San Angelo, Texas - After a back-and-fourth contest, the Angelo State women's basketball team fell short in the fourth quarter, losing 75-64 to UAFS in the Junell Center-Stephens Arena Thursday evening.
 
The Rambelles fall to 6-4 overall, dropping their first Lone Star Conference contest, and now sit 2-1. The Lady Lions improve to 3-6 and pick up their first LSC win, now sitting 1-2 in conference play.
 
40 MINUTE RUNDOWN

• Both teams went back-and-forth until a layup by Baylee Fincher put the Lions ahead 10-8 halfway through the first.
• In the last twenty seconds of the first quarter, Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant hit a pair of free throws to bring UAFS's lead to 17-14 going into the second quarter.
• Sawyer Lloyd opened the second quarter with a layup to bring the deficit to one 17-16.
• The remainder of the half was back-and-forth, with Madison Honea hitting a three with just under a minute remaining to bring the score 35-35 going into halftime.
• The third quarter was a physical contest, with the Lady Lions having eight different scorers.
•  A layup by Sawyer Lloyd with a minute remaining pulled the Rambelles back within striking distance to enter the fourth quarter trailing by three, 54-51.
• The Lady Lions went on a 16-6 run in the first five minutes to extend its lead to 12, 70-57.
• A three by Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant knocked down a three to bring the lead to 10, 70-67.
• The Lions would end up being too much for the Rambelles in the fourth quarter, giving them an 11-point victory, 75-64.

 
GAME STATS

• Tayjanna McGhee-Pleasant led the way for the Rambelles, scoring 22 points on 6-13 shooting from the field. She also pulled down eight boards.
• Lloyd would record her third double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
• The Rambelles would have six different scorers in the game.
• The Rambelles shot 34 percent (22-63) from the field, 21 percent (5-23) from behind the arc, and 65 percent (15-23) from the charity stripe.
• The Lady Lions grabbed 51 rebounds in the contest, again crashing the offensive boards and pulling down 17.
• This is Angelo State's first loss to UAFS in the short history between the two squads (the series is now tied (2-2).

 
NEXT UP

• The Rambelles have a day break before returning to the court to host Oklahoma Christian on Saturday, Dec.9th at 1 p.m. inside the Junell Center - Stephens Arena.