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Friday, February 2, 2001
Lady Buffs snap Javelinas women's streak, 64-58
A&M-K, ranked No. 10 in Division II, had 17 straight wins; free-throws carry West Texas A&M to win
From staff and correspondent reports
CANYON - West Texas A&M, picked to win the Lone Star Conference South Division in the league's preseason poll, snapped Texas A&M-Kingsville's 17-game victory streak with a 64-58 win Thursday night.
The Javelinas, ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division II and first in the NCAA South Central Region, had not lost since November and included in the victory streak was an earlier decision over West Texas A&M in Canyon.
The Javelinas (6-1 in the LSC South, 19-3 overall) had beaten the Lady Buffs four in a row prior to Thursday. Two of the wins had come in Canyon.
West Texas (4-1, 13-4) is ranked No. 25 nationally. The teams will meet again Feb. 10 in Kingsville.
West Texas had a 29-21 halftime lead but the Javelinas threatened throughout the second half.
West Texas rode its free-throw shooting to the victory. The Lady Buffs hit 17 of 27 free-throw attempts while the Javelinas went to the line only nine times, and hit four.
Precious Thibodeaux led the Javelinas in scoring with 14 points.
Former Ray High School standout Pat Lewandowski, this week's LSC player of the week, had 11 and ex-IWA standout Lorie Martinez added 10.
Brandi Green was the only West Texas player in double figures, but she had 31.
Thibodeaux had 12 rebounds and tied Green for game best.
The Javelinas will take on Eastern New Mexico Saturday night in Portales, N.M., in an LSC South Division matchup.
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (6-1, 19-3) - Thibodeaux 6-14 2-4 14, Lewandowski 4-11 2-2 11, Martinez 4-11 0-0 10, White 4-11 0-0 8, Gamez 2-5 0-2 6, Wilson 2-3 0-1 4, Mize 1-5 0-0 3, Gonzalez 1-2 0-0 2, De Sharki 0-0 0-0 0, Batiste 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 24-63 4-9 58.
WEST TEXAS A&M (4-1, 13-4) - Green 13-20 5-8 31, Quihuis 3-11 3-6 9, Norman 0-5 8-10 8, Boyd 4-7 0-0 8, Massie 2-4 0-0 5, Shaffer 1-5 1-3 3, Bigham 0-1 0-0 0, Mosley 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-54 17-27 64.
Halftime - WTAM 29, A&M-K 21. 3-point goals - A&M-K 6-20 (Martinez 2-5, Gamez 2-4, Lewandowski 1-4, Mize 1-5, White 0-2), WTAM 1-5 (Massie 1-2, Norman 0-3). Rebounds - A&M-K 40 (Thibodeaux 12), WTAM 39 (Green 12). Assists - A&M-K 10 (Martinez 3), WTAM 17 (Norman 4). Fouls - A&M-K 23, WTAM 13. Fouled out - Gamez.
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