BROWNWOOD, Texas -- Kiana Henning, Tatum Walker and Madison Clay combined to score 25 of Howard Payne's 32 total points, but the Lady Jackets fell to the Texas-Dallas Comets 78-32 at home Saturday.

Walker led the Lady Jackets (4-17) with eight points and six rebounds. Clay added eight points and eight rebounds and Henning helped out with nine points.

How It Happened

Howard Payne struggled out of the gate, falling behind 25-6 at the end of the first quarter.

The Lady Jackets continued to lose ground in the second quarter and faced a 38-11 halftime deficit.

Howard Payne's deficit continued to grow after halftime, and the Lady Jackets faced a 62-24 disadvantage heading to the fourth quarter.

Howard Payne could not pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 78-32. Howard Payne got a boost from its bench in the period, with non-starters scoring five of its eight total points.

Game Notes

» Kiana Henning, Tatum Walker, and Madison Clay combined to account for 78 percent of the Yellow Jackets points.
» The Howard Payne bench came alive by scoring 12 points to its scoring output.
» Kiana Henning led the Yellow Jackets with nine points.
» Howard Payne got a game-high eight rebounds from Madison Clay.

The Lady Jackets will play next at home on Thursday, Feb. 6 versus ETBU at 5:30 pm.