PINEVILLE, La. – The Concordia University Texas nearly overcame an 11-point deficit in the final five minutes on Thursday night, but Louisiana College held on for a 70-67 victory over the Tornados at H.O. West Fieldhouse.
WHERE THEY STAND• Concordia Texas suffered its second straight loss by three points and dropped to 7-11 overall (6-8 ASC).
• The Lady Wildcats won their fourth consecutive game and improved to 12-4 overall (9-4 ASC).
HOW IT HAPPENED• Louisiana College used a 13-4 run that was capped by a Skylar Chenevert 3-pointer to take a 65-54 advantage with 5:28 to play.
• The Tornados chipped away at the lead, cutting it to 69-67 when
Nadine Fadelle buried a 3-pointer with only 21 seconds left.
• After Keana Frank hit one of two free throws, CTX called a timeout to set up a final play. However, the potential tying 3-pointer missed in the final seconds.
• Fadelle led all players with 20 points, while
Isis Johnson posted 13 points and 10 rebounds to log her fourth double-double of the year.
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Emily Cullers added 10 points and seven assists,
Ashley Humbles scored a career-high 10 points and
Ally Terry grabbed 10 rebounds.
• The Tornados shot 41.8 percent (28-of-67) from the floor, including just 23.5 percent (4-for-17) from beyond the arc. CTX also managed only 46.7 percent (7-for-15) from the free-throw line.
• Kaci Willis paced the Lady Wildcats with 14 points and seven assists.
COMING UP NEXT• Concordia is off this weekend, but will hit the road again next week, as the squad travels to LeTourneau on Thursday, Feb. 5.
