The Lions split their Colorado trip after being topped by CSU-Pueblo 68-62.

TEAM LEADERS
A&M-Commerce
Points: Khala Riley, 14
Rebounds: Shomari Harris, 7
Assists: Princess Davis, 4
Steals: Five players with two steals
Blocks: None

CSU-Pueblo
Points: Molly Rohrer, 15
Rebounds: Lauren Heyn, 16
Assists: Shannon Patterson, 4
Steals: Dee Arrieta, 3
Blocks: Molly Rohrer, 3
 
1st Half
A&M-Commerce and CSU-Pueblo battled in the first quarter, the Thunderwolves however created some space in the second quarter after jumping out to a 10-3 run. The Thunderwolves played sound defense locking down the paint with four blocks and out rebounded the Lions 25-13. On the contrary, the Lions dominated the boards on the offensive end with seven rebounds to CSU-Pueblo's one. Khala Riley led the Lions into the half with seven points while Molly Rohrer led CSU-Pueblo at the half with eight.
  
2nd Half
The Thunderwolves had a strong third quarter and ended with their largest lead of the game 51-40. Two threes by the Thunderwolves really ignited them as they held a strong advantage over the Lions throughout the third quarter. Once the fourth quarter came, the Lions upped their game. Especially Natalie Hessong who came out and hit two threes to cut the Thunderwolves lead down to nine and forced a CSU-Pueblo timeout. After the timeout, Krystal Pickron hits a big jump shot and Shomari Harris follows her up with four straight points to trim the 11 point deficit to just two point, 57-59 CSU-Pueblo.
Late in the fourth, the Lions trail 61-62 . Tuileisu Anderson puts down two for the Thunderwolves and Lauren Heyn follows her up with a layup extending their lead 66-61. The Lions tried to hit a three to with seconds remaining but failed to convert and ultimately fell short to CSU-Pueblo 68-62.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• The Lions finished the game shooting 28.8 percent from the field (21-73), 23.8 percent from the three (5-21), and 75 percent from the free throw line (15-20).
• Khala Riley led the Lions with 14 points shooting 4-11 overall and 5-6 from the line. Princess Davis also had double digit points dropping 10 along with a team high of four assists.
• CSU-Pueblo finished the game shooting 39.3 percent from the field (24-61), 31.6 percent from the three (6-19), and 63.6 percent from the free throw line (14-22).
• Molly Rohrer led the Thunderwolves with 15 points on 6-10 shooting. Lauren Heyn finished with a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Tuileisu Anderson had 11 points while Dee Arrieta added 10 more points.
• The Lions forced the Thunderwolves into 17 turnovers and capitalized for 10 points off of them.
• The Lions recorded 10 steals to CSU-Pueblo's six.
• The Lions bench outscored the Thunderwolves 34-27.
• CSU-Pueblo dominated the defensive boards winning the battle 41-27. On offense, the Thunderwolves had great success in the paint outscoring the Lions 28-22.

Burton's Corner
When asked about:
…the Lions performance…
"We battled. We learned a lot about our team. We were down 16 with 13 minutes left and came back to tie the game, on the road, in the second of back-to-back games. Our team has a lot of character and a lot of heart."
…tonight's shooting…
"The ball just did not go in the basket for us tonight. You can't shoot 28 percent from the field and expect to win. We will get home, get rested, and get ready for Southern Arkansas."
 
GAME INFORMATION
Sets: A&M-Commerce 62, CSU-Pueblo 68
Records: A&M-Commerce (1-1, 0-0 LSC), CSU-Pueblo (1-1, 0-0 RMAC)
Series: A&M-Commerce are 0-1 against CSU-Pueblo
Location: Massari Arena Pueblo, Colorado
Time of Game: 8:30 p.m.