Again leading by only two points as the two teams approached the midway point of the second half, South Plains began an 8-0 scoring run that started with a couple of made free throws by Sydney Hearn. Ashley Roberts then converted a layup on a fast-break and Stephanie Moore then took advantage of a second chance after rebounding a Roberts miss. Roberts then completed the scoring run by converting two free throws; giving SPC a 54-44 lead with less than 8-minutes remaining.
The Lady Plainsmen again cut the lead to four points, but this time South Plains College answered by scoring the final 13 points in the game to take a 71-54 victory. With the loss, Frank Phillips falls to 5-13 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Moore had a career night as she made 7-of-9 from the field and 12-of-13 attempts from the charity stripe to finish with a game high 26 points. She also pulled down a game high 19 rebounds while playing more than 35 minutes. Roberts added 15 points and freshman reserve Moneeka Carter came off the bench to have a big night, chipping in with another 15 points.
As a team the Lady Texans made 21-of-54 (.389) shots from the field and out-rebounded their opponents by a 55-28 margin.
The Lady Texans (4-15, 1-2) will be on the road again Thursday, January 26 when they travel to Hobbs, N.M. where they will face the Lady T-Birds of New Mexico Junior College (17-2, 2-0). Tip-off is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. CST with live video available at www.spctexans.com. HPRN's Michael Wiiest will have the call on KLVT 1230 AM and www.hprnetwork.com.
South Plains College (4-15, 1-2)
Avril Matthews 0-0 1-2 1, Ashley Roberts 4-14 6-8 15, Moneeka Carter 6-10 2-2 15, Shea Myatt 3-12 0-0 8, Tyeisha Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Sydney Hearn 1-7 4-4 6, Stephanie Moore 7-9 12-13 26. Totals 21-54 25-29 71
Frank Phillips (5-13, 0-3)
Amira Sallie 1-3 0-2 2, Shardena Hudson 4-10 0-2 11, Jade Horhn 0-2 0-0 0, LaChrista Nash 5-18 2-5 15, Laura Martinez 0-0 0-0 0, Nancy Castillo 1-4 0-0 3, Shay O'Neal 4-12 1-2 10, Kinjita Kelley 3-12 0-1 7, Heather Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Destiny Phillips 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 20-63 5-14 54
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SCORE BY PERIODS |
1st |
2nd |
TOTAL |
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South Plains College |
31 |
40 |
71 |
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Frank Phillips |
20 |
34 |
54 |
FG%: South Plains College .389, Frank Phillips .317. 3-pt FG:South Plains College 4-16 (Roberts 1-3, Carter 1-4, Myatt 2-8, Mitchell 0-1), Frank Phillips 9-29 (Hudson 3-5, Horhn 0-2, Nash 3-10, Castillo 1-3, O'Neal 1-4, Kelley 1-5). Rebounds: South Plains College 55 (Moore 19), Frank Phillips 28 (Kelley 6). Fouls South Plains College 9, Frank Phillips 17. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: South Plains College 11 (Roberts 5), Frank Phillips 9 (Sallie 2, Nash 2, Martinez 2, O'Neal 2). Steals: South Plains College 7 (Matthews 2, Roberts 2), Frank Phillips 13 (Nash 4). Blocked shots: South Plains College 0, Frank Phillips 5 (Sallie 4). Turnovers: South Plains College 20, Frank Phillips 11