Lady Jackets Fall At Concordia

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AUSTIN, Texas – The Howard Payne University women's basketball team committed 31 turnovers and fell 60-56 to Concordia University Texas Saturday afternoon in conference action.

Concordia scored 35 points off of 31 Howard Payne turnovers. The Lady Jackets forced 22 Concordia turnovers but only converting for 11 points. HPU did outrebound Concordia 43-31 in the game.

Howard Payne now stands at 16-3 overall and 12-3 in conference. With the win, Concordia takes a one game lead over HPU in the ASC West Division standings and is now 15-3 overall and 13-2 in ASC play.

Concordia shot 55% from the field in the first half and led 35-29 at halftime. The Lady Jackets turned the ball over 19 times in the first half.

Howard Payne battled back in the second and gained a three point advantage 54-51 with 5:29 left in the game. Concordia went on an 8-0 run to gain a 59-54 advantage with 1:04 left in the game. Howard Payne had a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds but threw the ball away and fell 60-56.

Dana Marrs led HPU with 15 points and three steals. Roshonda Gayden followed with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Concordia was led by Termeka Canada with 19 points off the bench. Paige Parrish added 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Howard Payne will be back at home the next two weeks. HPU will play Mary Hardin-Baylor and Concordia Texas next week and then Texas Lutheran and Schreiner the following Thursday and Saturday.
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