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LSC BASKETBALLThe Tarleton State men posted two more wins to remain perfect on the season at 7-0. The Texans are the only unbeaten Lone Star Conference squad and one of 21 unbeaten in NCAA Division II men’s basketball. Four other LSC teams have only one loss including the Angelo State men, and Midwestern State, TSU and West Texas A&M women. This week teams will focus on academics before resuming non-conference play with nine games on the men’s side and 10 for the women. The LSC men have a 44-22 overall record so far this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s teams are currently 12-5 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 8-6 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The LSC women are 31-31 overall. The women’s squads are currently 10-16 combined against the Heartland, and 6-3 versus RMAC teams, which are the other conferences in the NCAA South Central Region. The LSC champion will be the regular season winner determined by league games, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Tournament Champion and earns the conference’s automatic qualification. The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament set for March 4-7 in Allen, Texas.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKMEN’S OFFENSIVEChris Jones, Angelo State University, SR, Guard, Dallas, Texas, Lakeview CentennialJones put on an offensive exhibition last week where he averaged 18.5 points per game and also dished out 11 assists to help lead Angelo State to two convincing wins. Jones started the week with 14 points and three rebounds as the Rams cruised to an 85-52 win over Western New Mexico and then poured in 23 points and had eight assists in a tough-earned win over Texas-Permian Basin on Saturday. Jones shot 72.7 percent for the week after making 16 of 22 shots and also had four steals and averaged 4.0 rebounds per game. Jones is averaging 15.3 points per game and leads the team with 47 assists and 26 steals through nine games this season.

MEN’S DEFENSIVEDarrell Williams, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, Forward, Chicago, Ill., Dunbar Vocational HSWilliams totally dominated both the boards this week as the Lions defeated Dallas Baptist and Southern Arkansas. He averaged 17.5 rebounds a game including 20 rebounds against DBU and 15 versus SAU. Williams averaged a double-double on the week averaging 15.5 points. The senior was a force defensively protecting the rim and helping hold the opposition to 35-percent shooting. Williams also provided three blocks and three steal.

WOMEN’S OFFENSIVESasha Watson, West Texas A&M University, SO, Guard, Amarillo, Texas, Palo Duro HSWatson had an outstanding week as she went a blistering 16 of 22 from the field (.727) in 52 minutes of work for the Lady Buffs in a pair of wins over Oklahoma Panhandle State and Oklahoma Christian. Against OC, Watson went a career-best 9 of 15 from the field with seven steals and her first triple of the season for a career-high 22 points. Against OPSU, she went a perfect 7 for 7 from the field with five steals in the 108-59 victory. For the week, she averaged a team-high 19.0 points and had eight assists with 12 steals in her fourth and fifth career starts.

WOMEN’S DEFENSIVELa’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M University - Commerce, SR, Forward, Richardson, Texas, Richardson HSHearne recorded her third double-double on Saturday, scoring 20 points to go with her 14 rebounds as the Lions beat Rogers State in overtime 62-55. The senior forward got herself to the free throw line for a whopping 22 attempts, draining 16 of them. When the stakes were highest, she delivered by sinking three free throws. Hearne chipped in a block and two steals on the night, establishing her presence on both ends of the court as the Lions held the visiting Hillcats to a paltry 25 percent from the field.

MEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Chris Wyms, Eastern New Mexico University, scored a career-high 27 points and dished out a career-best nine assists in a victory at Northern New Mexico. He was 8-for-14 from the field including 4-of-8 on three-pointers and made all seven of his free throw attempts. Against Texas-Permian Basin, Wyms scored 11 points, dished out a game-high six assists and recorded a block and steal. For the week he averaged 19.0 ppg, 7.5 apg, 3.5 rpg, shot 50.0 percent from the field, was 6-for-13 (46.2%) from beyond the arc and made all 10 of his free throw attempts. Wyms also posted a 3.8 assist-to-turnover ratio with 15 assists to only four turnovers. Anthony Adams, Texas A&M University - Commerce, played a major roll in the two wins this week for the Lions. In the win over Southern Arkansas he shot 6-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. In the Win over Dallas Baptist he registered a double-double scoring 20 points on 7-for-17 shooting and 3-for-6 from 3-point range to go along with 10 boards. Adams had a 2.7 assist per turnover ratio this week. Miles Gatewood, West Texas A&M University, led the Buffs to their fourth win in their last five outings as WT defeated Lubbock Christian at home last Wednesday, 67-58. Gatewood led the team from the field with 18 total points, shooting 7-for-13 (.538). He sank three of four free throws to help the Buffs hold the lead late and

MEN’S STANDINGSSchool LSC Overall StreakTarleton State 0-0 7-0 W7Angelo State 0-0 8-1 W3Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 7-2 W5Midwestern State 0-0 6-3 W2Cameron 0-0 4-3 W1Eastern New Mexico 0-0 5-4 W1West Texas A&M 0-0 4-4 W1Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 3-5 L3

WOMEN’S STANDINGSSchool LSC Overall StreakMidwestern State 0-0 7-1 W6West Texas A&M 0-0 6-1 W6Tarleton State 0-0 5-1 W4Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 4-2 W2Texas Woman’s 0-0 4-4 L2Angelo State 0-0 3-5 W2Eastern New Mexico 0-0 1-5 L3Cameron 0-0 1-6 L2Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 0-6 L6

MEN’S SCHEDULEFriday, December 12, 2014Angelo State at McMurry, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 13, 2014Eastern New Mexico at Texas-Permian Basin, 2 p.m.Rogers State at Cameron, 3 p.m.St. Gregory’s at West Texas A&M, 4 p.m.Midwestern State at Nova Southeastern, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, December 15, 2014Midwestern State at Lynn, 6:30 p.m.Texas A&M-Kingsville at Eckerd, 6:30 p.m.Paul Quinn at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.Texas A&M-Commerce at Southern Arkansas, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SCHEDULEFriday, December 12, 2014Angelo State at McMurry, 5:30 p.m.Texas A&M Int’l at Eastern New Mexico, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 13, 2014Texas Woman’s at Puerto Rico at Bayamon, 12 p.m.St. Edward’s at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 5 p.m.Lubbock Christian at Midwestern State, 6 p.m.

Sunday, December 14, 2014Texas Woman’s at Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, 12 p.m.Texas A&M-Commerce at Texas State, 2 p.m.Texas A&M International at West Texas A&M, 2 p.m.

Monday, December 15, 2014Indianapolis at Tarleton State, 2 p.m.Cameron at Southeastern Oklahoma State, 5:30 p.m.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSComplete results at lonestarconference.org.

WEEKLY AWARDS Date Men’s OffensiveN-18 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-CommerceN-24 LaDon Carnegie, Texas A&M-CommerceD-1 Demario Mayfield, Angelo State

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added four rebounds, four assists and a steal in the win. Troy Jones, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, registered a double-double at St. Mary’s, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds... the junior added five steals and one block against the Rattlers... the following day, Jones scored 17 points and pulled down eight boards at Texas A&M International... the Navarro transfer recorded two swipes against the Dustdevils... for the week, he went 11-of-20 from the field, 9-of-11 from the free throw line and averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals. Mo Lee, Tarleton State University, filled up the stat sheet for No. 7 Tarleton State last week as the senior led the Texans to its second consecutive – and second under head coach Lonn Reisman – 7-0 start to the year. The senior from the Bronx, NY averaged 14.0 points per game over two games last week with back-to-back 14-point efforts. He was 8-16 shooting from the floor and a perfect 12-12 from the charity stripe, including 4-4 over the final 15 seconds to seal Tarleton’s win against St. Mary’s. Lee also grabbed six rebounds, dished out six assists and swiped a team-high five steals. Davene Carter, Tarleton State University, was dominant on the defensive end of the court for No. 7 Tarleton in a pair of wins last week to lift the Texans to their second straight 7-0 start to the season. The senior from Duncanville led the Texans in rebounding with 11 over the last two games, including nine on the defensive end, while also blocking a team-best four shots. He also scored 25 points in two games on 9-10 shooting from the floor. As a team, Carter’s Texans held Arlington Baptist and St. Mary’s to 54.5 points per game on a .393 team shooting percentage from the floor. Tavarion Nix, Midwestern State University, played a key role on the defensive end helping Midwestern State to a pair of decisive victories over McMurry and College of Faith (Ark.) last week at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The senior from Havelock, N.C. averaged 9.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in just 19.5 minutes per game as the Mustangs produced a 35.5-point margin of victory. The 6-7, 205-pounder snared 14 defensive rebounds and blocked three shots to go along with a steal as MSU limited the opposition to 55.5 points and 35.1-percent shooting. Nix delivered his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds against McMurry. Carl White, West Texas A&M University, led the Buffs defensively in their fourth win in the previous five contests, helping West Texas A&M defeat Lubbock Christian, 67-58. The game marked the first time the Buffs held an opponent to under 60 points, along with .438 shooting from the field, largely in part to White’s play on the defensive end. The freshman picked up nine of his 12 total rebounds on defensive glass and also added three steals and a block to his stat line. Demario Mayfield, Angelo State University, continued to show his versatility last week by leading the Rams with 8.0 rebounds per game to go along with five steals, 13 assists and 13.5 points per game as the Rams improved to 8-1 on the season with a pair of wins over Western New Mexico and Texas-Permian Basin. Mayfield finished the week with his third double-double of the season when he scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds against UTPB when he also had eight assists. Mayfield leads the Rams this season with 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and has scored 20 or more points in four games this season. Troy Jones, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, swiped seven passes in two games last week, beginning with a career-high five at St. Mary’s... Jones registered a double-double against the Rattlers, finishing with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds... the following day, Jones scored 17 points and pulled down eight boards at Texas A&M International... the Navarro transfer recorded two swipes against the Dustdevils... for the week, he went 11-of-20 from the field, 9-of-11 from the free throw line and averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals.

WOMEN’S OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Jazzmine Robinson, Cameron University, paced the Aggies with 27 points, four short of a career mark she just made one week prior at Canyon, Texas. She shot 52.4 percent (11-21) from the field, eight rebounds, with four assists and four steals against Southwestern Oklahoma. In her last four games, Robinson has averaged 24.75 points and has hit 52 percent of her shots from the field. So far this season she leads the Lone Star Conference with 18.1 points per game. Robinson has also averaged 8.7 rebounds per contest. La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M University - Commerce, recorded her third double-double on Saturday, scoring 20 points to go with her 14 rebounds as the Lions beat the Rogers State Hillcats in overtime 62-55. The senior forward got herself to the free throw line for a whopping 22 attempts, draining 16 of them. When the stakes were highest, she delivered by sinking three free throws. Hearne chipped in a block and two steals on the night, establishing her presence on both ends of the court. Dianna Jones, Midwestern State University, poured in a season-high 20 points knocking down four free throws during a game-ending 7-0 run to help Midwestern State overcome a late deficit to claim its sixth-straight win 70-66 over Arkansas-Fort Smith Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The senior guard from Hewitt connected on 6-of-13 shots from the field and was 8-of-9 from the charity stripe as the Mustangs matched their best start in program history at 7-1. Jones has scored in double figures in each of her last seven games to up her average to a team leading 13.8 points per game. She also leads the LSC dishing out 3.8 assists per contest. Micah Weaver, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, went 8-of-16 to finish with a game-high 19 points in the Javelinas’ lone regular season contest last week at St. Mary’s... the 19 points were a career-high for the sophomore... the Poth, Texas native added a career best nine rebounds against the Lady Rattlers. Jasmine Patterson, Angelo State University, led the Belles in scoring off the bench by averaging 14.5 per game in wins over McMurry and St. Edward’s. The junior scored a season-high 15 points in the ASU’s first home win of the season. She was a perfect seven-of-seven from the floor and grabbed six rebounds. The Frisco native recorded her third game in double figures with 14 points. Kathy Thomas, Tarleton State University, continued her torrid pace last week with a near-triple double performance against Arlington Baptist, who entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation in the NCCAA, to push the TexAnn winning streak to four. Thomas scored 11 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists for the TexAnns. She also forced two steals in the Tarleton win. Karli Moore, Tarleton State University, filled up the stat sheet for Tarleton State, including a career-high three blocks, against Arlington Baptist, who entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation in the NCCAA. In addition to the three blocks, Moore also grabbed six rebounds – including five defensive boards – while also scoring 10 points and dishing out four assists in Tarleton’s win Tuesday night.

D-8 Chris Jones, Angelo State

Date Men’s DefensiveN-18 Chris Jones, Angelo StateN-24 Desmond Henry, CameronD-1 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-CommerceD-8 Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)

Date Women’s OffensiveN-18 La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M-CommerceN-24 Tori Tucker, Eastern New MexicoD-1 Kathy Thomas, Tarleton StateD-8 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&M

Date Women’s DefensiveN-18 Andrea Carter, Midwestern StateN-24 Andrea Carter, Midwestern State (2)D-1 Sasha Watson, West Texas A&MD-8 La’Tisha Hearne, Texas A&M-Commerce

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Shambreka Jones, Midwestern State University, played a key role down the stretch to spur a 7-0 game-ending run to lift Midwestern State to its sixth-straight victory with a 70-66 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The 6-foot senior from Mesquite made a key steal in the final and converted a 10-foot jumper in the paint to give MSU a 67-66 lead. Jones recorded a stat line of nine points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 24 minutes as the Mustangs limited the Lady Lions to a 39.3-percent shooting night. She continues to lead the Lone Star Conference swatting 1.9 shots per game. Chontiquah White, West Texas A&M University, tallied a season-high 26 points and 16 rebounds against Oklahoma Panhandle State highlighting the week. She went 10 of 17 for a .588 clip and a perfect 10 of 10 from the free throw line in a pair of wins over OPSU and Oklahoma Christian to run the Lady Buff winning streak to six. White averaged a double-double with 15 points per game and 10 rebounds per game. She had three assists and one block in 47 minutes of work. White and the Lady Buff “D” stymied both opponents forcing 57 turnovers with 35 steals and held the opposition to shoot just .384 from the field and average just 29.5 rebounds per game and 64.5 points per game.

MEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)Angelo State The Rams picked up a pair of non-conference wins last week with an 85-52 win at Western New Mexico before taking a 91-79 win over Texas-Permian Basin on Saturday. The Rams limited the potent Falcons to a season-low in points after they entered the game as the nation’s fourth leading scoring team. ASU is outscoring its opponents 89.3-63.9 this season and has won its last three games. Ranked No. 16 in the nation last week in the D2SIDA Media Poll, the Rams are shooting 54.4 percent from the field and are limiting their opponents to 38.9 percent. Demario Mayfield leads the Rams with 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Chris Jones is adding 15.3 points per game and tops the team with 47 assists and 26 steals. Marsell Holden leads the Rams with 21 3-pointers this season and is averaging 12.7 points per game, while Raijon Kelly is averaging 9.6 points per game after scoring 14 last Monday at WNMU and then 15 on Saturday against UTPB on a 7 of 8 shooting performance against the Falcons. The Rams play one game this week with a contest at McMurry on Friday in Abilene.

Cameron Deondre Ray paced the Aggies with 20 points to lead them a 68-61 win at Oklahoma Christian on Saturday. The victory for the Aggies snapped a three-game losing streak and sends them to 4-3 overall. Cameron was aided by 10 steals and netted 22 points which helped guide the Ags to the win. Henry was CU’s leading rebounder with six, he would also add 13 points, and have a career high seven assists. Despite shooting 3-19 at the arc, the Aggies shot 45.9 percent on the floor; Oklahoma Christian went 40.8 percent on their side of the court. Cameron won the rebounding battle by six with 37 boards, and had five fewer turnovers with 12 overall. Cameron will be off until Saturday, Dec. 13 where they will host Rogers State at the Aggie Gym.

Eastern New Mexico Eastern New Mexico went 1-1 last week with a win at Northern New Mexico and a loss to Texas-Permian Basin in the Greyhounds’ home opener. Lawrence Domingo led the team with 12 points and was one of four players with a team-high five rebounds against the Falcons while Chris Wyms recorded 11 points and six assists in the contest as well. Domingo and Wyms both had career-high nights against the Eagles. Wyms led the team with 27 points and nine assists while Domingo recorded 23 points, including the game-winning layup with six seconds remaining, and eight rebounds. For the week, Wyms averaged 19.0 ppg, 7.5 apg and 3.5 rpg. Domingo put up 17.5 ppg and a team-best 6.5 rpg and 1.5 spg. This week ENMU plays at UTPB on Saturday in there lone game of the week.

Midwestern State Midwestern State claimed victories in a pair of home games over McMurry (Texas) (77-49) and College of Faith (Ark.) (105-62) to extend its winning streak at D.L. Ligon Coliseum to 10 games dating back to last season... MSU’s 43-point win over College of Faith was the Mustangs’ largest margin of victory since beating Mid-America Christian 104-55 on Dec. 30, 2010 at Ligon Coliseum... The Mustangs eclipsed the 100-point barrier with a 105-62 win over College of Faith (Ark.) for the first time since beating Paul Quinn (Texas) 105-77 on March 3, 2013... MSU has scored 100-or-more points three times in the Nelson Haggerty era... Each of MSU’s six wins this season has been by 10-or-more points... The Mustangs’ average margin of victory in their six wins is 24.8 points per game... Midwestern shot over 50 percent in both games last week going for 53.4 percent against McMurry and 57.7 percent against College of Faith... The Mustangs assisted on a campaign-high 26 of 41 made field goals Friday against College of Faith... Six different Mustangs scored in double figures and three others scored at least eight points Friday against College of Faith... Senior forward Abiodun Adegoke needed just 30 minutes over two games to average 12 points and five rebounds last week while shooting 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the floor... Adegoke scored a team-high 15 points going 7-for-8 from the floor while pulling down eight rebounds Thursday against McMurry... Redshirt-freshman Devante Pullum averaged 10.5 points and seven assists in 22 minutes a game against McMurry and College of Faith last week... Pullum dished out a career-best 10 assists against McMurry before notching 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting including three 3-pointers while handing out four assists against College of Faith... Pullum has scored in double figures in three of his last four games... Sophomore forward Trevor Fuller produced his best two offensive games of the season going for 10 points in six minutes against McMurry then notching a season-best 11 points in 11 minutes against College of Faith... Fuller has made 10 of his last 11 field goal attempts over his last three games... Junior guard Thad Rideau erupted for a season-high 15 points knocking down three 3-pointers with a blocked shot and two steals Friday against College of Faith... Senior forward Tavarion Nix averaged 9.0 points and 9.5 rebounds last week against McMurry and College of Faith... Nix notched double-double at Midwestern with 10 points and 10 rebounds Thursday against McMurry... Senior forward Xavier Blackburn scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game with 12 points and eight rebounds Thursday against McMurry... Blackburn has connected on a 3-pointer in each of his last five games going 9-for-19 (.474) from the arc over the span... Senior guard Hershell Grant scored nine points to go along with

season bests of eight rebounds and six assists Friday against College of Faith... Senior guard Kevin Wagner scored a season-high 10 points while dishing out five assists in 17 minutes Friday against College of Faith... Junior forward Khapri Alston scored in double figures for the second time this season going for 10 points and six rebounds against College of Faith... Senior guard Derrell Gibbs dropped in a season-high 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting against College of Faith... Sophomore guard Pat Smith notched a campaign-best eight points against McMurry...

Tarleton State No. 7 Tarleton State remained the lone undefeated team in the Lone Star Conference with a pair of wins over Arlington Baptist and St. Mary’s. This marks the second straight season and the second in Lonn Reisman’s tenure in which the Texans have opened the season 7-0. Tarleton will return to action Dec. 15 against Paul Quinn at 7 p.m. in Stephenville.

Texas A&M-Commerce The A&M-Commerce men’s basketball team has won five games in a row after picking up two home wins over Southern Arkansas 93-85 and Dallas Baptist 77-55. The Lions relied on great defense holding Dallas baptist to only 27 percent shooting and only 55 points. The Patriots had been previously averaging over 90 points a game. Darrell Williams continues his dominating performances picking up two more double-doubles averaging 17.5 rebounds a game and 15.5 points per game.

Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M University-Kingsville went 0-2 last week, falling to St. Mary’s on Tuesday, 60-55, and Texas A&M International, 88-83... against the Rattlers, Troy Jones finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five steals and Jordan Jahr added 15 points... the following day, Jones scored 17 and Don Thomas and DJ Weathers came off the bench to combine for 33 points... the Javelinas return to action on Monday, Dec. 15 at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla.

West Texas A&M The West Texas A&M men’s basketball team rolled to its fourth win in its previous five games as it defeated Lubbock Christian, 67-58, at home in the First United Bank Center in Canyon on Wednesday night. The contest marked the first in which the Buffs held an opponent to under 60 points in a game this season. The Buffs were led offensively by seniors Tez Dumars and Miles Gatewood who combined for 37 points to improve the Buffs’ record to 4-4. They will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 13 to host St. Gregory’s in Canyon at 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)Angelo State The Belles won two-straight games at the Junell Center with wins over McMurry and St. Edward’s. ASU is now 3-5 on the season and have won three of their last four games. Jasmine Caston is scoring 16.4 points per game which is second in the LSC while Jackie Patterson is averaging 11.3 points per game. The Belles are shooting 40.5-percent on the season while holding opponents to 36.5-percent.

Cameron 0-1 last week.

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Eastern New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team took a break from the regular season schedule to play a pair of exhibition games against nearby NCAA Division I schools. Last Tuesday, the Zias dropped an 84-49 decision at University of Texas-El Paso and followed with a 79-51 loss at New Mexico State. Against the Aggies, senior forward Tori Tucker exploded for 30 points, on a 10-16 performance from the field. On Friday, Eastern will play Heartland Conference powerhouse, Texas A&M-International, at The Rock, in Clovis.

Midwestern State Midwestern State scored the final seven points of the game to pull out a 70-66 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum... The Mustangs have matched the program’s best start through eight games and are 7-1 for the fifth time in school history and first time since 2012-13... With a win Saturday against Lubbock Christian, the Mustangs would move to 8-1 for just the third time in program history (2003-04, 1989-90)... The Mustangs improved to 5-1 at Ligon Coliseum this season with the only loss coming to top-ranked Emporia State (Kan.)... The current group of seniors is 39-8 (.830) on Gerald Stockton Court... Senior guard Dianna Jones poured in a season-high 20 points going 6-of-13 from the field and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe in MSU’s 70-66 win Wednesday night over Arkansas-Fort Smith... Jones has scored in double figures in each of her last seven games... Jones leads the LSC in assists with 3.8 per game... Senior guard Shatoia Gober notched her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Arkansas-Fort Smith. It was her fifth career double-double... Senior forward Andrea Carter grabbed double-figure rebounds for the sixth time this season pulling down 14 against Arkansas-Fort Smith narrowly missing her sixth double-double of the campaign finishing with eight points... Carter leads the LSC averaging 12 boards per game while ranking 17th in NCAA Division II... Senior forward Shambreka Jones finished with nine points and seven rebounds while swatting two more shots against Arkansas-Fort Smith... Jones continues to lead the LSC with 1.9 blocked shots per game... Senior guard Lisa Hampton connected on three more 3-pointers to finish with nine points against Arkansas-Fort Smith... Hampton has connected on a triple in each game this season and has at least three in each of her last five games connecting on 20 of 40 (50 percent) from the arc over the stretch... Hampton leads the LSC and is 22nd nationally with 3.13 made 3-pointers per game... Hampton moved into a tie for eighth place on MSU’s all-time made 3-pointers list with Lynn Buckmaster (108 from 1992-94) and J.J. Anderson (108 from 1997-01). She needs eight more to move into third past Kirsti Degelia (111 from 2010-14), Trish Young (111 from 1990-92), Mindy Myers (112 from 1990-94) and Julie Lovett (115 from 1993-97)...

Tarleton State Tarleton pushed its winning streak to four in a row with an 86-60 win over NCCAA No. 1 Arlington Baptist Tuesday night. The TexAnns will return to action on Dec. 15 in Winter Park, Fla., against Indianapolis in the Rollins Tournament.

Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 last week.

Texas A&M-Kingsville Texas A&M University-Kingsville fell in its lone regular season matchup last week, a nonconference tilt at St.

Mary’s... the Javelinas were led by Micah Weaver’s 19 points (8-of-16) and nine rebounds... the Hogs host St. Edward’s on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m.

Texas Woman’s The TWU basketball team is 4-4 on the season after dropping both games last week. The Pioneers suffered a 58-52 loss to Lubbock Christian before losing to UT-Permian Basin 58-54. Against Lubbock Christian, TWU held the Lady Chaps to 22 points under their season average as LCU came into the game averaging 80.8 points per game. The Pioneers also outrebounding the much bigger Lubbock Christian team, 41-36, and had four players score nine or more points led by senior Ria Pateraki and sophomore Emily Spector with 11 points each. Against UTPB Spector recorded her second double-double of the season with a career-high 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Pioneers’ stellar first half defense continued as they held UTPB to six field goals and 24.0 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes of play. TWU has held six of its last seven opponents to under 30 percent shooting and single-digit field goals in the first 20 minutes. For the week Spector led the team on offense with 15.0 ppg while junior Danielle Westerfield was the leader on defense with 7.0 rpg. Spector and Pateraki both averaged 6.5 rebounds per game.

West Texas A&M The Lady Buffs ran their winning streak to six games with a 108-59 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State and an 83-70 victory over Oklahoma Christian this week...The Lady Buffs shot a season-best .550 from the field on 71 of 129 for the week and were 11 of 32 from beyond the arc...The free throw line still hurt the Lady Buffs as they went just 38 of 56 for a .679 clip...WT averaged 43 rebounds per game and scored 95.5 points per game for a season-high in each for the week...Sophomore Sasha Watson led the team averaging 19.0 points as she was a blistering 16 of 22 from the field and tallied 12 steals for the week...Senior Chontiquah White averaged a doubled-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds per game...White was 10 of 17 from the field and a perfect 10 of 10 from the line...WT held the opposition to .384 from the field, .333 from beyond the arc and .744 from the line...The opponents averaged just 29.5 rebounds per game and scored 64.5 points...Against OPSU, WT used a 21-0 run to pull ahead for the largest win of the season and the most points since scoring 110 at Texas A&M-Commerce in 2012...Against OC, the Lady Buffs trailed at halftime for the first time this season by two points 39-37, but outscored the Eagles 46-31 in the second half.