AUSTIN, Texas - The Concordia Texas women's basketball team was downed by a score of 83-78 against Trinity University. The trio of Destiny Mathews, Kiki Gonzales, & Madison Martinez all reached double figures inside the Deb & Don Christian Center on Sunday. 

Trinity raced out to a 15-6 lead through the first seven minutes of action, but Concordia would close out the quarter strong with a 12-4 burst. They would then capture their first lead of the game at 25-23 when Jazlyn Braithwaite found Gonzales at the top of the key at the 7:58 mark of the second quarter.

A late run by the Tigers put them back up by seven, but two straight threes by Ellie Haas & Mathews would make it a 37-36 game heading into the break.

Trinity gained separation with another run that saw them go up to their largest lead lead of the game (58-43) at the 1:44 mark. Concordia would respond with a furious rally  where their deficit was reduced to 81-78 with 10 seconds left, but the Tigers would knock down a pair of free throws to put the game away.

BOX SCORE STANDOUTS
Destiny Mathews 22 Pts (11-14 FTM), 5 Reb, 4 Ast
Kiki Gonzales 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 5-9 3FG
Madison Martinez 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Stls

Concordia Texas will next travel to Georgetown to take on Southwestern this Friday, January 31st. Tip off is set for 5:30pm.

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