Howard Payne Lady Jackets 66
Austin College Kangaroos 40
Howard Payne used a stifling 2-3 zone to shut down the 'Roos offense
taking a 66-40 victory from Austin College.
The 'Roos (3-2, 2-2) were icy cold from the floor connecting on only
25% of their shots, and only 6% from the 3-point line. Freshman Annie Laski
provided what offensive punch the Austin College notching 10 points on the
night, the only Kangaroo in double figures. Senior guard Velencia Johnson
was the 'Roos leading rebounder, collecting eight boards.
Howard Payne remained perfect with the win, forcing 29 Austin
College turnovers.
Heather Hohertz and Meia Daniels led the Lady Yellow Jackets with 12
points each.
Both Austin College teams are off next week and return to the court when
they travel to Georgetown, Texas to face Southwestern University in a
non-conference match-up December 12.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division
III and the American Southwest Conference.
Austin College, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), is an
independent, liberal arts college located 60 miles north of Dallas in
Sherman, Texas. Chartered in November 1849, it is the oldest college in
Texas under original charter and name as recognized by the State Historical
Survey Committee.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Austin College among the top 100 colleges in
the category of "Best Liberal Arts Colleges" for 2005. Austin College also
ranked among the "Best 357 Colleges" in the 2005 Princeton Review, was
profiled in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives, and was profiled in the
2005 edition of Kaplan's Insiders Guide to the 331 Most Interesting
Colleges.
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