BILLINGS, Montana - The Angelo State women's basketball team falls to UMary 67-81 in the first contest to begin the 2023-2024 season in Billings, Montana, at the D2CCA Tipoff Classic at the Trailhead.
 
40 MINUTE RUNDOWN

• Blakely Gerber, in her return to the court, scored the first points of the 2023-2024 season for the Rambelles as they got an easy layup to give the Rambelles a 2-0 lead to start the game.
• Blakely Gerber and Keniah Williams would end the first quarter with four points.
• The Marauders would end the first quarter on a 7-2 run to bring the score to 14-19.
• In the first four minutes of the second quarter, the Marauders would go on an 8-1 run to bring its lead to 26-15 halfway through the second quarter.
• At the beginning of the second half, a layup by Madeline Stephens would bring the Marauders' lead to six to begin the third quarter, 37-31. 
• Lexie Schneider would score 11 points in the 3rd quarter to extend UMary's lead to 18 going into the final quarter, 65-47.
• At the 2:13 marker in the fourth quarter, the Marauders would extend their lead to 20, the biggest deficit of the game, 81-61.
• A late offensive surge would not be enough to make a comeback as the Rambelles fall 81-67.

 
GAME STATS

• Keniah Williams would be the leading scorer for the Rambelles with 14 points.
• The Rambelles would have four double-digit scores in Keniah Williams (14), Sawyer Lloyd (13), Tay Pleasant (11), with a team-high nine rebounds, and Blakely Gerber (10).
• The Rambelles shot 43.1 percent from the field in the contest, 25 percent from behind the arc, and 76.5 percent from the charity stripe.
• Defensively, the Rambelles defense held UMary to 48 percent from the field, 25-52.
• The Bells were outrebounded 38-27.
• The Blue and Gold dominated in the points, scoring 38 points in the paint to the 28 of the Marauders.
• Angelo State would win the turnover battle by having 19 compared to 25 by UMary.
• Angelo State would have 11 fast break points compared to the seven by UMary.

 
NEXT UP 
The Rambelles are back in action tomorrow, matching up with Gannon, with tip slated for 3:30 p.m. (CST) at the Alterowitz Gym in Billings, Mont.