GAME DAY: Women’s basketball wins against UT-Permian Basin 61-55

Jack Connolly, Staff Writer|January 26, 2023

Ronnie Cantu guards UT-Permian Basin point guard Avalon Munos on Thursday night at the Recreation and Athletic Center.

Morgan Gary led all Hilltoppers in scoring against the University of Texas-Permian Basin at the Recreation and Athletic Center on Thursday night. Gary scored 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting to secure the Hilltoppers a 61 to 55 win.

The Falcons led at the end of the first half 30 to 25, but were outscored 17 to 11 in the third quarter. Alexus Quaadman carried the load offensively for the Falcons, scoring 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting, but foul troubles forced her out of the game for extended periods in the second half.

Hilltoppers Jayda Ruffus-Milner and Ronnie Cantu added 14 12 points, respectively, to the total score.

With the win, the Hilltoppers moved to 5-4 in conference play and 10-9 overall. The Falcons fell to 5-7 in conference play and 8-10 overall.

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Moments before the second goal was scored against the Patriots. “Those moments where you had to push yourself were a big highlight for me,” Reyes said. “This journey, this season, it was a moment. I think about how I started the season, focusing on things, on little things, and the things that were going to become big things too.”

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Bailey Featherstone (21) and J.P. (1) celebrate a basket against Colorado School of Mines. Featherstone and J.P. were both named to last year’s Lone Star Conference All-Freshman Team.

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The women’s club basketball team poses after their first win of the season. “These girls come into practice and they work hard every single time,” Rae said. “They take their time out of their day outside of practice to work on their skills too, so they're not only coming to practice and working hard, but they're doing it on their own time too. They have a lot of dedication, they have commitment, and that's all I could ask for. They work really hard in practice. They help each other out. We're in practice, and if someone is struggling, whether it's a bad day or they just can't get a skill down, some of the other teammates are there to help 'em, pick 'em up, show 'em how to do it. We work as one unit and these girls have put in so much hard work, and even with just six of us, we have grown so much. And tonight we pulled off this win. And I think that it also wouldn't be fun without them. They have such great energy, especially in practice, keeping it lighthearted. We're always supporting each other, we're always making each other laugh, and it's just all making it worth it. And that's why I do this. That's why I want to manage the team, so that I can make the program possible for them to play.”

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The 2016-17 women's basketball team celebrate their Heartland Conference championship. The season marked the best program record in the Heartland Conference and NCAA DII era, ending with a 20-9 overall and 10-1 at home. Head coach J.J. Riehl (second on the right) still holds the position and now works alongside Khiani Clark (center, back row) and Shakera Barnes (second to the left, middle row).

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