SAN ANGELO – The Angelo State women's basketball team will try to rebound from its first loss in six games on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. at Texas A&M-Commerce.

The Belles head into the matchup with a 15-6 overall record and 8-3 in the LSC. ASU is 3-3 on the road and 2-2 on the road against conference foes. Angelo State continues to lead the LSC in points per game (81.2), offensive rebounds (15.0) and assist to turnover ratio (1.19).

"We need to show them the same resilience they have shown all year," Angelo State women's basketball coach Kevin Baker said. "We didn't play very well in the win over Eastern New Mexico or the loss against Tarleton State and I want us to just play better basketball."

Texas A&M-Commerce has four straight games and enters with a 14-10 overall record and a 7-5 conference record. The Lions score 71.2 points per game and hold teams to 65.0. Araejah Gay and Shomari Harris lead TAMUC with 10.9 and 10.4 points per game, respectively.  

"Texas A&M-Commerce is playing really well," Baker said. "I expect a really tough game much like the first game. We will have to be ready to play transition basketball because that is where a majority of their points come from. The really rely on getting layups in transition and we will have to eliminate fast break points."

ASU won the first game 82-78 at Stephens Arena in the Junell Center. The Belles hit 51.7-percent from the floor and three players scored at least 20 points. The Lions were able to score 24 points in transition.

The Belles are the only LSC team to have three scorers in the top 10 in points per game. 

Taylor Dorsey, the LSC leader in points, is averaging 17.0 points per game. The 17.0 points per game is on pace to be No. 10 on the ASU single season list. She scored 23 points and dished out 10 assists for one of her four double-doubles on the year. She leads the team with 6.0 rebounds, 83 assists (3.9 per game) and 35 steals (1.6 per game). The Ft. Worth native has scored in double figures in the last eight games and has 17 on the season.

Jasmine Prophet is scoring 12.1 point per game and averages 5.4 rebounds per game. She has scored in double figures in 13 games. The Jackson, Mississippi native is tops on the team with 35 blocks which is tied for the eighth most in a single season in ASU history. Prophet leads the LSC in free throw percentage at .759.

Brea Mitchell is the third Belle in double figures with 11.9 points per game. She grabs 5.0 rebounds and hands out 53 assists. The Plano native has scored in double digits in 12 games this season. She makes 83.9-percent from the charity stripe and 49.5-percent from the field.

KeAnna Kelly will try to duplicate her first game against Texas A&M-Commerce. The sophomore sank 20 points in the first game and scored 9.0 per game. Her 32 three pointers is the most on the team while also recording 45 assists and 23 steals.

Christina Robinson is second on the team with 54 assists and 32 steals. The junior makes 80.0 percent for the free throw line. She grabs 4.0 rebounds and scores 6.6 points per game. The Tucson native also made 14 three pointers.

The bench had provided depth all season with Diamalises Rivera, Lexi Murphy, Kiahna Thompson, Natalie Quesnel and Nekeita Bailey stepping up. Rivera scores 7.8 points per game and has seven games in double figures. Murphy grabbed a career high 10 rebounds against Tarleton State. She is scoring 5.0 points per game and has hit 19 three pointers. Thompson averages 4.6 points per game and has drained 18 three pointers. Quesnel scores 3.7 points per game and grabs 2.3 rebounds. Bailey has 20 assists and 11 steals on the season.

The game will be carried locally on 1260AM KKSA with Jeremy Bryant on the call.