Second Half Escapes Lions Reach Against Cowgirls

Stillwater, OK – The LMU ladies’s basketball workforce fell brief to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls Tuesday morning, 86-65.
 
LMU opened the primary quarter with a leap shot from Nicole Rodriguez. The Cowgirls adopted with a nine-point streak and led the Lions, 9-2. With a little bit over two minutes left Alexis Mark made a layup that sparked a run for LMU. The Lions went on a 6-0 run that introduced them inside 4 factors of the Cowgirls. LMU completed the quarter with having 16 factors within the paint to Oklahoma State’s 10. The Lions solely trailed Oklahoma State by two, 22-20.
 
In the second quarter the Lions shot 31.3% from the sector however stored the hole near the Cowgirls. Oklahoma received on the board first with a made two-pointer, however LMU adopted with a made layup by Cassandra Gordon. The Lions stayed on the Cowgirls heels all quarter even getting the lead down to 2 factors. Both groups scored right here and there and with 11 seconds left Rodriguez hit a three-pointer making the rating, 39-31, going into the half.
 
Coming out of halftime the Lions had been first to get on the board. Oklahoma State answered again with a 13-0 run extending their result in by 19, 52-33. It was getting powerful for the Lions to catch again as much as the Cowgirls with such an enormous deficiency. The pictures weren’t falling and LMU ended up ending the quarter 6-14 from the sector.
 
Even although LMU was down large going into the fourth, the gamers stored preventing. Ariel Johnson scored the majority of her factors within the fourth taking pictures 2-3 from the sector, 1-2 from the three-field aim and 2-2 from the road. Johnson completed the sport with 15 factors, 4 rebounds and 4 help. Rodriguez additionally completed in double digits with 14 factors.
 
The Lions subsequent sport will likely be this Saturday, Dec. 10, towards Utah State in Gersten Pavilion.
 
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