Lady Texans defeat Howard 71-48 Thursday night in Big Spring

February 6, 2014

BIG SPRING – Jasmine Brainard scored a game high 20 points and TaSheena Mooreadded 18 points and nine assists and the South Plains College Lady Texans cruised by Howard College 71-48 Thursday night at the Dorothy Garrett Coliseum.

Brainard had yet another efficient night from the field, making 9-of-13 shots while playing all but two minutes of the contest. Entering Thursday night's game, Brainard was shooting a whopping 54-percent from the field and leads the conference in scoring by nearly two points per contest.

Moore hit on 9-of-16 shots.

As a team, the Lady Texans made 33-of-54 (.611) shots from the field.

Howard took the early lead with a 3 but the Lady Texans would go on to score the next 10 points for a seven-point advantage.

The Lady Hawks tied the game up at 18 near the midway point but by halftime the Lady Texans led 36-28.

Never seriously threatened in the second half, the Lady Texans put the game away for good when Moore stole the ball from Howard's Jade Jones and took it the distance of the court to begin a 12-0 run that gave SPC a 22-point advantage, 63-41. Howard would score only three points over the final 10 minutes compared to 20 by the Lady Texans.

The Lady Texans improve to 13-9 overall and 7-2 in league play and remain only a game behind Monday's opponent, New Mexico, for the lead in the standings.

New Mexico (17-5, 8-1) defeated Western Texas 61-41 Thursday night.

South Plains will host the Lady T-Birds Monday, Feb. 10 with tip off scheduled for 5:45 p.m.

South Plains (13-9, 7-2)
Alexius Dawn 5-11 0-0 10, Desiree Cruz 0-0 0-0 0, Tasheena Moore 9-16 0-0 18, Briana Brigham 4-6 0-0 8, Ijeoma Nzekwe 2-2 3-4 7, Jasmine Brainard 9-13 2-2 20, Rafeegah Fataar 4-5 0-0 8, Rayvon Christian 0-1 0-0 0, Mia Ochoa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-54 5-6 71

Howard (11-13, 2-7)
LaTanya McMaryion 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Stinnett 4-14 1-2 10, Briana Casas 0-2 0-0 0, Gabby Gonzales 2-5 0-0 6, Jade Jones 7-10 0-0 14, Brianan Kentwell 2-6 0-0 4, Bailey Wipff 3-8 0-0 8, Jericka Smith 3-5 0-0 6, Erisha Talley 0-3 0-0 0, Nancy Warioba 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 1-2 48

SCORE BY PERIODS	1st	2nd	TOTAL
South Plains	36	35	71
Howard	28	20	48

FG%: South Plains .611, Howard .375. 3-pt FG:South Plains 0-5 (Dawn 0-3, Moore 0-2), Howard 5-11 (Stinnett 1-2, Gonzales 2-3, Wipff 2-6). Rebounds: South Plains 23 (Brainard 5, Fataar 5), Howard 26 (Stinnett 6). Fouls South Plains 10, Howard 10. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: South Plains 16 (Moore 9), Howard 6 (McMaryion 1, Stinnett 1, Gonzales 1, Kentwell 1, Wipff 1, Talley 1). Steals: South Plains 13 (Moore 7), Howard 3 (McMaryion 1, Gonzales 1, Wipff 1). Blocked shots: South Plains 3 (Dawn 1, Nzekwe 1, Brainard 1), Howard 0. Turnovers: South Plains 10, Howard 18.