Lady Texans sink Chandler-Gilbert 72-57 Sunday in Arizona

CHANDLER, Ariz. — The South Plains College women's basketball team picked up its third win in as many days with a 72-57 drumming of Chandler-Gilbert on Sunday to improve to 13-4 on the year.

"Any time you play four games in four days and pick up three wins is definitely a positive," South Plains head coach Cayla Petree said. "We were able to get a lot of players significant minutes and were able to be tough down the stretch and pull out some wins. I really feel we were able to get better as a team, and this trip was beneficial for us to come to Arizona before conference play."

South Plains' La'Praisjah Johnson led all scorers with a season-high 21 points including 11 in the first half. Freshman Ravae Payne finished with a season-high 13 points including four 3s while Chelsea Hunter poured in eight.

South Plains jumped out to a 37-26 lead after two quarters as Johnson and Payne combined for 16 points before the half. Chantel Govan knocked down consecutive 3s midway through the second quarter and Hunter finished with five at the midway point.

The Lady Texans continued to find pay dirt in the second half as Johnson tallied seven in the third quarter while Hunter and Payne each knocked down a 3 to give South Plains a 54-43 advantage after three quarters.

Mikayla Kuehne and Payne each scored four points in the final stint while Johnson and Gabbie Green chipped in three apiece.

After going 3-1 in Arizona, the Lady Texans will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m. when they travel to central Texas for a showdown with Temple College.