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THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Whitney Taylor posted her fifth 20-point game of the season with 21 points while Avery Queen notched her first career double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Midwestern State to an 86-73 win over Western New Mexico on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
Despite the win, Midwestern State was denied a sixth-straight appearance in the Lone Star Conference Tournament as Texas A&M-Kingsville clinched the eighth and final berth into the postseason tournament. The Javelinas remained two games ahead of the Mustangs and would advance to the tournament in the case of a tiebreaker with more wins over higher-ranked teams in the league.
 
Midwestern State (8-16, 5-13 LSC) shot 78.6 percent from the floor for a season-high 28 points in the first quarter, taking a 28-13 advantage after the first 10 minutes of action. Taylor scored nine of her 21 points in the opening quarter with MSU controlling the paint with a 20-2 advantage.
 
Western New Mexico (4-21, 0-18 LSC) began the second quarter on an 11-2 run as MSU went scoreless for nearly four minutes to help the visitors pull within six at 30-24 with 6:24 remaining in the half. Midwestern closed out the half on a 10-0 run with five different Mustangs scoring during the spurt to claim a 45-28 halftime lead.
 
Midwestern State held a double-digit lead the entire second half, taking its largest lead of the game of 19 points less than one minute into the third quarter before recording an 86-73 victory.

NOTES
- Whitney Taylor recorded the 10th 20-point game of her career Saturday, shooting 8-of-14 from the floor with four three-pointers, while tallying a career-high six assists to lead MSU
- Taylor moved into a tie for fifth for the most three-pointers made in a single season with her 60th triple Saturday
- Taylor is just the second Mustang in the 21st century to knock down at least 60 three-pointers in a single season with former teammate Lisa Hampton connecting for 71 during the 2014-15 season for second most in a single season
- Queen matched a career-high 17 points along with her career-best 12 boards
- Liz Cathcart reached double figures for the fifth time this season with 13 points, shooting 9-of-10 from the charity stripe
- MSU's lone senior Jennifer Arbuckle hit double digits with 10 points on Senior Day
- Kristin Rydell added seven points, seven rebounds and five assists
- Midwestern State matched a season-low 11 turnovers
- MSU shot 46 percent from the floor, holding a 44-22 advantage in points in the paint
- Jordan Gutierrez scored 32 points in all 40 minutes of action to lead Western New Mexico
- WNMU shot 36 percent from the floor with nine three-pointers

STAT OF THE GAME
28 – Midwestern State scored a season-high 28 points in the first quarter

UP NEXT 
Midwestern State makes its final road trip of the season Tuesday with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff against Cameron in a Red River Rivalry matchup at Aggie Gym in Lawton, Okla.