First place in the LSC South Division was on the line Jan. 26, at the First United Bank Center, in Canyon when the WTAMU Lady Buffs took on the #23 ranked Tarleton State TexAnns.

Unfortunately for the Lady Buffs, TSU made sure the night belonged to them as they claimed a 64-43 victory. It’s the first time since Feb. 14, 2002 that a Tarleton squad has beaten the Lady Buffs in Canyon. It’s also the first victory for theTexAnns over the Lady Buffs since Jan. 28, 2006.

Tarleton scored just 10 seconds into the contest thanks to a quick foul called against junior Jamie Simmons. WT tied the game at 8-8 at the 16:24 mark of the first half. Just two minutes later, the Lady Buffs raced out to a 13-8 lead. TSU slowly took its time in reclaiming the lead from WT. At the 10:53 mark it was 14-13 TexAnns.

WT retook the lead at the 8:39 mark but they were never in complete control from that moment on for the rest of the first half/

Tarleton went into the locker room clinging to a slim 25-24 lead.

In the second half, at the 13:14 mark, TSU held a 37-28 lead and it only grew from there. Tarleton led by as many as 23 points in the second half as WT simply couldn’t find its offensive rhythm. The TexAnns eventually came away with a 64-43 victory over the Lady Buffs.

Leading the scoring on the night for the Lady Buffs was freshman Ariel Robertson with 10 points followed by senior Megan McLain and junior Jamie Simmons with eight points each.

The Lady Buffs overall record now stands at 11-7 with a 4-1 record in conference play.