Despite a Lone Star Conference
women's record of 53 points by Texas A&M
University-Commerce senior guard Britney Jordan,
the Abilene Christian Wildcats were able to play spoiler with a
104-95 victory in LSC crossover play on Saturday
afternoon at Moody Coliseum.
"I kept seeing gaps," said Jordan
(pictured; courtesy of Gerald Ewing) of her scoring
opportunities. "It also helps when you've got good teammates saying
keep going, keep shooting."
The All-American candidate listened
and finished 21-of-39 from the floor, with each basket coming from
inside the 3-point line, and added six rebounds, six assists and
three steals. The 53 points top the old LSC record of 49 set by
Tarleton State's Rachelle Bowen in 1996, and breaks the old program
record of 43 set by Meshell Graham and Jordan. The 21 field goals
and 39 attempts are also LSC and A&M-Commerce records.
After the Lions opened the game on
a 6-2 run, the Wildcats responded with a 13-2 spurt and never
looked back. A&M-Commerce closed to within two at the break,
but ACU scored 10 straight to start the second to grab a 53-41 lead
at the 18:04 mark.
Genevieve Campbell
drained two 3-pointers, including one after she was fouled to pull
off a four point play, to help the Lions pull within five with 9:51
to go. But the Wildcats answered like they had all day and
stretched the lead back to double digits until the final seconds of
the contest.
"It was one of those games where we
weren't able to pull it off," said Jordan, whose scoring effort
also ranks tied for ninth in Division II history. "We've got
to have a short memory about today."
Audrey Maxwell-Lively paced the
Wildcats with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Jody Meyer also added a
double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds, followed by 22 points
from Jamie Meyer and 12 from Kelsey Darby.
Campbell finished with 12 points
and Nola Taylor chipped in nine points and 10
rebounds for the Lions.
A&M-Commerce falls to 7-3
overall and had its season-high four game winning streak snapped.
The Lions also had four technical fouls and head coach Denny
Downing was ejected with 5:25 left in the game. Abilene Christian
improves to 7-4 overall.
The Lions will look to bounce back
on Monday against Angelo State at 6 p.m. in the Junell
Center/Stephens Arena in San Angelo.
