THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS – MSU Texas senior guard Whitney Taylor made history Tuesday night, etching her name atop the Midwestern State all-time three point list, passing former teammate Lisa Hampton by making her 154th and 155th 3-pointers.
 
The Mustangs were unable to overcome a strong second half by Cameron, leading to a 69-55 setback at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
Taylor tied Hampton's record at the 9:26 mark in the second quarter, draining a shot from the corner to stretch the MSU lead to 18-14 early.
 
After battling to a 34-34 draw after the first half, Cameron took the lead for good in the third quarter. Lejha Smith hit a layup at the 6:16 mark to put the Aggies up 40-39 and started a 10-1 run to stretch the advantage to 10, highlighted by a pair of threes from Ava Battese and Parfitt McNair.
 
The Mustangs would battle back, cutting the deficit to five on a Taylor layup with 9:20 to go, but the Maroon and Gold never got closer as the Aggies put together a 13-5 run over the next five minutes to extend the advantage to 15 in the closing minutes.
 
With 4:37 to play, Taylor connected on her record-breaking three from the top of the key, cementing her legacy in the Maroon and Gold.
 
Senior guard Kristin Rydell finished with 12 points to lead the Mustangs, going 5-of-6 from the charity stripe while senior forward Micheline Mercelita finished with nine points and Taylor added eight.
 
Cameron's Amaka Nwakamma led the Aggies with 17 points and Smith pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.

NOTES
- Midwestern State fell to 13-12 overall and 10-9 in Lone Star Conference play after a 69-55 setback to Cameron at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. MSU finishes the regular season with a 9-5 record at home.
- The 55 points from the Maroon and Gold were the third-fewest scored this season. MSU is 0-6 when scoring less than 60 points.
- The Mustangs were outrebounded 44-35, including 17-10 on the offensive end, resulting in 15 second chance points for the Aggies.
- MSU committed 22 turnovers, the third-most on the season, giving up 16 points off miscues.
- Senior guard Whitney Taylor broke Lisa Hampton's all-time three-point record, hitting her 154^th and 155^th-career triples. The Melissa native finished with eight points and five rebounds.
- Senior guard Kristin Rydell scored a team-high 12 points, going 5-of-6 from the free throw line.
- Sophomore forward Liz Cathcart grabbed eight rebounds and went 1-for-2 from the field. In the last two games, the Spring Branch native has hit 8-of-9 field goal attempts.
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 24 against Texas Woman's in Denton. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in the regular season finale.