Lady Jackets Sting Cowgirls 76-66

Britani Gattis

HPU Sports Information

Box Score BROWNWOOD, Texas - Howard Payne scored 42 points in the paint en route to a 76-66 win over Hardin-Simmons in American Southwest Conference women's basketball action at the Brownwood Coliseum.

The Lady Jackets took advantage of a 34-8 advantage in the paint in the first half. HPU had 12 offensive rebounds in the half to take a 42-31 halftime lead.

Howard Payne quickly built the lead to 50-35 in the second half with 15:06 to play, but HSU made a push. HSU used a 9-1 run to cut it to 51-44 with 11:26 to play, but that is as close as they would get the rest of the game. 

Brittani Gattis had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Howard Payne and Danyel Bradley added 21 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Sarah Van Remmen grabbed 10 rebounds.

Taylor Klement led the Cowgirls with 23 points and Kourtney Holyfield added 13 points.

Howard Payne improves to 12-6 overall and 11-5 in league play. Hardin-Simmons is now 6-12 on the year and 6-9 in ASC action. The Lady Jackets will play next on Saturday at the University of Texas at Dallas, tip-off at 1:00 pm.


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