PORTALES, N.M. — Texas A&M; University-Commerce senior Ashley Murphy hit a jumper with less than a second left to lead the visiting Lions to a 68-67 Lone Star Conference basketball win over host Eastern New Mexico on Saturday evening.
The host Zias had took their only lead of the game with nine seconds to go on a Cat Clay jumper. Following an A&M-Commerce; timeout, first year head coach Nicole Anderson went to Murphy for the game-winning basket.
A&M-Commerce; (3-4) led for most of the contest and landed four players in double digits as junior Genevieve Campbell hit six 3-pointers for a team-high 18 points. Nakazi Glover and Mattilyn McIntyre each scored 13 and Murphy added 12.
Clay tallied a double-double for Eastern New Mexico (4-7) with a game-high 22 points and 11 rebounds. Teammates Til-Lois Fifer and Tori Northcutt each had 12.
The two teams were tied three times in the opening 3:43 in the game but an Anisha Ingram jumper gave A&M-Commerce; a lead it would hold for most of the contest. The Lions built the advantage to 11 in each half.
After the Lions got up 56-45 lead after a Glover 3-pointer, Eastern New Mexico went on a 13-5 spurt to cut the deficit to 61-58 on a layup by Fifer with 3:37 remaining in the game. The Lions built up the advantage to six on a Campbell 3-pointer but the Zias scored seven of the next nine points to take a one-point lead on the Clay jumper.
The Lions withstood the come-from-behind effort for the win as they held Eastern New Mexico to just 33.8 percent shooting from the field. A&M-Commerce; hit 11 3-pointers and made 39.7 percent of their field goals.
Fall to West Texas A&M;
CANYON — No. 15 nationally-ranked West Texas A&M; hit 54.8 percent of its shots from the field and forced 24 turnovers in a 92-67 Lone Star Conference basketball win over Texas A&M; University-Commerce’s women on Monday afternoon at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas.
West Texas A&M; (10-1) built a 20-6 margin to start the game, making eight of its first 12 shot. Holly Isaacs made two 3-pointers and Joni Unruh added another to spark the Lady Buffs in the early run.
Joining Isaacs in double figures were Megan McLain, who scored a team-high 15 points, Unruh with 14, Jamie Simmons with 13 points, Isaacs with 12 and Ceciley Johnson came off the bench to score 11.
A&M-Commerce; (3-5) got balanced scoring as four members scored in double digits. Junior Genevieve Campbell led the Lions with 17 points, including 15 in the second half.
Junior Mattilyn McIntyre had 16 points and six rebounds and Nakazi Glover and Ashley Murphy each had 12 points. Both Glover and McIntyre have been in double digits in seven of the Lions’ eight games.
After falling behind double digits at the 14:12 mark in the first half, the Lions were unable to get any closer for the remainder of the contest.
A&M-Commerce; shot 49 percent from the field, came away with 11 steals and forced the Buffs to commit 17 turnovers.
The Lions will play their final two non-conference games when they travel to San Antonio to take on Incarnate Word on Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s University and the host Rattlers on Dec. 30 at 4 p.m.
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A&M-C’s Murphy helps top Zias with last second buzzer beater 68-67
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Incarnate Word sweeps Lions in Field House Wednesday night
Incarnate Word 89 vs. A&M-Commerce 85
Texas A&M University-Commerce (7-13) fell in the waning moments to Incarnate Word (12-8) 89-85 to remain in the Lone Star Conference cellar. Despite a stellar all-around offensive performance, the Lions were unable to shut down the Cardinals when it mattered and faded away down the stretch.
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Sanford wins 200 meter dash at Houston meet
Jasmine Sanford, who is training for the U.S. Olympic trials in Commerce, won the 200 meter dash at the Houston Indoor Invitational and Multi’s hosted at the University of Houston this past weekend. Sanford, who is training with Texas A&M University-Commerce Assistant Track Coach Ray Adkison, finished with a time of 24.80 and defeated 43 other runners. She also finished 11 in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.66.
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Lions break five game losing streak, defeat Aggies
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The A&M-Commerce womens team (1-17) lost their fourteenth game in a row after scoring a measly 10 points in the first half.
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Lions continue to lose in conference play
The 2011-12 basketball season has gone from disappointing to horrible over the past few weeks as the Lions have been consistently outplayed by tough Lone Star Conference opponents.
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A&M-Commerce basketball teams fall to Tarleton State
Texas A&M University-Commerce (6-10) was unable to sustain a strong first half and fell to Lone Star Conference heavyweights Tarleton State Texans (16-1) 73-69, despite a late comeback that saw them erase a 14 point deficit Wednesday night.
The A&M-Commerce women's basketball team (1-14) lost their 10th game in a row to Tarleton State (12-5) 89-61, despite a 20 point, 10 rebound effort from sophomore forward Breanna Harris.
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ACU sweeps Lions
The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team (6-8, 1-5) battled conference opponent Abilene Christian (7-8, 1-6) in the Field House Wednesday night into overtime, ultimately falling 92-79.
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Both A&M-Commerce basketball teams lose to West Texas A&M
Brad Hambrick tied a career-high with 25 points and the Lions pounced out to an early first half lead, but a second half rally from West Texas A&M proved to be the difference as the Buffaloes hand the Lions a 77-72 setback at the First United Bank Center. A&M-Commerce falls to 5-7 overall and 0-4 in Lone Star Conference play, snapping its three-game winning streak.
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A&M-Commerce women fall to Newman despite second-half comeback
The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team finished up their non-conference schedule Thursday night against Newman University, falling 73-50 despite outscoring their opponents in the second half.
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King leads Lions past Henderson State
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A&M-Commerce men win second game in a row, women can't keep up with A&M International
A&M-Commerce used a balanced offensive attack, with five different Lions scoring in double figures, as the Lions pulled away in the second half to notch an 82-67 victory over Harding at Alumni Gym at St. Edward's University. It was the second-straight win for A&M-Commerce, which improves to 4-6 on the year.
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