MARSHALL, Texas – The Concordia University Texas women's basketball team dropped a 73-58 decision to East Texas Baptist on Saturday afternoon at Ornelas Gym.
WHERE THEY STAND• The Tornados dropped to 7-13 overall (6-10 ASC).
• Concordia Texas is in seventh place in the current league standings.
• The Tigers improved to 9-12 overall (5-11 ASC), and sit only one game behind CTX.
HOW IT HAPPENED• East Texas Baptist built a double-digit lead seven minutes into the second half and never let up.
• The Tornados shot 30.5 percent (25-of-82) from the field, including just 21.9 percent (7-for-32) from beyond the arc.
• Four CTX players reached double figures, led by
Isis Johnson and
Kayla Strobel, both of whom netted 13 points.
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Emily Cullers and
Kia Love each tallied 10 points, while Cullers also dished out five assists.
• ETBU shot 45.6 percent (26-of-57) from the field.
• Amanda Rucker led three Tigers into double digits with a game-high 20 points.
• Amber Carver logged a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds.
COMING UP NEXT• The Tornados will return to Austin next week to open their final home stand of the year.
• Concordia will host Ozarks on Thursday, Feb. 12. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. at Concordia Fieldhouse.
