THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Angelo State outscored Midwestern State, 50-36, in the second half to pull away with an 81-62 win on Thursday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The 22^nd-ranked Rambelles improve to 21-4 overall and 16-3 in Lone Star Conference play.
 
MSU Texas secured the No. 6 seed in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament with Texas A&M-Kingsville's loss to Cameron and Texas Woman's loss to West Texas A&M tonight. 
 
Junior Annette Dukes recorded her second double-double of the season, scoring 16 points and matching a career-best with 10 rebounds. The Miami native shot 7-of-13 from the floor and came one point shy of matching a season-high.
 
Senior Chelcie Kizart and junior Liz Cathcart each poured in 12 points. Kizart returned to double-figures after a three-game hiatus while Cathcart posted her sixth-straight game with at least 10 points and 15^th-consecutive with at least eight points.
 
Sophomore Hannah Reynolds broke the school's single-season block record with a rejection at the 3:55 mark in the second quarter. The Prosper native tallied her 59^th rejection of the season and 91^st of her career to move into sole possession of second place on the career blocks list.
 
ASU's Maria Delgado led all players with 17 points, going 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Asia Davis added 14 points while De'Anira Moore notched a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
 
After holding the Rambelles to 30.3 percent shooting, including a 2-for-13 mark (15.4 percent) from 3-point range, ASU found its rhythm in the second half. The Rambelles shot 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the floor after the break and went 40.0 percent from long-range.
 
The Mustangs remained within striking distance, entering the fourth quarter down eight, 52-44. ASU mounted a 15-4 run to start the final period to stretch the lead out to 17, 66-49.
 
The Maroon and Gold cut the deficit to 15 on a Kizart free throw at the 4:30 mark, but were unable to reduce the margin further in the 81-62 setback.
 
GAME NOTES
- Angelo State snapped Midwestern State's six-game home winning streak with an 81-62 win over the Mustangs on Thursday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum
- The Mustangs drop to 2-3 against opponents ranked in the WBCA Top 25
- MSU Texas secures the No. 6 seed in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament
- Angelo State has won eight of the last nine meetings
- With six blocks tonight, the Mustangs broke the team single-season record of 128 with the 130^th rejection of the season
- ASU was +17 on the glass, the second-largest rebounding margin against MSU Texas this season
- Sophomore Hannah Reynolds passed Shambreka Jones' 2014-15 single-season blocks record with her 59^th rejection of the season
- Junior Annette Dukes matched a career-best with 10 rebounds and recorded her second double-double of the season with 16 points
- Junior Liz Cathcart posted her sixth-straight game in double figures and 15^th-straight with at least eight points, scoring 12 points
 
UP NEXT
MSU Texas returns to action on Saturday, March 2 in the regular season finale against Texas A&M-Kingsville.