Lady Jackets Post 13th Straight Win

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BELTON, Texas— The Howard Payne University women's basketball team used a 14-2 first-half run on the way to a 76-55 victory over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Thursday night in Belton.

Howard Payne improves to 16-2 overall and 12-2 in the ASC with the victory. UMHB falls to 2-16 overall and 1-13 in American Southwest Conference play with the loss.

UMHB kept it close through the early going, trailing only 22-18 with 5:48 left in the first half. That's when HPU erupted for a 14-2 run to take control of the game and the Lady Jackets led 41-22 at halftime. UMHB would never get closer than the final margin in the second half after the Lady Jackets led by as many as 32 points.

Roshonda Gayden led a balanced HPU scoring effort with 14 points and she pulled down eight rebounds. Dana Marrs added 13 points and 13 different players scored for the Yellow Jackets. HPU shot 52 percent from the field and drained 10-28 from beyond the arc.

Jovana Miles led UMHB with 12 points off the bench and she added a team-high seven rebounds. Miranda Shorter and Carmen Maciel chipped in 11 points apiece. UMHB shot just 32 percent from the field and went just 3-16 from three-point range in the loss.

Howard Payne will end their four game road trip this Saturday in Austin, Texas versus Concordia University at 1:00 pm before returning to Brownwood for a four game home stand.
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