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THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State outscored Texas A&M International 28-9 in the second quarter en route to a dominant 76-53 win over the Dustdevils in the Ashbrook Classic finale Saturday evening at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
Midwestern State (2-0) had five players score at least eight points in the contest with freshman forward Liz Cathcart pacing the team with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor.
 
The Mustangs jumped out to a 9-2 lead on Texas A&M International (0-2) in the opening period following a Cathcart jumper midway through the quarter. MSU matched its largest lead in the first at seven late in the period after a layup by sophomore guard Anni Scholl for an 18-11 lead.
 
A 7-0 run to begin the second quarter set the stage for the Mustangs with sophomore guard Montoria Tripp recording all eight of her points in the first 3:54 of the quarter to help MSU double up the Dustdevils at 30-15 with six minutes left in the half. The Mustangs held TAMIU to just one field goal in the final 5:50 of the half as MSU went on an 11-0 run with freshman guard Leanna James connecting on a pair of triples to lead the Mustangs to a 46-22 halftime lead.
 
The TAMIU drought continued in the early minutes of the third quarter with MSU stretching its lead to 32 just two minutes into the period following a basket by senior forward Jennifer Arbuckle 
 
A layup by sophomore forward McKenna Villegas gave the Mustangs their largest lead of the contest at 72-36 with 8:14 to play. The Dustdevils outscored the Maroon and Gold 17-9 in the final period but were only able to pull as close as 23 points down the stretch.

NOTES
- In addition to her team-high nine points, Cathcart dished out a team-best six assists while also adding six boards to her stat line
- Anni Scholl, Montoria Tripp, Leanna James and Avery Queen each finished with eight points
- Jennifer Arbuckle recorded a team-high eight rebounds
- Midwestern State shot 43.5 percent (30-of-69) from the floor with a 33.3 percent (8-of-24) clip from behind the arc and 80 percent (8-of-10) shooting from the charity stripe
- The Mustangs owned a 38-20 edge for points in the paint while holding a 22-8 advantage in points off turnovers and 15-4 margin in second chance points

STAT OF THE GAME
52 – Midwestern State's bench recorded 52 of its 76 points against Texas A&M International

UP NEXT 
Midwestern State heads to Denton for the Pioneer Premiere hosted by Texas Woman's next weekend at Kitty Magee Arena. The Mustangs battle UC-Colorado Springs in the tournament opener Saturday at 2 p.m. before taking on Newman (Kan.) Sunday at 2 p.m.