ABILENE, Texas - The Concordia Texas women's basketball team was bested by a score of 74-67 on the road against McMurry University. Destiny Mathews led all scorers with 20 points inside Kimbrell Arena on Tuesday.
With the score tied 4-4 early in the game, the Tornaods jumped ahead with a 9-2 run capped off by a Kiki Gonzales three. McMurry would respond with a run of their own as CTX carried a 20-18 lead into the second quarter. Concordia extended their lead back up to seven, but the Warhawks end the half on a 16-2 run for a 41-34 lead heading into the intermission.
Chipping away at the deficit, Concordia would tie the game at 57-all with just over nine minutes remaining. With the score tied at 67-all at the 1:28 mark, McMurry scored the final seven points of the half to escape with the victory.
BOX SCORE STANDOUTS
Destiny Mathews 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stls
Taysie Trejo 16 Pts, 3 Stls
Katelyn Tietjen 11 Pts, 2 Ast
Kiki Gonzales 9 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 StlsÂ
Concordia Texas will next return home for the final homestead starting with Southwestern this Friday, February 21st. Tip-off is set for 5:30pm.
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