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THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – West Texas A&M shot 53.6 percent from the field while outscoring Midwestern State 50-31 in the second half to record a 79-53 victory over the Mustangs Thursday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
West Texas A&M (10-4, 3-2 LSC) used a 7-0 run midway in the second quarter to break a 14-14 tie after the end of the first period. The Lady Buffs stretched their lead to as many as nine in the second quarter before taking a 29-22 lead at the break.

Midwestern State (3-8, 0-5 LSC) recorded its largest lead of the night late in the first period at 9-4 before Lady Buffs evened the contest at 9-all.
  
A three-pointer by Alie Decker gave WT its first double-digit lead of the night with 8:32 remaining in the third quarter at 34-24 as the Lady Buffs extended their lead to as much as 20 points midway through the frame following a 19-6 run to begin the half. The Mustangs inched back to within 14 late in the period with Kristin Rydell scoring seven of her team-best 15 points in the third.
 
West Texas A&M shot 70 percent from the floor in the fourth period, taking its largest lead of the contest in the final minute to earn the 79-53 victory.

NOTES
- Kristin Rydell led Midwestern State in scoring for the fifth time this season with 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor
- Whitney Taylor notched double figures for the eighth time with 10 points on the night
- Leanna James dished out six assists against the Lady Buffs
- Jennifer Arbuckle and Liz Cathcart each pulled down four rebounds apiece to lead MSU
- Midwestern State shot 35.1 percent (20-of-57) from the floor including a 33.3 percentage (7-of-21) from behind the arc
- West Texas A&M won its sixth-straight game against Midwestern State while improving to 49-17 in the all-time series and 20-11 inside Ligon Coliseum
- The Lady Buffs held a 42-25 rebounding edge
- Alie Decker led five Lady Buffs in double figures with 17 points

STAT OF THE GAME
22 – West Texas A&M outscored Midwestern State by 22 points in the paint with a 38-16 advantage

UP NEXT 
Midwestern State closes out its homestand Saturday with a 2 p.m. tipoff against UT Permian Basin at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.