WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State went ice cold in a 54-48 loss to Angelo State Saturday afternoon at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.

The loss was the second straight for the Mustangs, who fell to 18-5 on the season and to 13-4 in Lone Star Conference play.

MSU, which slipped a game behind Abilene Christian and Tarleton State in the loss column, shot 25 percent from the field while managing a season-low 17 points in the opening half.

Led by Haylee Oliver (15 points, 9 rebounds) and Lauren Holt (16 points, 10 rebounds), the Rambelles led by as many as 12 points at 26-14 with 42 seconds remaining in the opening half.

But Kirsti Degelia beat the first-half buzzer with a 3-pointer then knocked down a trey to start the second to ignite the Mustangs, who would cut the ASU advantage to 35-34 on a pair of Diana Jones free throws with 11:37 to play.

That's as close as the Mustangs would get as the Belles answered with an extended 15-5 run to push the lead back to 11 at 50-49 on two Morgan Youngblood free throws with 4:28 to go.

MSU made its final run in the closing minutes working to within 51-48 on a Lisa Hampton 3-ball with 47 seconds to play.

Degelia paced the Mustangs with 13 points on 3-of-8 shooting including a pair of 3-pointers while Skyler Warrick and Shatoia Gober added seven points each.

The Mustangs play host to Texas A&M-Commerce Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.

Angelo State improved to 11-12 on the season and to 8-9 in league play.