TexAnns down by one to Lions at half, 33-32

The TexAnns had a 27-21 lead on Texas A&M-Commerce with 6:21 left to play in the first half, but a 7-0 run put the Lions on top 28-27 with just over five mintues remaining.

The Lions went up by four with 3:28 left to play, but three-pointer from Tori Skarke tied the game 32-32. The Lions put in one point from the charity stripe before the intermission and headed to the locker room with a 33-32 lead at halftime.

TexAnns come up short

Tarleton's upset bid of the No. 12 Central Oklahoma Bronchos came up just short on Monday as the TexAnns fell to UCO, 67-64.

The TexAnns had a chance to tie it with 18.7 seconds left to play. Shelby Adamson held the ball as long as she could before passing it over to Tori Skarke, then Skarke's three-point shot was off target.

The TexAnns fall to 5-4 overall aned will look to end their two-game losing streak this Thursday against Texas A&M-Commerce. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at Wisdom Gym.

Brenner's back

After holding UCO's Lizzie Brenner to just seven points in the first half, the TexAnn defense has allowed the senior to score eight points in the first 10 minutes in the second half. The No. 12 Bronchos now lead the TexAnns 53-48 with under nine minutes remaining.

TexAnns trail No. 12 UCO by three at halftime

Sonya Sundberg hit a three-pointer from the left wing with 35 seconds left in the first half to give the TexAnns a 33-32 lead, but UCO's Krista Beaty closed out the half with four consecutive points from the charity stripe to give the Bronchos a 36-33 lead heading into the locker room.

D'Anna Dingler led the TexAnns with 10 points at the break and the TexAnn defense held UCO's all-time leading scorer, Lizzie Brenner, to just seven points.