Lady Buffs Fall to Tarleton

Alyssa Gonzales, Sports Editor

The no. 8 ranked West Texas A&M Lady Buffs faced off against the Tarleton TexAnns at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas on Saturday January 19, 2019.

Photo Courtesy of Emilio Sanchez

Freshman guard, Delany Nix would lead the Lady Buffs offensively with an impressive 19 points against the TexAnns. Junior, Lexy Hightower and senior, Tyesha Taylor would also rack and impressive amount of points. Hightower would have total of 15 and Taylor would finish with a total of 12.

At the end of the first half, the Lady Buffs wouldtrail by 16 points. However, the Lady Buffs would come back hard against the TexAnns at the start of the second half. The Lady Buffs would  end the third period trailing the TexAnns 57-46. Senior guard, Deleyah Harris would lead the team with a total of six rebounds,

During the fourth period, Hightower would put up a total of 7 points against the TexAnns. Junior, Nathalie Linden would put up 5 points in the fourth period and have a total of three assists by the end of the game. Though the Lady Buffs would come back with a total of 39 points in the second half, they would fall to the TexAnns of Tarleton 72-65.