toth at 1:18. The Roadrunners put up 25 points in the quarter to lead 41-34 going to the fourth.
 
In the fourth, Mikayla Woods made a jump shot at 7:46 to put the Roadrunners up by nine (43-34). Through the first 5:30 minutes, UTSA went on a 9-4 run to push their lead. With 3:17 remaining, Mass made a layup and drew a foul as the Roadrunners led 53-42. The Panthers hit another scoring drought as UTSA went on an 8-0 run to retain the lead and garner the victory.
 
Game Notes

  • At the half, only 37 points had been scored combined, making it the lowest number scored this season for the Roadrunners and their opponents.
  • Karrington Donald led the team with 18 points and recorded her fifth double-digit scoring game this season. She also tied her career high with four 3-pointers for the fifth time.
  • The Roadrunners garnered their first conference win of the season

 
The Roadrunners return to action next week when they travel to Louisiana Tech on Jan. 9.
 
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