SAN ANGELO – The No. 22 Angelo State women's basketball team will close out its home schedule with games against UTPB on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. and honor its four seniors on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at Stephens Arena in the Junell Center.
The Belles (18-5, 12-4 LSC) are looking to rebound after two road losses last week. ASU is sitting in second in the LSC standings but leads the league in scoring (80.5 points), turnover margin (4.36) and assist to turnover ratio (1.07). The scoring offense is No. 8 nationally while the 45.0 percent field goal percentage is No. 17 in Division II.
ASU will be looking sweep the season series with UTPB after beating the Falcons 96-83 in Odessa on January 14. West Texas A&M defeated the Belles in Canyon 68-61 but ASU has won three of the last four games against WT. The Belles trail both the Lady Buffs 50-21 and 6-4 to UTPB in the overall series.
The Belles will be wearing their pink uniforms in support of the Play4Kay and to raise awareness about breast cancer research. Prior to Saturday's game with West Texas A&M, Angelo State will recognize its four seniors in Taylor Dorsey, Lexi Murphy, Jasmine Prophet and Christina Robinson.
"This class means absolutely everything to me," Angelo State head women's basketball coach Kevin Baker said. "They came to Angelo State in a time where they believed in our vision that we could be good. The team had only won nine games the year before so the only reason to come was to believe in what we were saying as a staff. They believed that if they came we could really good and I am appreciative of that. If they don't believe in us then they don't come and things are drastically different. They have played a huge role in our success these past two seasons."
Dorsey has started 50 games and played in 51 during two years. She has scored 909 points while averaging 17.2 points per game. She is 81 points away from becoming the 18th player in program history to score at least 1,000 points. The 17.2 points per game for her career is on pace to become third best in program history while her 17.8 points per game is No. 8. She is three assists away from moving into the top 10. This season she averages 17.8 points per game with 47 steals, 93 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game. She has scored in double figures in seven straight games and at least 20 points in 10 games.
Prophet is on pace to finish No. 2 in field goal percentage with 52.3. She has 88 blocks and is No. 4 in program history. This season the Jackson, Mississippi native has scored 14.5 points per game and leads the team with 7.2 rebounds per game. She has 11 blocks and is making 57.4-perecent from the field. The field goal percentage is on pace to be No. 3 in single season history. She has scored in double figures in 15 straight games and scored at least 20 in five games.
Robinson has started all 51 games in her career at Angelo State. She has scored 7.4 points per game and is close to 9.2 points per game this season. She has 136 assists and 75 steals in her career. This season, Robinson has 28 steals with 59 assists. She is hitting 41.9 percent from the field and made 20 three pointers.
Murphy has played in 52 games in her career starting in nine after coming back from injury. She has hit 54 career 3-pointers including 23 this season. She has scored 8.2 points this season and 6.4 points for her career. The Nebraska native has recorded 92 assists and grabbed 4.3 rebounds per game. She has made 41.7 percent from the field and 80.6 percent from the charity stripe for her career. The free throw percentage is fourth best in a career in program history.
Madi Greenwood has been a key part to the Belles off the bench. The junior scores 8.6 point this season and leads the team with 24 three pointers. She has made 41.2 percent from behind the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. She has 30 assists and steals on the year.
Bria Frierson has started all 22 games this season scoring 6.6 points per game. She had grabbed 4.1 rebounds per game while making 47.3 percent from the field. Frierson has made 22 steals and handed out 11 assists.
Keanna Kelly has also scored 6.6 points per game this season. The junior has 42 assists and 21 steals on the year. She has hit 18 three pointers as well.
Chenelle Pelle has also made an impact off the bench by scoring 6.3 points per game. She is second on the team with 14 blocks and has grabbed 3.8 rebounds per game.
Other Belles coming off the bench include Kiahna Curry and Bethany Ross. The duo has seen action in 21 games this season.
The game can be seen on RamTV Suddenlink 106HD and can be heard on 1260AM KKSA with Jeremy Bryant on the call.
