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.

TexAnns go for seven straight

The Tarleton volleyball team will try for it's seventh straight win this Saturday at Widsom Gym against Central Oklahoma.

A Tarleton volleyball team has not won seven consecutive matches since the 1993 (Oct. 26 - Nov. 6) season.

The TexAnns lost to Angelo State a few weeks ago - the team's last loss, otherwise we're talking about a 13th straight win - and I think the team has rebounded nicely from the loss. I don't think they ever want that same feeling again and will do everything that they can to avoid it.

TexAnn Tennis goes 2-4 in singles matches on Friday

The TexAnn tennis team is in Las Cruces, N.M. this weekend. Natalia Yanes and Blair Jones each won their opening matches. Yanes took down Marina DeLuca of UTEP (6-4, 6-3) and Jones topped Stephanie Shelton of Western New Mexico (6-2, 6-2).

Yanes and Jones both move on to the quarterfinals that are scheduled for Saturday. Yanes will take on Isabela Kulaif of New Mexico State while Jones will meet Oklahoma State's Galina Semenova.

Doubles matches begin later on today and I will have more information on those matches when I receive the results this evening.