Woods posted 28 points while adding a second team-high 12 boards. She posted a 9-13 performance from the floor while hitting 10 of 14 free throws. Danielle Furr and DeShonna Hill contributed 8 points in the win while Celesta Perkins put up a team high 12 rebounds. Hill joined the double-figure trio with 10 rebounds against the Lady Falcons.
Callie Smith led UTPB with 20 points while Ashley Cunningham supplied 10 rebounds.
Sul Ross shot 35 percent from the floor while converting 17 of 36 foul shots for the game which was good for 47.2 percent.
The Lady Lobos rallied from a 10 point deficit to tie the game at 23 with 3:05 left until intermission. The Lady Falcons assembled a 5-4 run but went to the break trailing Sul Ross 29-28.
UTPB took the lead 10 seconds into the second half to go on top 30-29. Sully then unraveled a 14-0 run to go up by 13 leading 49-36 with 11:01 left in regulation. The Lady Falcons tied the game at 57 with 2:45 left in the game. A Janice Mitchell jumper put Sul Ross back on top by two points, 60-58 with 1:11 left in the second half. UTPB shot 0-3 in the waning moments of the contest to give the Lady Lobos the 60-58 victory.
Sul Ross improves to 1-1 on the season and will open conference play on Monday against University of the Ozarks in a 5:30 p.m. contest from Clarksville, Arkansas.
Newspaper Box Score Texas-Permian Basin vs Sul Ross State 11/25/06 1:00 p.m. at Pete P. Gallego Center At Pete P. Gallego Center SUL ROSS STATE 60, TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN 58 TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN (0-4) Callie Smith 8-19 3-8 20; Raniel Draper 3-4 4-5 10; Ashley Cunningham 4-12 0-0 8; Isela Garza 3-6 0-4 6; Kassi Meacham 2-9 1-3 5; Michelle Thowsend 1-6 2-4 4; Amanda Synatschk 1-8 0-2 3; Alissa Trull 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 23-69 10-26 58. SUL ROSS STATE (1-1) Nitra Woods 9-13 10-14 28; Danielle Furr 2-10 4-9 8; DeShonna Hill 4-8 0-6 8; Janice Mitchell 2-11 2-3 6; Shiloh Shugart 1-4 1-2 4; Celesta Perkins 2-5 0-2 4; Raeanne Villalva 1-3 0-0 2; Stephanie Marshall 0-2 0-0 0; Ashley Hairgrove 0-0 0-0 0; Venus Castaneda 0-3 0-0 0; Kristin Furr 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 17-36 60. Texas-Permian Basin........... 28 30 - 58 Sul Ross State................ 29 31 - 60 3-point goals-Texas-Permian Basin 2-13 (Callie Smith 1-3; Amanda Synatschk 1-5; Isela Garza 0-1; Michelle Thowsend 0-2; Alissa Trull 0-1; Raniel Draper 0-1), Sul Ross State 1-9 (Shiloh Shugart 1-3; Danielle Furr 0-1; Janice Mitchell 0-1; Celesta Perkins 0-2; Venus Castaneda 0-1; Kristin Furr 0-1). Fouled out--Texas-Permian Basin-Amanda Synatschk, Sul Ross State-None. Rebounds-Texas-Permian Basin 54 (Ashley Cunningham 10), Sul Ross State 66 (Celesta Perkins 13). Assists-Texas-Permian Basin 12 (Amanda Synatschk 5; Michelle Thowsend 5), Sul Ross State 12 (Danielle Furr 5). Total fouls-Texas-Permian Basin 27, Sul Ross State 22. A-284