DALLAS, Texas – An early deficit in the first quarter was too steep of a climb for University of North Texas at Dallas women's basketball, as it fell 81-57 to Langston on Thursday night at Ellis Davis Field House. A 22-9 gap in the first quarter gave the Lions (9-1, 5-1 SAC) the early support they needed.
Credit to UNT Dallas for battling a team receiving votes in the national polls, the Trailblazers (2-7, 1-6 SAC) competed until the final horn and were able to finish even in the third quarter with 13 points each and scored their most points in a quarter for the game with 22 in the fourth.
Leading the Trailblazers offense was senior
Mya Bills (Rockwall, Texas) with 16 points. She shot 50 percent from both the field (6-12) and three-point line (4-8). She added a pair of steals. Bills has scored double-digits in two games this season and both had her eclipse four made treys. Her season-best totals were at Wayland Baptist with 19 points and five triples.
Also reaching double figures for UNTD's offense were senior
Eryka Patton (Hutchins, Texas) with 12 and sophomore
De'Asia Johnson (Dallas, Texas) with 10. Johnson's teammate
Sanaa Murphy-Showers (Plano, Texas) chipped in nine points, while senior
Skye Dugan (Richardson, Texas) had eight points and swiped her second-highest total amount of steals in a game this year with four.
The team outdid Langston 12-10 on steals and it was one shy of a season-high, which occurred at Science and Arts. It's the fourth game this season that UNTD has achieved double-digits in the steals category. The Trailblazers outscored their opponent in the paint, 30-22.
Langston was led Diamond Richardson with 22 points, while Jordynn Conner and Jordan Brown contributed 16 and 14 points, respectively. Mikayla Woods earned a double-double with 11 points and boards. The Lions held a 47-23 advantage on the glass. They shot 49 percent from the floor, made 10 three-pointers, and were 21-for-25 at the free throw line.
UNT Dallas heads to Central Christian on Saturday, December 7. Tip-off is slated for 2:00 p.m.
