COMMERCE– The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team lost 70-64 to Angelo State on Thursday afternoon. The Lions fell behind early in the fourth quarter and could not recover. The game was a part of Education Day, presented by Alliance Bank. A&M-Commerce hosted a school-record crowd of 2,446, comprised of local ISD students.
 
The loss brings the Lions to 3-4 on the season and 0-1 in the Lone Star Conference. The Rambelles improve to 3-0 on the year and 1-0 in conference play.
 
The Lions return to action on Saturday against A&M-Kingsville as they continue their conference season. The game will be played at 2 p.m. at the Field House. Tickets for the doubleheader are available at WeAreLionsTix.com, by calling (903) 468-8756 or by visiting the Lion Sales & Service Box Office in the Field House. The Lion men's game will immediately follow the conclusion of the women's game.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Princess Davis (Shreveport, La.) led the team with 21 points.
- Agang Tac (Garland – Sachse) led the team with a career-high 17 rebounds. It was just the 19th game in program history where a player had at least 17 rebounds in a game.
- Alexus Jones (Lewisville - Aledo) had nine points while Ekaterina Zhibareva (Liske, Russia) had eight.
- Maddison Glass (Missouri City - Hightower) led the team with five assists.
- The game attendance was 2,446, comprised mostly of local ISD children as part of Education Day presented by Alliance Bank. The mark set a new school record for single-game attendance.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rambelles got off to a hot start, taking an 11-2 lead right out of the gate. The Lions broke the run on a layup from Davis. However, ASU pushed its lead to 13 points with three minutes to play. The Lions then went on a 5-0 run to cut the ASU lead to seven points. The teams began to trade hoops and ASU went into the second quarter leading 24-14.
 
The Lions had one field goal in the first five minutes of the second quarter and ASU had zero as both teams struggled from the field in the second quarter. Trailing by nine with five minutes to go, the Lions then went on a 6-0 run over a two minute span to cut the Rambelle lead to just three points, including two layups from Davis. ASU took a 31-25 lead into halftime.
 
The Lions cut the ASU lead to three points early in the third quarter as A&M-Commerce went on a 4-0 run. The lead fluctuated between four and eight points for the rest of the quarter. The Rambelles took a 47-42 lead into the final quarter.
 
The Lions opened up the quarter on a 4-0 run, with two layups from Davis, cutting the Rambelle lead to just one point. ASU then went on another run to build its lead back up. The Lions could not overcome the gap, falling 70-64.