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THE RUNDOWN
LAWTON, Okla. – A 14-4 Cameron run late in the fourth quarter propelled the Aggies to an 82-78 victory Tuesday evening in a back-and-forth Red River Rivalry matchup with Midwestern State at Aggie Gym.
A layup by Liz Cathcart with 6:14 remaining gave Midwestern State (8-17, 5-14 LSC) a 66-64 lead before a three-pointer by Jamie Bonnarens began a 14-4 Cameron (11-14, 9-10 LSC) spurt over the next 2:22 with Bonnarens connecting on a pair of triples and Savanna James and Cristina Soriano each adding four points during the run.
Midwestern State connected on six-straight free throws to pull back within two at 80-78 with 53 seconds to play. Soriano went 1-of-2 from the charity stripe on the next possession but the Mustangs were unable to even up the game in the final seconds with the Aggies prevailing, 82-78.
It was a high-scoring affair in the first 10 minutes with the Aggies claiming a 29-23 advantage after the opening period with
Kristin Rydell shooting 5-of-5 from the floor to lead MSU with while James added 14 points to lead the Aggies.
The Mustangs began the second quarter on an 8-0 run with a three-pointer for
Jennifer Arbuckle pushing the Mustangs in front at 31-29. MSU stretched its lead to as many as six with 1:30 to play after a Rydell layup before taking a 42-38 halftime lead.
Cameron evened up the contest midway through the third before going on a 9-3 run to move in front by six after three quarters of play.
Mica Schneider connected from deep twice in the early minutes of the fourth to help the Mustangs knot the game up at 64 apiece before the Cameron run.
NOTES
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Kristin Rydell tallied the second 20-point game of her career with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting with three triples
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Jennifer Arbuckle notched double figures for the seventh time in the last nine games with 11 points while adding a team-high eight boards
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Whitney Taylor reached double digits for the 20th time this season with 10 points in just 16 minutes of action, moving into a tie for third in the program record books with her 62nd three-pointer of the season
- Midwestern State shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the floor including a 44.4 percentage (8-of-18) from behind the arc with eight three-pointers
- The Mustangs fired just 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the free-throw line
- Savanna James led three Aggies in double figures with 20 points while Brittany Hill added 19 and James Bonnarens finished with 11
- The Aggies shot 42.2 percent (27-of-64) from the field with a 46.2 percentage (12-of-26) from three and a 64 percent (16-of-25) clip from the line
STAT OF THE GAME
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Kristin Rydell scored 18 of her team-high 20 points in the first half on 7-of-8 shooting
UP NEXT
Midwestern State concludes the 2016-17 season Saturday at 4 p.m. with a Pink Out Game against Texas Woman's at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The Mustangs will be selling $20 Pink Out T-shirts to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
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