ALPINE, Tx.-East Texas Baptist handed the Sul Ross Lady Lobos a 70-41 conference loss Saturday at the Gallego Center.
Nitra Woods was the lone player for the Lady Lobos in double figures sporting a 13-point outing while leading rebounders with 8 boards.
ETBU’s Marzetta Shepard led shooters with 15 points including a 3 for 3 showing from beyond the arc in the first half.
Sul Ross shot a cold 30.2 percent from the floor against the Lady Tigers while converting 13 of 23 shots from the free throw line.
Both teams exchanged leads in the first half before the Lady Tigers blew the gap open on a 16-point spread at the 1:46 mark. East Texas Baptist went to the break leading Sul Ross 35-22.
ETBU put up a 7-0 run late in the second and sported their biggest lead of the afternoon with a 31-point, 66-35 advantage with under two minutes left in regulation. Sul Ross pulled within 29 for the 70-41 final.
Sul Ross drops to 2-3 for 2006-07 and 1-2 in ASC play. The Lady Lobos take on conference powerhouse Howard Payne in a 3:00 tip Monday afternoon at the Gallego Center.
Newspaper Box Score East Texas Baptist vs Sul Ross State 12/02/06 1:00 p.m. at Alpine, Tx. (Pete P. Gallego Center) At Alpine, Tx. (Pete P. Gallego Center) EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 70, SUL ROSS STATE 41 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST (4-2 (1-2, ASC)) Marzetta Shepard 6-12 0-0 15; Lori Lewis 5-6 0-1 10; Sade' Stewart 4-9 1-3 9; Dorice Sanders 4-6 0-0 8; Sunnie Davis 2-5 2-2 6; Mary Slaughter 2-7 1-2 5; Stephanie Taylor 2-4 0-0 4; Nieishia Brown 1-5 2-3 4; Samantha Dickens 1-5 2-2 4; Shameka Baines 1-1 0-0 2; Michelle Young 1-3 0-0 2; Leslie Ward 0-1 1-2 1; Meaghan Woodell 0-4 0-0 0; Janelle Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 9-15 70. SUL ROSS STATE (2-3 (1-2, ASC)) Nitra Woods 3-10 6-8 13; Dee Watkins 3-4 0-0 7; Stephanie Marshall 2-5 2-2 6; Celesta Perkins 2-5 0-2 4; Janice Mitchell 1-5 1-3 3; Danielle Furr 1-7 1-2 3; Ashley Hairgrove 1-3 0-0 2; DeShonna Hill 0-0 2-2 2; Kristin Furr 0-0 1-2 1; Shiloh Shugart 0-1 0-0 0; Venus Castaneda 0-2 0-2 0; Raeanne Villalva 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-43 13-23 41. East Texas Baptist............ 35 35 - 70 Sul Ross State................ 22 19 - 41 3-point goals-East Texas Baptist 3-13 (Marzetta Shepard 3-7; Sade' Stewart 0-2; Stephanie Taylor 0-1; Meaghan Woodell 0-3), Sul Ross State 2-6 (Nitra Woods 1-2; Dee Watkins 1-1; Celesta Perkins 0-1; Janice Mitchell 0-1; Shiloh Shugart 0-1). Fouled out--East Texas Baptist-None, Sul Ross State-None. Rebounds-East Texas Baptist 45 (Mary Slaughter 8), Sul Ross State 34 (Nitra Woods 8). Assists-East Texas Baptist 12 (Marzetta Shepard 4), Sul Ross State 9 (Danielle Furr 2). Total fouls-East Texas Baptist 26, Sul Ross State 15. A-297